On this page you can find all updates related to family reunion visa for Germany. For bringing the spouse and family to Germany here you can find complete guide and update. You can also ask questions to our team.
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FRV General Queries
Following are the generally asked questions and their answers in details. Please note that the FRV process vary from country to country as well as between states. Countries like India and Pakistan, where there are multiple German embassy’s, FRV process time as well rules can be different.
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How to apply for FRV?
You can book appointment for family reunion visa online on the German embassy/consulate website.
Following are some German Embassy Website information:
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German Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan
- For FRV appointment at German Embassy Islamabad follow the appointment page [Link].
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German Embassy Karachi, Pakistan
- For FRV appointment at German Embassy Karachi follow the appointment page [Link].
- German Embassy, India
- For appointment at German Embassy India, follow the VFS Global page [Link].
- Germany Embassy, Bangladesh
- For Germany embassy in Bangladesh appointment follow the appointment page[Link].
- Germany Embassy, UAE
- One can also apply for visa from UAE using the appointment page [link].
[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
What is right time to apply for FRV appointment?
For applicant from Pakistan, India & Bangladesh, depending on the waiting time at your nearest German Embassy schedule your FRV appointment accordingly.
- For the citizens of Pakistan (Federal, Punjab & Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) the current waiting time for FRV appointment at Islamabad is around 20 months (last updated: 1st Jan 2023).
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[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
How to reduce FRV processing time at German Embassy
There are several ways to reduce the long FRV process times.
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Lawyer Verification from Germany before FRV appointment:
- Lawyer verification process can be initiated from Germany in advance. In every city there is an government office called as “Stadesamt”. At this office you can start your marriage verification process. Complete process will details in English will be published here soon. For details you can contact us via email.
- Required Document List in German Language (Download Now)
- Required Document List in English Language (Download Now)
- Engagement Case:
- After engagement you can apply for FRV appointment and get married in Europe. Due to involvement of Germany’s government offices and scheduled marriage date, FRV appointments are awarded on priority. Our team will publish whole process in details soon. In case you wanted to know now, contact us via email.
[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
What are FRV alternatives?
Depending on applicant or spouse profile (CV), one can also apply for other visa type while waiting for FRV appointment such as:
- Study Visa (long-term)
- Visit Visa (short-term with maximum 90 days of stay)
- There are high chances of rejection for visit visa. Kindly email us for preparation of documents properly.
- VIST VISA APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE (July & August)
- Job Seeker Visa (long-term, initially 6 months)
- Currently Job Seeker Visa appointment waiting time is same as for FRV at German Embassy Islamabad.
[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
List of Interview Questions:
- Husband’s name
- His caste n sub caste (as it was a part of name)
- Why it wasn’t in my name? My caste?
- Date of marriage
- Is it first marriage of both?
- Any doubt if he’s married in Germany?
- His date of birth n age.
- Your date of birth n age
- His date of departure after shadi
- His place of birth
- ( as it was in another province, did I ever visited that place)
- His residence (area/ place n does it fulfill the requirement)
- Source of income
- Would that b enough for u both? Would that meet ur expenses?
- Where do currently I live?
- My qualification?
- Where do I do the job?
- Love marriage or arrange?
- Source of communication
- How frequently you ppl talk
- Almost 8 questions in German language (basic ones)
- How many siblings he has
- Their order, and what do they do
- What do mother n father in law do
- How many siblings I have
- Their order n what do they do n same question abt my parents
- When is the rukhsati expected
- Any of ur relatives who live abroad n specifically where
- Any of his relatives living abroad n where
- Anything I wanted to ask.
Can I apply for visit visa while waiting for FRV appointment?
Yes, there is no relation between visit visa (short term Visa) and FRV (long term visa). One can apply for visit visa at German embassy during FRV process in case it is taking long time.
Contact Us at contact@desiupdate.de for Visit Visa Guidance and chances of acceptance of visit visa.
Do I need to buy flight ticket before visit visa appointment?
Note: There is no need to purchase the ticket. You can get travel ticket bookings from our partner in Pakistan.
