nuel80:

Since you live in Germany, you should Atleast know better that things takes time, I advise the poster to be patient, while her husband can only send mails or call them after each time.
I have been waiting for an appointment for PR for more than 3 months.
The times you had yours was probably before the war started between Russia and Ukrain, since those times, appointments takes longer in most offices. However, Essen is a city filled with lots of foreigners adding to the fact that they are under employed, these are some of the reasons for delays. Good luck to everyone waiting.

Completely agree. Meanwhile the government keeps coming up with new “immigration reforms” instead of fixing the horrible resident permit processes in the auslanderbehorde all over the country. In this age, refusing to digitalize the process or find a lasting solution is embarrassing. Imagine waiting 3 months for PR appointment? Ridiculous

olig:




Alright!

Thank you for the information. I appreciate.

Any future negative impact of denial?
For German and other countries?

Does anyone have an idea regarding that?

As far as I know, No. Visa denials are normal (unless for fraudulent reasons). Nothing gets stamped on your passport when denied either. Of course the German embassy can see in their system but in this case, the reason would be clear.

I hope your job status changes very soon.

olig:




Thank you for your response.
I'm not sure when a job could come.
I will try to postpone it at first as suggested.

I think you should go through with the interview. Because they may put you straight to the end of the line again. In this case, perhaps they will carry out the lawyer verification first before ABH will make a final decision on your visa which would be some months time. That way, you either have a job and it goes through, or it’s denied but you won’t have to do the lawyer verification again.

A friend’s wife had the interview when he was a student and she was denied but after lawyer verification and other things were confirmed. He was then given an option by the ABH if he wants to appeal or have the application on hold until he gets a job.

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I think you should receive the documents and confirm what’s contained (if we are speculating, it’s probably a rejection). However, even student’s spouses don’t get rejected for family reunion from Lagos, normally the determination has to get to the ABH in Germany before they reject. This seems too quick. If a key document was missing, this would have been pointed out to your spouse during the interview.
You’ll need to see the content of that delivery to know how best to proceed.

MrKcc:
Hmmm alright. So she can use her current passport and name to register but we must be married before the interview and document submission?
Cause that is our plan as I'm currently in Germany but planning to come back to do the needful late this year

Yea. As soon as you get married, let her do the change of name and get the new passport carrying your surname before she heads for the interview with the necessary affidavits and newspaper publications. You’ll save plenty time.

Babbbbbbbbby:

I saw someone writing here I can't remember when exactly,should be number 100 and something that his wife was denied because the were not yet married when he applied for appointment and they were asked to go back and reapply and wait. If I'm not mistaken I saw that some where here.

That cannot be correct. As long as you’re married by the date of interview, no one cares.

FrauPosh:


Please what is the contact form? How can I find it online? Thanks

It’s on the embassy’s website. It’s the contact page if you wish to send a mail to the embassy

Deborah05:
Please can you share a format of the A1 waiver request

My spouse explained this verbally during her interview. We didn’t write a letter or anything like that. She presented evidence of her BSc and employment indicating she works 6 days a week.
Every individual cases are of courses treated differently, so you never know until you try.

VERASONDUBABE:
Congratulations, please is your A1 still valid?

Our A1 waiver request was accepted.

Zluky:



Did you receive "Verification Complete Email" from the embassy and did you have to do anything other than waiting to hasten the process.

Yes, verification complete email from the embassy was immediately followed by the request for document from the ABH.
I routinely sent a mail to the embassy via their contact form and also contacted my ABH to establish application status. I never received a response from the embassy but I like to assume it helped somehow.

FRV update…

Application: July 2021
Interview: September 2022
Lawyer called and visited: February 2023
Request for document from ABH: March 2023
Visa approved by ABH and Embassy: April 2023
Visa delivered: May 2023

Most of the tiny details are similar to most experiences and timeline just a bit stretched while waiting for lawyer’s visit.

Wishing everyone waiting for news all the best!

StarryStarry:



Please what if I only use just my Surname and First name only will their be any issue cus have already submitted the booking now waiting for the confirmation Mail . Thanks

If you recently booked it (couple of days), better to cancel and rebook with your name as it’s in your passport. The embassy generally may have no issue but the man at the door may unfortunately not let you in at all.

