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Family reunion to a German child
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This means that you are the mother or father of a German child and want to move to Germany with this child.
All required documents need to be submitted at the personal interview in 1 copy in DIN A4 format including the application form.
Please do not staple the photocopies.
Original certificates / documents must be presented separately. Your original documents will be returned to you once your application has been processed.
The following documents have to be submitted as indicated below:
completely filled out form in English or German, signed by the applicant himself
as well as a signed declaration
75 Euro
Payable in cash in NGN at the current exchange rate of the Consulate or via POS.
Applications of persons who are married to a German or EU-citizen are free of charge.
- not older than 6 months
- uniform white background
- size: 3,5x4,5 cm
- not glued or stapled to the application form
- original passport + copy of data page
- issued in the last 10 years
- valid for at least 6 more months and at least two free pages
a) for births before December 13, 1992
- certified copy of the local birth register extract based on the first registration
and
- affidavit* (“Declaration of Age”) of one parent or the head of the family if both parents are deceased
AND copy of an identity document showing the signature of the person making the affidavit
b) for births after December 13, 1992
- NPC birth certificate if the birth was registered before the age of 18
otherwise
- certified copy of the local birth register extract based on the first registration
and
- affidavit* (“Declaration of Age”) of one parent or the head of the family if both parents are deceased (please hand in the death certificates)
AND copy of an identity document showing the signature of the person making the affidavit makes an affidavit
*if necessary with a note of illiteracy
- as proof of a legal residence status in Nigeria
- only for applicants with a nationality other than Nigerian
- not older than 6 month
- not glued or stapled to the application form
e.g.
- hospital birth registration
- weighing card
- baptism certificate
- voter ID card
- vaccination certificate
- all school certificates
- WAEC certificates: BECE and WASSCE (or alternatively NECO)
- Higher National Diploma/ university degree
- other expired passports
other pages are not necessary
other pages are not necessary
if applicable proof of document verification
where applicable
- not older than 6 months
if available
The required documents must all be submitted in full at the personal interview. Documents sent in advance cannot be considered for capacity reasons.
It is not possible to process incomplete applications. If incomplete applications are submitted, the visa application will be denied.
The Consulate General must involve the competent authority in Germany in the visa procedure. Depending on previous stays, the answer may take some time. 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 of the application.
For this reason, we ask you to refrain from inquiring about the status of your application.
All above information is without guarantee for correctness and completeness. They are based on the information available to the Consulate at the time of creation.