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Family reunion: to spouse or registered partner living in Germany
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General information
This visa enables you to travel to Germany and apply to the local immigration office (Ausländerbehörde) for a residence permit in order to join your spouse or registered partner.
Submitting an application
Necessary documents
Please bring the following documents in the mentioned order to your appointment at the Embassy. Additional documents may in some cases be requested.
A valid passport, signed by the holder, issued within the last 10 years and with a minimum validity of one year, is required. The passport must contain at least two consecutive blank pages. Please ensure you bring the original passport to your appointment.
One fully biometric passport photo, measuring 35 x 45 mm, taken within the last three months. Digitally altered photos will not be accepted. Please ensure that your photo complies with German biometric standards and is taken against a white or light-colored background.
Please bring your valid Qatar residence permit (QID) to the appointment.
German law recognises both mixed-sex and same sex marriages as well as registered partnerships/ civil unions between same-sex partners. Mixed-sex civil/ registered partnerships and de facto relationships are not recognised under German law.
It makes no difference if the person you are joining is already in Germany or if you will be moving together.
If issued outside Germany, the EU or the UK, documents must be legalised or apostilled as applicable.
Any document in a language other than German, English or French needs to be translated into one of these languages by a certified or sworn translator.
Please provide a photocopy of the certificate and (if applicable) the translation
Original or certified copy of German passport (biodata page only) or German ID card (Personalausweis) of spouse/ partner (front and reverse and a photocopy of the same
If spouse/ partner is already resident in Germany please provide a photocopy of confirmation of spouse’s/ partner’s registration (Anmeldebestätigung or Meldebescheinigung)
Certificates issued by any institution testing in accordance with the standards of the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) are accepted. The test may not be older than one year. There are a number of exemptions from the language proficiency requirements.