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Family Reunification Visa (Spouse of a Non-German-Citizen Resident)
For the non-EU spouse of a third-country national holding a valid German residence permit to join them in Germany.
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Pathway overview
For the non-EU spouse of a third-country national holding a valid German residence permit to join them in Germany.
Verified directly from auswaertiges-amt.de: genuinely different from the spouse-of-a-German-citizen route — here your sponsor is a third-country national who holds their own valid, sufficiently permanent German residence permit (a permit with limited prospects of renewal or settlement doesn't qualify). You need a valid marriage recognized in Germany, a secured livelihood, and German A1 language proficiency (or one of the real exemptions — the same conditions as the spouse-of-a-German-citizen route).
Eligibility requirements
- Intended applicant
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- Job offer
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- Age
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- Language
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- Experience
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Costs and financial requirements
- Main financial requirement
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- Government fee
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Application process
Apply at a German mission abroad
Status, validity and rights
- Current status
- Open
- Initial validity
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- Renewal
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- Work rights
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- Study rights
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Family inclusion
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Permanent residence and citizenship
Permanent residence
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Citizenship
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Eligibility to apply for permanent residence or citizenship never guarantees approval.
Required documents
An official pathway-specific document checklist has not yet been confirmed in structured format.
Official sources and verification
No reviewer-confirmed official source is available for public display yet.
- Last published
- 2026-09-05
- Last source verification
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- Effective from
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- Effective to
- No end date published
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