Website: oceanstravel.com.pk
Contact/WhatsApp: +92 321 5668900
Referral: Desiupdate.de
[Last Updated: 07 Jan 2023]
What is the impact of previous visa refusals on FRV application?
There is NO impact of previous refusals on the FRV application for Germany. If requirements are fulfilled one can apply for FRV without any issue.
[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
What are the common objections of FRV?
Mostly in case of FRV, objections are due to incomplete or incorrect documents. Germany is quiet sensitive to documents. Even a spelling mistake can cause objection to your visa.
- Birth Certificate
- Marriage Certificate
We are going to publish details for fixing errors in documents soon. In case of mistakes in your documents or doubts you can contact us via email.
[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
When Lawyer will visit after appointment?
Normally lawyer visits are taking place between 1 to 2 months time after appointment at German embassy. In few cases, certain delays were observed.
In some cases, lawyer verification is not required. We are going to update details here soon.
[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
Is A1 German Language Certificate required for applicant whose spouse shifted from Blue Card to PR?
The answer is No. You may need to prove at the embassy that my spouse has been shifted from Blue card to PR by showing copy of old blue card.
[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
List of Lawyer recommended by German Embassy Pakistan:
German embassy also shares the leaflet consisting of contact details for all lawyers who assist legal issues for Pakistani Applicants:
- List of Lawyers & Contact details in German (Download Now)
- List of Lawyers & Contact details in English (Download Now)
List of Lawyers in Germany dealing FRV case issue will be published here soon.
[Last Updated: 05 Jan 2023]
How long A1 Certificate remains valid?
The validity of German A1 language certificate is one year. The expired certificate is not acceptable at the embassy. In case your A1 certificate is expired, kindly apply again before your FRV appointment.
How can I get flight ticket booking? Is it necessary?
Note: There is no need to purchase the ticket. After visa acceptance you can get free travel ticket bookings from our partner in Pakistan. Same for applying for the visit visa.
Website: oceanstravel.com.pk
Contact/WhatsApp: +92 321 5668900
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List of Documents to be submitted at ABH:
Do we need separate appointment for Child?
No. You need to bring your child along with you during the appointment along with his documents attached in the file.
Issues related to Birth Certificate Entry
- Normal:Â Birth certificate issued with “Normal” status means that parents of child had registered the birth of child within two years of birth date. This will be verified by lawyer and he will check the manual record in local council office.
However, only in KPK province of Pakistan, birth certificate will be issue as Normal even the it is registered late as per law. - Late: Birth certificate issued with “Late” status means that parents of child had not registered the birth of child within two years of birth date. They require a “Court Order” to make an entry at local council office. This will be verified by lawyer and he will check the manual record in local council office and can ask for Court order.
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What is required Document language accepted by embassy?
- If the document is in English or in German language then it will be acceptable at the embassy. However all documents needs to attach with English/German translation.
Is it mandatory to change name and adopt husband’s name after marriage to apply for FRV?
Changing name to adopt husbands name after marriage is not mandatory now according to the new NADRA regulations. Women can keep their name and still will be eligible to apply for FRV visa after marriage.
FRV Applicants at German Embassy Islamabad, Pakistan
German Embassy at Islamabad is having the longest FRV process time. Not only this it is quiet difficult to contact embassy for general enquiries. Due to limited staff and huge influx of applicants, people of Pakistan especially living in Punjab & KPK provinces are experiencing huge delays while getting FRV visa. Despite of having German consulate at Karachi, Sindh Pakistan, people living in North (Punjab & KPK) can only apply at German Embassy Islamabad. German consulate at Karachi is not accepting application from those whole lives in provinces other than Sindh & Balochistan.
What is the current FRV Appointment Reference Number at German Embassy Islamabad
- 1329*** (Last Updated:Â 24 May 2023)
What is the standard FRV appointment waiting time in Islamabad, Pakistan?
As of today (1st January 2023), the wait time for FRV visa appointment at German Embassy Islamabad is 20 months. Remember after appointment on average it takes 8 months for lawyer verification and embassy to process your visa. In some cases it can even take more time.
