Joining recognized refugees in Germany

Updated: May 2016
VISA TO ENTER GERMANY TO REUNITE WITH FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE
RECOGNIZED REFUGEES
(for stays over 3 months)
The visa enables spouses, parents of minors living in Germany and minors of parents living in Germany to
reunite with the family. Other family members such as parents of adults or siblings, aunts and uncles need
to prove a severe personal situation when applying for a visa.
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Applications need to be complete. Applicants who do not have all needed documents will not be able to submit
their application. In this case, a new appointment has to be booked in order to submit missing documents. This list
shall help preparing the required documents. Please have them ready in the order mentioned below.
Required documents
1) General documentation required for all types of visa
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Passport (signed personally and with a validity of min. 6 months at the date of application, containing at
least one blank page)
(Original and two copies of all pages that are not blank)
2 application forms, duly completed and signed
(„Application form for a national visa” to be found on the website of the Embassy,
http://www.saudiarabien.diplo.de/Vertretung/saudiarabien/en/04__RK__Visa/Visabestimmungen/2016__Fa
milyReunionRefugees.html )
2 declarations art. 54 and 55 German Residence Act, duly completed and signed
(to be found on the website of the Embassy,
http://www.saudiarabien.diplo.de/contentblob/4688930/Daten/6177640/2016_BelehrungArt55.pdf)
3 passport pictures
(not older than 6 months, photos must meet the requirements stated here
http://www.saudiarabien.diplo.de/contentblob/3313398/Daten/1755639/Downloaddatei_Passfotoanforderun
gen.pdf )
Travel Health insurance valid for Germany covering 6 months
Saudi applicants:
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ID (original and two copies)
Non-Saudi applicants:
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Iqama (original and 2 copies)
Or, if applicaple.
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Visit Visa for Saudi Arabia with stamp of first entry (2 copies)
Adresse:
P.O. Box 94001
Riyadh 11693
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Post:
Auswärtiges Amt
Botschaft Riad
11013 Berlin
Telefon:
00966 (0) 11 2776 969
So.- Do.: 13:00 – 15:00 Uhr
Telefax:
00966 (0) 11 488 02 79
E-mail:
[email protected]
Internet:
www.riad.diplo.de
Updated: May 2016
2) Further documents to reunite with family members in Germany
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Recognition as refugee/asylum seeker by the German Bundesamtes für Migration und Flüchtlinge (BAMF)
including the letter from the BAMF (2 copies)
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if applicable, application for a visa for family reunion previously sent tot he competent alien’s authority or
Embassy within three months after the offical recognition (according to Art. 29 German Residence Act) (2
copies)
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Copy of Syrian family register
If following spouse:
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marriage certificate
If following parents or one parent:
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birth certificate of applicant and marriage certificate of parents
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If married before reaching the age of 18 years:
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written consent of partens
If married through a representative of one of the spouses:
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Special authorisation with complete names of both spouses issued before the marriage
Copy of passport of the recognized refugee in Germany (two copies)
Alien’s passport from Germany (2 copies)
Residence permit of recognised refugee in Germany (2 copies)
Certificate of residency (Meldebescheinigung) in Germany (2 copies)
Please note that the Embassy reserves the right to ask for further documents that could then be submitted later by
email or courier.
General rules for passports
Syrian Passports can only receive a visa if they are signed (signature scanned and covered with the plastic
foil) or if they bear the clearly visible and complete fingerprint of the passport holder.
If your passport does not meet the requirements and you hold a Saudi iqama, please refer to the Syrina
Embassy in Manama/Bahrain to get your passport signed properly in presence of a consular officer.
If you hold only a visit visa that does not allow you to travel outside Saudi Arabia, you can apply for an
exemption (please note that this will prolong your visa process by at least 2 months).
Syrian passports must not be signed on top of the plastic foil. Those passports are invalid and cannot be
used for the visa process.
General rules for submitting documents:
If not stated otherwise, please submit all documents in original and 2 copies.
Foreign official documents need to be legalized by the German Embassy of the country that issued the
document (exception: documents from Iraq)
Forgeign official documents need to be translated into German.
Only translations of officially recognized translators (either recognized by the Embassy or by court in
Germany) will be accepted. If translated outside KSA or Germany, the German Embassy of the
country where the documents has been translated needs to certify the translation.
Important information about the visa process
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The German Embassy Riyadh receives applications from residents of Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen only,
regardless their nationality.
Adresse:
P.O. Box 94001
Riyadh 11693
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Post:
Auswärtiges Amt
Botschaft Riad
11013 Berlin
Telefon:
00966 (0) 11 2776 969
So.- Do.: 13:00 – 15:00 Uhr
Telefax:
00966 (0) 11 488 02 79
E-mail:
[email protected]
Internet:
www.riad.diplo.de
Updated: May 2016
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Applications can only be submitted with prior appointment. Please book an appointment online. Every
applicant needs a separate appointment, including minors. Please make sure your data is correct when
booking the appointment.
Unfortunately, waiting times for the next available appointment can be long. Early booking is recommended.
(http://www.saudiarabien.diplo.de/Vertretung/saudiarabien/en/04__RK__Visa/2014__Terminbuchung_20Na
tionale_20Visa.html)
Applicants need to come in person because all applicants except children under the age of 12 need to give
fingerprints.
The visa fee is 60 EUR (payable in SAR at the relevant exchange rate of the day). No further fees apply.
The application forms are available online free of charge.
Processing the visa will take two to three weeks.
For further information please visit our website
http://www.saudiarabien.diplo.de/Vertretung/saudiarabien/en/Startseite.html
Adresse:
P.O. Box 94001
Riyadh 11693
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Post:
Auswärtiges Amt
Botschaft Riad
11013 Berlin
Telefon:
00966 (0) 11 2776 969
So.- Do.: 13:00 – 15:00 Uhr
Telefax:
00966 (0) 11 488 02 79
E-mail:
[email protected]
Internet:
www.riad.diplo.de