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Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
Posted on 07/03/2004 9:00 pm
Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
Dear friends,
I may be starting a topic that may have been discussed times and again on this forum. If it is so, please point me to the threads.
Situation:
Am a GC holder from India. I am getting married in May and would like to bring my with me to Germany.
Questions:
1. What is the safest and fastest way of getting spouse visa for her ?
2. I have heard that she will have to apply for a visa in India and then I will have to come back and get in touch with Ordnungsamt and then she will have to go to the embassy again to get the stamp. This would mean that I will have to come to Germany alone after my marriage and she will have to travel alone later. Is there a way that I can bring her along with me ?
3. What if I bring her on a tourist visa ? How long can she live with me then ?
4. What all should I do now ? Whom should I contact ? Which documents should I arrange for ?
Any help on the matter will be deeply appreciated.
Sincere regards.
iaminfrankfurt
Member since 07/03/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 10:24 am
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
Hi,
Well, i share my experience with you,
In tourist visa your spouse can stay here only for three months and it cannot be extended here. She has to go back to apply again and wait there. The visa application should be made only from the country of origin and cannot be done here.
My spouse has applied the visa in the second week of january and submitted various documents..and we were waiting for the status to be known..After three weeks i went to the auslanderbehorde and got no news.. (I was waiting for the letter from them to submit the documents )..after six weeks i went again and i was informed by the authorities that i have to submit the same documents here for verifying. Apart from this, i had to submit krankenkasse beschienigung, bankkontoauszuge, SCHUFA selbstauskunft,miete vertrag etc., After submitting, i was told by them that it will take another two weeks to process. It is now March 2nd week and we have not yet received. I am from NRW region.
Had i not visited them after six weeks, they would have made me to wait even longer. So my advice is to chase them every week. So you can make it faster.
Rgds
Desmond
Member since 04/02/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 11:57 am
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
I m also a GC working here since Dec-2000
I married in month of January 2004, I applied for my wife visa on 06-02-2004. She got her VISA on 07-02-2004 i'e in one day. But before this I had to collect following documents
[1] One application form filled out by typewriter in duplicate and one by hand
[2] Two new passport photos with white background
[3] Valid passport, validity at least 6 months after date of departure
[4] Your marriage certificate (whether under Hindu marriage act or Special marriage act), attested by the Ministry of External Affairs (MUST)
[5] Proof of your employment in Germany (copy of work contract) and one invitation letter from your office
[6] Apartment rent contract papers
[7] Copy of your work permit
[8] Copy of three recent salary slip
Never forget to say that you are GC holder. This is only one way to get VISA other wise they will take long time. If you need more information feel free to call me.
30 88615 254 ( I am available on this number till 19.03.2004)
regards
rajeshsingh
Member since 08/03/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 12:12 pm
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
Dear Rajesh Singh,
Where did your wife applied the Visa ? and What type of Visa ?
I am also a GC Holder and i had all documents, infact i could translate most of my documents in Deutsch..
I dont know why there are so many different procedures...
When i enquired in india, i was told by them that only tourist visa 'C' can be obtained in a day and for 'D' type visa (which can be converted to aufenthalstitel) will take 6-12 weeks..
Rgds
Desmond
Member since 04/02/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 12:30 pm
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
Thanks Desmond and Rajesh for your replies.
Desmond: Yeah I had also heard of the similar formalities. The process sucks big time. They can ask for all the documents at the time of application. I don't know why it has to be followed up here by the husband. What is SCHUFA selbstauskunft by the way ?
Also, can't I give the authorities here all the documents in advance, stating that my wife will be applying for the visa ?
Or can't she apply for a tourist visa ? And when she gets that she can apply for the spouse visa. This will ensure that she can live with me even when I am following up with the authorities here. And then we can probably go together to India to get the stamp.
Can I seek help of an attorney - that he can act as my proxy to reply to the authorities' questions in case I am not here at that time ? And will the Rechtschutz insurance pay for it ?
Rajesh:
Your post is very encouraging. I will give you a call in a day or so. Thanks.
Just a few questions:
Where do I get the application forms from ? Whats the deal with attestation of marriage certificate by MEA ? And is there minimum space requirement for the house that I am living in right now ?
Thanks once again for responding.
iaminfrankfurt
Member since 07/03/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 12:41 pm
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
SCHUFA certificate is a certificate stating that you do not have any major debts in deutschland and you are not a bankrupt here. (crazy). You can get this certificate thru online within three days.
I thot of bringing my spouse here on tourist visa and start the permanent visa processing there simultaneously.. but i was not allowed to do so, by the consulate in India. Either you can take tourist visa or you have to wait the permanent visa.
They need your rental contract to prove that you have enough space to live with your family. I am not sure about the minimum requirements.
You can actually submit your papers in advance, but i am not sure whether they will accept here, infact i asked this question when i was in the auslanderbehorde for the first time. But they said they do not have any visa application reference number in their system to collect the documents.. in Deutschland, no rule is consistent.. you can try your luck..
Rgds
Desmond
Member since 04/02/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 5:44 pm
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
Thanks Desmond.
Can you please point me to the site where I can get this SCHUFA from ?
I will be visiting Auländerbehörde here very soon and lets see how it goes.
Regards
iaminfrankfurt
Member since 07/03/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 6:15 pm
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
The SCHUFA site is www.SCHUFA.de. There is one online application link available under the subject 'eigenauskunft'. You just need to fill up this form (all in deutsch) and you need pay 7.60 and you will get the certificate to your home after 3 or 4 working days.
The other easy way is, you can visit the SCHUFA office (offices list also available in the website unter 'kontakt') and you can get it immediately with you. This process is much faster and the offices normally work from 0800-1400 (montag bis freitag). I actually visited the office in my region and got it within 10 minutes.
Some cases the Auslanderbehorde may not require this, so you can decide whether to take this in advance or not. You can do this when they ask you to produce this.
The other important document is krankenkasse beschienigung. This will be provided by your insurance company stating that when your wife arrives here, she will be be insured by them. But for this the krankenkasse may ask your heiratskunde(marriage certificate)!!!!. How will you produce your heiratskunde before your wedding ?!! (Deutschland all process are complicated and infact i am tired of the beämter!!)
My personal advise is, visit the auslanderbehorde and find out what they require, and start arranging the documents, since you have enough time.
Regards
Desmond
Member since 04/02/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 7:17 pm
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
I am arranging letters and certificates right now.
I will then visit the Ausländerbehörde.
Thanks a ton Desmond for your help.
And good luck for your own case. May your reunion happens soon.
Regards
iaminfrankfurt
Member since 07/03/2004
Posted on 08/03/2004 7:22 pm
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
You are welcome.
Wish everything success for you..Hope you get it faster.
Should you need more details, drop a line..
Regards
Desmond
Member since 04/02/2004
Posted on 08/06/2004 11:36 pm
Re: Spouse visa - exact procedure ?
Hi Desmond,
Info posted by you and others in this thread is quite useful to me . Thanks for the same. Just would like to know, when your wife could finally get to Germany?. Was it within 8 weeks from the time of application or did it take longer?.
Thanks
Arun
abalag
Member since 08/06/2004