Author: فريق ألماني بيديا
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Family reunification for Iraqis: Baghdad or Erbil, and what applies to you
Two missions inside Iraq: Baghdad for the centre, Erbil for the north — and the wrong choice is a formal refusal. Plus the status question that decides whether your route is open at all.
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Family reunification for Syrians: where to file today and how the suspension applies
Two questions decide the file: where you apply — Amman, Beirut or Erbil — and what status your relative holds, because subsidiary protection is suspended until 24 July 2027.
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How long does family reunification in Germany really take? The published figures
There is no single number. What missions publish is the appointment wait, not the decision time — and six steps that genuinely shorten the process.
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Has family reunification in Germany been suspended? The act, the dates and the hardship route
The suspension covers beneficiaries of subsidiary protection only, from 24 July 2025 to 24 July 2027. How they differ from recognised refugees, and the official hardship route step by step.
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German Embassy for Sudan: closed — the alternatives and the reunification documents
The embassy is closed and the visa section suspended, with other categories referred to Cairo or Addis Ababa. Plus the full family reunification document list, the A1 rule and the translation rules.
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German Embassy for Yemen: closed since 2015 — where to apply today
Closed since 2015 and operating from Amman and Riyadh. Riyadh handles consular matters, Kuwait accepts national visa applications from residents of Yemen, and Muscat and Cairo are alternatives.
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German Embassy for Libya: it operates from Tunis — and how to apply
The German Embassy Tripoli works from Tunis and is responsible for applicants resident in Libya. Your actual routes, the English-only correspondence rule, and the end of remonstration.
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German missions in the UAE: Abu Dhabi, Dubai and where to file a visa application
Every visa application goes to the Consulate General in Dubai, whose visa section has a separate entrance in Jumeirah 1. Addresses, hours and the six-month Emirates ID condition.
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German Embassy in Qatar: three represented countries and the 59-month rule
It covers Germany, Austria and Slovenia, filing runs through VFS Global with the fee due at booking, and anyone fingerprinted within 59 months may not need to attend in person.
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German Embassy in Oman: the three-hour consular window and how to apply
The consular section opens three hours a day and the rest by appointment, and calls run over satellite at higher cost. Address, hours, the visa route and an unresolved official conflict.
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German Embassy in Kuwait: two buildings, the visa section in Salmiya and Yemen applicants
Two different buildings in two districts. Schengen goes through VFS Global, the national visa is filed directly at the visa section — and residents of Yemen may apply here too.
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German Embassy in Bahrain: nine countries from one window and how to apply
It issues Schengen visas on behalf of nine countries, and every application goes to the VFS Global centre. The application window, and why your passport stays until the process ends.