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Family reunion of children
This means that you are the custodian living in Germany and your minor children want to move in with you.
The following documents are needed for the application through the Consular Service Portal:
| Passport | - data page - passport has to be valid for at least 6 more months and has to have at least two free pages |
| Birth certificate | based on first registration |
| School leaving certificates | WAEC-certificates: BECE and WASSCE |
| Passport of parent | complete passport copy of parent living in Germany (all pages, including data page) |
| Residence permit of parent | Residence permit of parent living in Germany |
| Marriage Certificate of parents, if applicable | Marriage certificate if parents are married |
| Proof of Adress in Germany | Proof of address of parent living in Germany (“Meldebescheinigung”), recently issued (within the past six months) |
| Proof of sole custody or consent of the other parent | Proof of sole custody (e.g. death certificate of other parent, custody order according to Children’s Act) or affidavit of the other parent giving his/her consent to the application of the child to join the parent in Germany. The signature of the parent consenting to the application has to be certified by a competent German authority (e.g. the German Embassy). |
| Proof of language skills, if necessary | if the child is 16 years or older: proof of sufficient knowledge of the German language by presenting a C-1 level certificate of an ALTE certified language school, not older than one year |
| Residence permit for Ghana, if applicable | - only for applicants with a nationality other than Ghanaian, Liberian or Sierra Leonean - please upload your residence permit and additional documents such as rent contract, working contract, electricity bills etc. - if you are residing in Ghana please upload additionally your Non-Citizen Ghana Card |
| Authorisation to re-enter Germany, if applicable | in case of previous deportation from Germany: written proof of authorisation to re-enter Germany issued by the competent immigration office in Germany |
| Old passport with visa, Emergency travel documents, if applicable | evidence of former residence/stay in Germany (e.g. old passport, visa, Emergency Travel Certificate), if applicable |
Your details and documents will then be checked for completeness by the embassy. You will receive feedback as to whether your documents are complete and have been submitted successfully.
You will then receive the link to book an appointment at the visa section. At this appointment, your identity and original documents will be checked, a short interview will be conducted, your biometric data (fingerprints and photo) will be recorded and the fee will be paid.
Please have the following documents ready for the interview:
| Passport | - original biometric passport - valid mininum 6 months, with at least 2 blank pages |
| Visa fee | 37,50 Euro, payable in cash in GHS at the current exchange rate of the Embassy or by credit card; the processing is free of charge for family reunification with a German or EU citizen |
| 1 biometric photograph | - not older than 6 months - uniform white background - size: 3.5x4,5 cm |
| Original documents | You will receive the information, which documents are needed in the Consular Service Portal |
The processing time after the personal interview can take several months, depending on the individual case and the German authorities that may need to be involved. In the visa process for family reunion of children, the embassy is generally required to involve the relevant immigration authority in Germany.Therefore, apply for the visa in good time.
We ask for your understanding that inquiries about the status of the application cannot be answered within the first 12 weeks after application.
All above information is without guarantee for correctness and completeness. They are based on the information available to the embassy at the time of creation.
