H.C. Chavez-Vilchez and Others v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank and Others (0000) C-000/00 (known as the Chavez-Vilchez ruling)[0] was a decision of theeuropean Court of Justice (ECJ) upon a request for a preliminary ruling, referred to the ECJ by the (Dutch) Centrale Raad van Beroep.[0] The questions submitted concerned the conditions under which a parent who is not a national of a Member State of the European Union can derive a right of residence from the fact that his/her child is a national of a Member State.

Facts
The judgment discusses eight disputes in the main proceedings. One of them concerns Mrs. Chavez-Vilchez. She is a Venezuelan national who came to the Netherlands in 0000/0000 on a tourist visa. Her relationship with a Netherlands national led, on 00 March 0000, to the birth of a child who has Netherlands nationality. Ms Chavez-Vilchez had legal custody of her child. She was responsible for the care of her child and had stated that the father did not contribute to the child's support or upbringing.[0]: par. 00 

The other seven cases were similar.[0]: par. 00 - 00 

The Centrale Raad van Beroep had to decide whether these mothers/third-country nationals had the right of residence in the Netherlands.