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National Visa Family re-unionOctober 2013

This is the right visa if you have family legally living in Germany and wish to live withthem on a permanent basis. Visa processing will tae up to 3 months but might taeeven longer in single cases. The !mbassy can only issue the visa once theapplication has been approved by the competent alien"s authority in Germany.

Required Documents:

two fully completed application forms

re#uired declarations according to $ %& 'iff. ( and $ %% )ufenthG in duplicate

valid national passport and two copies of the data page

two biometric *+, passport photographs *not older than ( months,

recogni-ed marriage certificate in original *audi marriage certificates are tobe pre/certified by the oreign Office of the ingdom of audi/)rabia and canbe legali-ed afterwards by the German !mbassy for other documents pleasedo chec with the German mission in the country of issuance regardingrecognition in Germany,.

for children recogni-ed birth certificate*s,

if applicable divorce decrees with German translation

copy of passport of spouse holding either a German or !4 passport or aresidence permit for Germany

re#uired proof of basic nowledge of the German language *for spouses only,by a recogni-ed language certificate *if no obvious fluency, unless you have arecogni-ed university degree or are applying for the so called 56lue 7ard !48.

9#ama copy *for non/audis only,

if :oining a non/German spouse proof of sufficient means *spouse"s worcontract and proof of monthly income as well as lease contract,.

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)t the day of collection of your passport with visa please do submit the following

- light ticet or confirmed ticet reservation *one/way to Germany,

- Valid audi e;it visa *for non/audis only,

-embertates,

The visa section observes the right to as for further documents within theprocessing of your application.

?lease also consider this additional general information

@ocuments are to be submitted in general in German language. Original in)rabic or other languages are to be submitted with German translation.

?assport validity has to e;tend the duration of the visa you are applying for byat least 3 months

?assport has to contain at least two blan pages.

?assport must have been issued within the previous 10 years. 9f it has beenissued before that= your passport cannot be accepted. That even even appliesin cases where the validity has been e;tended by the authorities of your homecountry.