Family reunification

@Hunny Bini

Wow..  Congrats..

Hi all. Congratulations to all who got the visa approvals.

My wife applied on november 9, got registered on december 22.

Waiting for the good news.

@Hunny Bini

Congrats! Glad to hear you finally got your visa!

@Izca thankyou .. yeah finally after a long wait .. of 5 months exactly

i wish you get good mews soon.

@dhpsrn31 thank you 😀

@Orion28 thank you ...

best of luck for your visa .

Hi all, anyone got good news this week?

Meanwhile, I also compile some information shared on this forum started on February 2023 up to November 2023.

Total sample: 18 (I only include data with clear dates of registration and approvals).

• Visa approved less than 2 months: 0
• Approved less than 3 months: 4 (22% of samples / cum. 22% of samples)
• Approved less than 4 months: 6 (33% of samples / cum. 55% of samples)
• Approved less than 5 months: 3 (16% of samples / cum. 72% of samples)
• Approved less than 6 months: 4 (33% of samples / cum. 94% of samples)
• Approved more than 6 months: 1 (6% of samples / cum. 100% of samples)

Thank you to all members who shared their experiences in this forum. I know this calculation is not the most accurate because the size of the samples is not ideal, but hopefully it can give us a glimpse about the waiting time.

@Orion28 I have same time line applied here in Berlin (  Belgium   embassy)

@Hunny Bini awwwwn congratulations my dear, I am specifically happy for you, you have really waited for a long time

@Hunny Bini congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@ugwujaukamaka406 thank you so much .. yes and now i got my passport also ..

@Divina243 thank you 😊

Hello everyone

Please is there any news on October and November files... For family reunion with an EU citizen. Please if anybody has received their good news please kindly share with us that are still waiting to encourage us more

@ugwujaukamaka406

No updates from me.

Hopeful I can get my visa on late February.

Same here, no updates. Just waiting.

Hi all.

Anyone got good news this week?

It seems the process is a slowing down this past 2 weeks.

@Izca seriously... Was thinking since there is no more holidays the process will hasten up...I guess I was wrong, the wait is draining 😭

can someone enlighten me once the single permit is in place for non-eu citizen, is it best to apply for visa D with my spouse at the same time or it is fine to apply separately?

is the 6-9 months processing time fixed for both scenarios?  Thanks in advance

@gathercutesy09

Hi there. In my case, I applied separately because my embassy asked me to submit my spouse's residence card. We could only obtain it after my spouse had been living in Belgium for one month and registered herself at the local office.

I recommend checking with your embassy about this to be sure, because in my friend's case, his embassy didn't require a residence card. He only needed to submit a working and housing rental contract.

Regarding the timeline, it's not fixed. Some people may get their visa in less than 3 months, while others have to wait up to 6 months. Fortunately, I haven't come across anyone in this forum who had to wait for up to 9 months so far.

@Izca thank you so much for your prompt feedback. cheers

@Izca to add to this , if your spouse is a Belgium( national) your visa will take maximum of 6 months, but for non EU it takes up to 9 months ,and can be extended to 3months in some cases....my friends visa was given a year to her application because her husband was a non EU

@ugwujaukamaka406

My spouse and I are non-eu national.

based on what I understand it is literally not possible apply for visa D at a same time as either it requires rental contract or residence card meaning that one should at least live in Belgium. am I correct?

regarding timeline is it really going to take 9+3 months?!! 

Yes one should at least live in Belgium,then the spouse can apply for visa D family reunion with a non EU, just zero your minds on 9months wait then pray luck's shine on you the visa can be granted before that too... I am just giving you their time frame in their website,but that does not mean it can't come out earlier than that. Non EU sometimes even get their visa approve 5 months or less....it all depends on the immigration work speed

Hello everyone

Please is there any news on September  files... For family reunion with an non EU citizen. Please if anybody has received their good news please kindly share with us that are still waiting to encourage us more

@gathercutesy09

About timeline we really dont know how long and how it works.

If you read some replies in this thread, you will find some non-EUs who got their visa before 4 months, or even before 3 months.

There was a case someone (non-EU) who applied on 10 Oct and already got his visa in early January, yet at the same time someone who applied on September still havent get any news.

I think the most draining part is because there is no clear pattern or estimation.

And if we e-mail Belgium's immigration they wont give us any estimation either, they will just say it could take 9 months++.

Hello everyone,

I applied on 4th September and it was registered on 26th October. I am a non-EU, Turkish citizen.

And today, there has been an update about the status. It says, Granting of visa upon presenting additional documents.

I wanted to share it to encourage everyone who is waiting and to give you an idea about the dates.

Best of luck everyone.

@burakmeric awwwn congratulations!!! My hope is Risen, let me keep waiting for my good news. I am so so happy for you

@burakmeric

Thank you so much for sharing.

Hopefully you get another good news soon!

Hello house, with regards  to rental contract as a prove of accomdation while applying for family reunifaction, my wife is a belgian and i am about applying for Visa D, she stays and takes care of her step dad who is handicapped, how would i prove “ the accomadation in terms of rental contract) does she have to leave the step dad house and get rent an apartment  so she can get a rental agreement  in her name so i can use while applying or can she use the step dad house address as a prove that i have a place to stay

Note: the stepdads apart Is  a 2 bedroom space

kindly help with a response

@solanrewaju45

Hi, unfortunately I dont know the answer for your case.

Have u tried contacting the embassy? I tried contacting the embassy before and they are quite helpful.

Anyone got good news this week?

I feel the embassy moved fast in early January but suddenly slowing down in this last 2-3 weeks.

Hopefully I'm wrong.

@Izca thank you so much,  I’ll do so by contacting the embassy then!!

@burakmeric please what are the additional documents they asked you to provide please

@ugwujaukamaka406 They asked for the registration of the rental contract to the city hall.

@burakmeric

Are they contacted you via e-mail or mail?

Hopefully you get your accord soon.

@Izca There was an update on Dofi's follow-up system. After one day, Vfs Turkey contacted me via e-mail.

So my wife's visa will be granted upon presenting the proof of air ticket.

Waiting was hard, but it's going to be approved.

Hang in there everyone, your visa WILL get approved if you meet the terms. Its just a matter of time.

My case: family reunion with a Belgian minor (mother of a belgian minor)

Applied on 9 november

Registered on 22 december

Decision on 5 february: visa grant upon presenting additional documents (flight ticket, in my case).

Good luck everybody

Congratulations!!!!! It is getting closer😃

@Orion28 please did you also receive email from them concerning this?

@Orion28

Congrats! Yours take less than 3 months.

You and me are just one day apart. You applied at 9 Nov, and I at 10 Nov.

However your case is EU citizen and I am a non-EU, so I guess mine will take slightly longer. But its good to hear that at least they are already on November files somehow.

Safe trip to Belgium!