StarryStarry:
Goodmorning Fam . Please am about to book online but in the appointment they wrote last name & first name that’s my Surname and first name , am
I to write my middle name also cus I notice theirs no space for it . Thanks

You can write your middle name after your first name in the same box.

Amara97:
Good evening all.
Please I need guide on the three pdf forms am to fill up for the family reunion visa. Do I need to print the forms out before filling it or do I need to fill them online?. I mean
The declaration form,

The questionnaire form for verification of documents and

The Application form

My interview is next two weeks.

Much easier to download the forms to your PC and fill them offline. Then print the filled/completed form and sign by hand.

Mopricelezz:
Good morning, and happy Sunday. I need some help while myself and kids await our appointment mail.

1. So, I left primary school in primary 4 and never wrote primary school leaving exam. But I have a testimonial from my primary school. Can this suffice as evidence for my primary school education?

2. I attended 2 different secondary schools, and unfortunately, both secondary schools have packed up. Though I obtained my secondary school leaving certificate from the second.
Now my question as regards this is on the form to fill, I noticed that there is only space for one secondary school. So how do I incorporate the previous secondary school I attended and do I need to notify them that both schools are no longer in existence?

I would appreciate all the help I can get as this has been a huge source of worry for me. Thanks🙏

Re 1 - Testimonial is enough. It’s just confirmation that you did attended the school. The lawyer would check it out and that should be that.

2 - You should complete the form with the most recent secondary school you attended - so, the second one. When you attend the interview, if the question is asked then explain all you did up here. Same goes for the lawyer. He can confirm himself that the school indeed packed up.

Congratulations.
The Visa approval date, is that March 8th or April 8th? and did you receive that approval from the ABH?

klodgirl:
Alhamdulilah Visa Received today

Here is the Timeline of our event:

Appointment booked: 21 November 2021

Mail to come for Appointment: 9 Dec 2022

Appointment date: 5 January 2023


Paid for Verification fee

Contacted by Auslanderburo to submit documents: 15 February 2023. Documents submitted 28 February 2023

Visa Approval: 8 February 2022

Contacted by Embassy to submit Passport & TI: 13 April 2023 and a refund of verification fee

Passport and Travel insurance submitted to Embassy: 17 April 2023 and refund received

Passport with visa and documents received: 19 April 2023.

The only conclusion is simple: the entire process is set-up to frustrate applicants and their spouses as much as possible until they either give up or feel thankful upon visa approval. Unnecessary waiting time and nonchalant attitude everywhere. Embassy and ABH.

Do the ABH always confirm approval to the spouse in Germany in all cases or they may just approve to Lagos and not inform the partner in Germany? Just wondering cos it seems some people get the ABH confirmation and some do not mention it.

Babbbbbbbbby:


I know how you feel,since my appointment in October I haven't heard from Embassy or Lawyer.

That is a very long time to not have received any update. Has your spouse been contacted by the ABH? A friend of mine is also waiting for a lawyer and spouse interview was also in October, but he’s been contacted by ABH during the time.

FrauPosh:
This thread has been so quiet in recent times. Wetin dey happen now? Any positive gist when person go take hold body to keep hope alive? I come in peace. Only say the frustration sometimes ehn😓

Lol. I think most of us are in the waiting period. Either waiting for embassy, lawyer or ABH. It’s pretty tense and nervy. I had hoped my wife’s visa would be out by Easter and we would celebrate together but embassy get another idea. Hopefully the next few weeks would see further visa approvals

pseudonomer:


And if you refuse to provide? Will the visa be refused based on that?

Nobody has ever refused that I know lol. Your options would be to either write the ABH/embassy and make a case for why this should be waived for you, or your partner enrolls in an intensive course to get the A1 cert.

pseudonomer:


There should be an exception for partners of blue card holders. It is the main benefit of having a blue card.

