If you are a third-country national and want to live together with your German spouse or partner in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification.
Unfortunately this specification of service has not yet been completely translated.
Information about the service depends on the selected region. You can change the region. In most cases, you can specify your place of residence or select the place where you want to use the service.
Lower Saxony
The government service telephone number 115 – your point of contact for questions related to the federal, state and local.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 (and beyond these times in some regions).
Call 115 nowGovernment service telephone number calls are charged at local rates.
You can obtain a residence permit for family reunification as the spouse or life partner of a German if you wish to live together in Germany.
The residence permit is issued for a limited period of at least one year and entitles you to pursue gainful employment.
The documents and information must always be presented in German. In individual cases, the Aliens' Registration Office may require less or further proof.
Forms available: No
Written form required: No
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance required: Yes
Please note: For the validity of the marriage, the form specified at the place of marriage and the marriage requirements there are decisive. The marriage no longer exists if it has been divorced, annulled or declared invalid by an unappealable decision of a competent body.
Please note: under certain circumstances, the Aliens' Registration Office may require you to attend an integration course. This will then be noted on your residence permit.
Your stay does not endanger or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Issuance of residence permit: EUR 100.00
Under certain conditions, a fee reduction or fee exemption may be considered.
Remark:
Additional fees may apply for the issuance of the residence permit in the form of the electronic residence permit (eAT card), which can also be used as electronic proof of identity.
The timing as well as the form of fee collection and payment vary depending on the authority.
In certain cases, fee reductions or exemptions may be considered (for example, for persons entitled to asylum or recognized refugees). Lower fees may apply for Turkish nationals.
Erteilung Aufenthaltserlaubnis Unter bestimmten Voraussetzungen kann eine Gebührenermäßigung oder Gebührenbefreiung in Betracht kommen. Hinweise: Für die Ausstellung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis in Form des elektronischen Aufenthaltstitels, der auch als elektronische Identitätsnachweis genutzt werden kann, können weitere Gebühren anfallen. Der Zeitpunkt sowie die Form der Gebührenerhebung kann, können weitere Gebühren anfallen.
An appeal against a negative decision of the Foreigners' Registration Office can be brought before the competent administrative court.
A preliminary procedure (opposition) does not take place in Lower Saxony.
Detailed information can be found in the rejection notice.
The procedure is as follows:
Approximately six to eight weeks
For more information on processing time:
The processing time may vary depending on the workload of the Foreigners' Registration Office.
It takes about 4 to 6 weeks for the Bundesdruckerei to produce the electronic residence permit.
