GermanyFamily
Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.
The spouse or partner of a Union citizen living in Germany qualifies, including non-EU nationals.
If your spouse or partner is a Union citizen and this person is living in Germany, you can also move to Germany even if you are not a national of an EU State yourself.
The sponsor is a Union citizen living in Germany (exercising free movement); the same rules apply to nationals of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
These regulations also apply to nationals of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein (States of the European Economic Area [EEA] which do not belong to the EU), as well as to their respective family members and close relatives.
For the residence card the authority may require a valid passport and proof of the existence of the family relationship. The official source does not specify the form of proof, such as which certificate.
(2) Die zuständige Behörde darf von Familienangehörigen in den Fällen des § 5 Absatz 2 oder für die Ausstellung der Aufenthaltskarte einen anerkannten oder sonst zugelassenen gültigen Pass oder Passersatz und zusätzlich Folgendes verlangen:
einen Nachweis über das Bestehen der familiären Beziehung,
If the EU partner is not working (e.g. student or pensioner), adequate health insurance and adequate livelihood are required; the resources may come from either partner or another source.
If your partner is not working (because they are a student or pensioner, for example), an adequate health insurance cover and an adequate livelihood is required. These resources do not need to originate from the EU national - they may equally be provided by the partner immigrating to Germany, or may originate from another source.
A residence card certifying the right of residence is issued within six months after the necessary information is provided; after five years of uninterrupted lawful residence with the EU national there is a permanent right of residence. A visa is needed only without a residence card and if not visa-exempt; no visa fee is charged. The official source does not state work rights.
If you are a family member of EU nationals, you will receive a residence card. This certifies your right of residence. The residence card will be issued to you within six months after you have provided the necessary information to the relevant immigration authority.
If you have been living lawfully with the EU national in Germany for an uninterrupted five-year period, you have an indefinite (permanent) right of residence.
Family members of EU nationals only require a visa if they do not yet have a residence card and are not exempt from the visa requirement as privileged third-country nationals
No fees are charged for the visa itself.
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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