Unless they have decided to only issue exemptions on a discretionary basis, the information is no longer publicly available. This was on the website as at January, so this is a new update. I already know if 1/2 Blue card holders whose partners have been asked for the A1 requirement.

chidi4eze:


Well, I am very well informed but recently they took out that information from their site. You can check again. Well, it’s an opinion from experience I have offered. #cheers

Actually checked and they have completely changed the language requirements. No exceptions are raised even for partners of blue card holders and citizens. This is baffling when you consider the fact that the German federal government announced plans last year to remove the German language requirement for family reunion to enhance immigration and encourage applicants. This is a legislation in preparation!
By the way, partners of English speaking western countries do not have this requirement for family reunion, I guess they don’t need to understand German to reunite with their families. Hypocrites

While I do not want to ask why you decided to deliberately use falsified information on a critical document as your passport, I believe and hope you would have learned your lesson the hard way now.
Next: you need to visit the NIS and explain that this was an honest mistake. Before that, you should approach a high court and swear a valid affidavit to that effect.

Everything can be corrected in a passport as long as you can provide adequate proof and legal documents to back it up. The only question is: did you ever provide a legal document to back up the initial falsified information? If you did, that’s forgery. I’ve no legal advice on that, you should approach a lawyer to advise you further.

All the best.

lextube:


Yes this is a good answer which I have actually taught about several times now. The thing is I have applied for several Visa with these passport, and I have been captured several times with this passport. I am worried that even if I correct this at the immigration office, it may not make any difference because my biometric has been captured by several embassies with my current details.

Please correct me if I am wrong on this analysis.

Softy1407:



Applied for visa 27th December, 2022 and got appointment 6th January, 2023. That was so fast. Everyone's process is really different.. God help us all

I assume she meant December 2021. If not, probably they reached out to the embassy separately

Ugoaus:
Happy New year all. Please I need help/ answer.
I applied for family reunion visa, my appointment/submittion of documents was on the 15/3/2022. Verification completed but was asked to bring another document which I submitted 14/7/2022. My spouse has also been contacted and submitted all necessary documents there in Germany since September 2022. This is Jan.2023, I have not gotten any mail or response from the embassy concerning the status of my visa application. Have sent an email but no response. Please is it normal?
How long does it take?
Thank you

You should have received your visa by now. I’ll advise you to let your partner in DE contact the Ausländerbehorde in his/her city for clarification and confirmation of the visa. If you receive that, you could send this to the embassy as evidence of visa approval. Unless there is another special reason, you should be in Germany by now. That radio silence thing they do while also issuing visas to others is just ridiculous.

MDEZIE:


Hi Everyone,

Can someone please provide some clarity on this?

Yes, as long as you’re a student, you’ll need a block account for family reunion. Job/salary requirements come into play when you’re a full time employee

Ahmed4002:


Yes, foreign office. 2 week's after the interview which was done in September.

It was super fast, I was schoked.

Wow that’s really cool. Glad for you

Adegbeanna:
Yes my friend lawyer came last week for verification and we did the interview last month

German embassy is really incredible with how they handle these applications. It’s head-spinning at this point. Fingers crossed. Thank you for the information

Hi all, please has anyone that completed family reunion interview since September been contacted by a lawyer for verification or foreign office contacted their spouse?

Corrosive123:

My wife was among them.

What was the reason please? People wait over a year for these appointments.

blessingayokunl:
**** Visa approval Update *****

Good day wonderful people of this forum. My wife has finally arrived Germany. Here is our timeline and other necessary information that might help others in decision making.

Application for family reunion: November 11, 2020

E-Mail confirmation of appointment: October 29, 2021

Visa appointment: November 22, 2021

Ausländer contacted me to send my docs; November 25, 2021

Lawyer's verification: March 26, 2022

Verification completed + Request of some document : June 09, 2022

Requested documents sent to the embassy: June 09,2022

Ausländerbehörde confirmed visa approval: June 24, 2022

Approval mail requesting for passport and travel insurance : August 31, 2022

Wife travelled to Lagos to submit docs: September 1, 2022

Wife received stamped passport: September 13, 2022

Wife left Nigeria: Sept 16,2022
Wife arrived Germany: Sept 17,2022


All the best to those still waiting. Don't give up on your patience. It will eventually come through

Congrats man. If you don’t mind me asking, what sort of documents were requested after verification was completed? New documents or something missing from the interview checklist?
Thanks