União Estável- Family reunion visa

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stephsaroundtheworld Member

Member since 20 June 2024

stephsaroundtheworldMember20 June 2024 14:31:44

Hi All,

i am running into an issue with my family reunion visa.

Me and my partner met in the UK in Dec 2022 and i moved here on a DN Visa in September, we now have a union Estavel so that i can apply for residency, however, we are now being told that we can only apply for the visa once we have had the union esteval for 1 year, has anyone else had this issue?

abthree Brazil expert

Member since 28 December 2017

abthreeBrazil expert20 June 2024 17:23:47

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06/20/24 i am running into an issue with my family reunion visa.
Me and my partner met in the UK in Dec 2022 and i moved here on a DN Visa in September, we now have a union Estavel so that i can apply for residency, however, we are now being told that we can only apply for the visa once we have had the union esteval for 1 year, has anyone else had this issue?

-@stephsaroundtheworld

Welcome. This is certainly true if the união estável is informal. If it's been registered at a cartório the Polícia Federa will frequently waive the one year requirement, although that is at their discretion. If you have not registered at a cartório, you could try that; if you have and were still rejected, try going to the PF office at a different time: you might find a more flexible officer.

Otherwise, you'll probably have to either renew your DN visa and wait out the balance of your year, or marry your partner.

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