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Reunification to get married in Germany
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The visa for marriage can only be issued if there are no legal and factual obstacles to the marriage and it is imminent, i.e. that the competent registry office has all the documents required for exemption from providing the certificate of marriageability. This usually involves a procedure to verify the Nigerian documents presented.
Therefore, the Consulate recommends contacting the relevant registry office in Germany well in advance of the visa application to inquire about the documents required for the marriage and to take the necessary steps. A confirmation from the registry office that the required document verification has already been finished must be presented at the interview.
All documents that have been presented at the registry office must also be presented at least in copy when submitting the application.
What documents do I need?
Instruction:
The following documents have to be submitted as indicated below:
• Sort your application according to this list.
• The required documents must be submitted in full at the personal interview. Documents sent in advance cannot be considered.
• Do not staple any of the documents.
• Copies need to be in DIN A4 format and black/white. Copies in color will not be accepted.
• Incomplete and unsorted applications will not be accepted.
Please Note: The Consulate General reserves the right to request further documents.
All information is without guarantee for correctness and completeness. They are based on the information available to the consulate at the time of creation.
Sorting list for you to print
Marriage in Germany (Please bring with you to your interview)
Sorting list with explanation:
- signed declaration by applicant (or legeal guardian) with place and date
- signed Regulations by applicant (or legeal guardian) with place and date
stating that a date for the intended marriage has beed scheduled
Declaration pursuant to Sec. 66–68 of the German Residence Act
- Signed by a person living in Germany at the local immigration office in Germany.
- Document must be presented in original + 1 copy.
- Covering the entire duration of stay.
- Not older then 6 month.
a. if applicable: current German residence permit of person living in Germany
- Front and back
- We do not accept “Fiktionsbescheinigungen”
b. Passport of Person living in Germany
- Copy of data page
c. German registration certificate (Meldebescheinigung)
- Not older than 6 months
d. Entry and exit stamps
From all visits to Nigeria by the person living in Germany.
e. if applicable: Divorce decrees of earlier marriages
- Divorce decrees of all previous marriages.
The divorce must have been legally binding before the new marriage was entered into.
Nigerian divorce decrees: Issued by the locally competent court.
German divorce decrees: With “Rechtskraftnachweis” (proof of legal force).
f. if applicable: proof of income
- Only required if the person in Germany is a DAAD scholarship holder.
- original passport + copy of data page
- issued in the last 10 years
- valid for at least 6 more months
- at least two free pages
- as proof of a legal residence status in Nigeria
- only for applicants with a nationality other than Nigerian
For births before December 15, 1992
1. Certified copy of the local birth register extract based on the first registration
and
2. Affidavit* (“Declaration of Age”) of one parent or the head of the family** if both parents are deceased
and
3. Copy of an identity document showing the signature of the person making the affidavit
For births at or after December 15, 1992
1. NPC birth certificate, issued from the NPC of your place of birth
if you do not have a birth certificate from the NPC:
1. Certified copy of the local birth register extract based on the first registration
and
2. Affidavit* (“Declaration of Age”) of one parent or the head of the family**
and
3. Copy of an identity document showing the signature of the person making the affidavit
* If necessary with a note of illiteracy, preferable e-Affidavit
** Head of family and at least 10 years older than the applicant
- If necessary with a note of illiteracy
- In addition, a copy of an identification document must be submitted showing the signature of the person making the affidavit.
- Issued by the competent court
For example, if you changed your name or there was a mistake on any of your documents
e.g.
- Affidavit of Change of Names (with the published newspaper advertisment)
- Affidavit of Reconciliation of Names
- Affidavit of Spinster- / Bachelorhood
- Affidavit of Facts
• if necessary, with a note of illiteracy
• issued by the competent court
Additionally, a copy of an identification document must be submitted showing the signature of the person making the affidavit
that prove your identity
Examples:
- hospital birth registration
- weighing card
- baptism certificate
- voter ID card
- vaccination certificate
- other expired passports
in chronological order
- Primary
- Secondary school
- WAEC or National diploma
- Bachelor Degree
- Masters Degree
Birth certificates of all your children
- Divorce decrees of all previous marriages.
The divorce must have been legally binding before the new marriage was entered into.
Nigerian divorce decrees: Issued by the locally competent court.
German divorce decrees: With “Rechtskraftnachweis” (proof of legal force).
Certificates issued by any institution testing in accordance with the standards of the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) are accepted. The test may not be older than one year.
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Photos of the couple
- all originals for the copies mentioned above must be submitted in chronological order.
Your original documents will be returned to you once your application has been processed.
- not older than 6 months
- uniform white background
- size: 3,5x4,5 cm
not glued or stapled to the application form
- not older than 6 months
- uniform white background
- size: 3,5x4,5 cm
not glued or stapled to the application form
• a self-addressed prepaid courier envelope from any major courier service, addressed to yourself (please ensure that the address is legible to facilitate delivery).
