No one is responding!!! Can anyone help me

[NEW_OC_USER]

I am from Pakistan and studying in Germany in Masters of Engineering program. After the end of second semester I am planning to get marry in Pakistan. However, the problem started as I surfed through internet to see how I can bring my to be spouse to Germany when I am still studying.

I want my spouse to be with me for the second year and then on we can see if it better to stay in Germany on graduate work visa or come back.

I just read somewhere that I cannot bring my spouse when I am studying. At other place I read that postgraduate students can sponsor their spouses. Still at another place I found that my spouse cannot be with me for a longer duration or on long term visa but can accompay me on shorter visa of 90 days per year. Can anyone at least guide me with the whole situation and tell me what should be done here? I believe that if I can show finances then there shouldn't be any problem.

Also if short term visa is the only way what are the chances that she can accompany me, I mean can the visa still be rejected on random accounts?

I am desperately looking for a solution and will greatly appreciate any kind of help.

Regards

[alikhan28]

I am from Pakistan and studying in Germany in Masters of Engineering program. After the end of second semester I am planning to get marry in Pakistan. However, the problem started as I surfed through internet to see how I can bring my to be spouse to Germany when I am still studying.

I want my spouse to be with me for the second year and then on we can see if it better to stay in Germany on graduate work visa or come back.

I just read somewhere that I cannot bring my spouse when I am studying. At other place I read that postgraduate students can sponsor their spouses. Still at another place I found that my spouse cannot be with me for a longer duration or on long term visa but can accompay me on shorter visa of 90 days per year. Can anyone at least guide me with the whole situation and tell me what should be done here? I believe that if I can show finances then there shouldn't be any problem.

Also if short term visa is the only way what are the chances that she can accompany me, I mean can the visa still be rejected on random accounts?

I am desperately looking for a solution and will greatly appreciate any kind of help.

Regards

My friend why not you go to German home office web site and read Student dependent visa rules.

I know little about German immigration..sorry.


Ali

[ALKB]

Reading through the guidance for international students of several universities, it seems unusal but not entirely impossible for a student to bring a dependant to Germany.

Your wife will need a visa to enter Germany, after which she needs to go to the local Ausländerbehörde to register and get her residence permit. She will not be able to stay after your studies are complete/longer than you are staying.

To get both the visa and the permit, you will need to show that you have adequate finances to support the two of you without recourse to public funds and that you have adequate accommodation.

Please note that the Foreign Ministry states that a visa that leads to a longer stay in Germany can take 'several months' to process.

I haven´t found anything specific about a dependant visa for family members of students on the Ministry´s web site. I´d contact the German Embassy in Islamabad or the nearest Consulate and enquire about the possibilities.

Good luck.

[Jambo]

Thanks for the info but the original post is almost two years old so I guess he graduated already...

[ALKB]

Oh dear, I am ever so sorry!

I stumbled upon this while searching for something else and just saw the rather desperate plea for help. I honestly didn´t realise how old the post was. *cringes*

Maybe it will be useful for somebody else?