Total: 28 Months (Approx.)
What is the current visa processing time after appointment?
The current visa process time at German embassy Islamabad has been shortened. Nowadays the whole process requires from 6 to 8 months.
What is the Islamabad embassy contact details?
Email Addresses:
- visainfo@isla.auswaertiges-amt.de
- visainfo@isla.diplo.de
- info@islamabad.diplo.de
+92512007100
FRV Applicants at German Embassy Karachi, Pakistan
People from Sindh & Balochistan provinces of Pakistan can apply for family reunion visa at German consulate located in Karachi, Sindh Pakistan.
What is the standard FRV appointment waiting time in Karachi, Pakistan?
Applicants from Sindh and Balochistan can apply for FRV appointment at Karachi. The wait time is around 1 month to 2 months. On the the other hand, total visa process time on average is 6 months.
Will lawyer verification take place for FRV at Karachi?
As per 04. Jan 2023, no lawyer verification is taking place in case of family reunion visa application at German consulate Karachi. Also application do not requires to pay fee of PKR 50,000 for any further verification.
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Due to some reason my verification process not start from standesmt to get the date of marriage know i want to start my verification process from islambad embasy my appointment was done and also submit my decoments in embasy can its is possible to start my verification process????
Hello Kashifa,
It is requested to elaborate.
Did you already had your FRV visa appointment at the embassy?
Do you have original documents with you?
Did you already pay fee at embassy for verification?
Thank you
Hello
Yahan mention ha k Karachi embassy verification nhi karti but meeny December me file submit ki thi mjh say unho ny verification fees lii but still no response koii call nhi aii na lawyer aya 1 month is complete.na hi AbH ny contact kiya husband say FRV ki appointment thi Nikkah base .
Shukriya Mrs Rizwan for letting us know. Normally in Karachi, they do not ask for Lawyer verification. We will update our answer.
Assalam o Alikum, My husband applied for my tourist visa from Germany. They sent documents to Islamabad Embassy. But I didn’t get any mail for appointment from Islamabad Embassy. What should I do next?? Also there is no appointment available on website.
Asalam o alikum,
In order to apply for Visit Visa, the applicant first requires an appointment.
Later during the appointment you need to submit the application form along with other documents.
We can help you getting an appointment if needed.
Kindly email us at contact@desiupdate.de
Shukriya
Assalamoaleikum I have a question I applied from Standesamt and they send the documents in islamabad embassy but they didn’t start the verification process after an year when u ask through lawyer they say they didn’t get the papers and now my on 1 March she has an appointment can we start the process from Islamabad did they accept the documents.
Walikumsalam,
This is unique issue. Better to pay fees again and mention during the appointment about the already process.
Afterwards inform the standesamt that you have started the process again from Pak.
This help you to save time, and money.
Shukriya
Thanks Admin for the reply so can embassy take 50k from my fieance and start the verification process and send it back to Standesamt.
Please correct range in wainting count list, numbers are repeated like 1300-1310 and 1310-1320 and so on…. list should be 1301-1310, 1311-1320 and so on…
Thank you for highlighting this.
Will update soon.
Hello Admin,
I’m in germany for the past 2 years (Blue Card Holder) and my contract has been extended upto january 2024 and my current visa validity is also the same. Hopefully again my job contract & visa will extend for next one or two years
I’m going to get married in the month of August 2023 & I’m also willing to bring my wife with me here. But for the FRV visa process when we count from the month of august we just have only 5 months ( Aug 2023 to Jan 2024 ).
So I want to know what is the minimum number of months to be eligible for the FRV visa process ? So I have a doubt whether my spouse visa application will be acceptable with 5 months of validity of my visa !!
Hello Sir, Marriage verification process, you cannot start from cologne. I visited every public offices in Cologne and try to start this process but unfortunately didn’t get any positive feedback.
I have completed my B1 last year in august. I expect my appointment to be in june. Does B1 expires also like A1 does?
Please guide.