Long stay visa (family reunion)

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yat123 Active member

Member since 10 August 2021

yat123Active member11 August 2021 00:05:31

Hi everyone!

I have applied for family reunion visa for my wife & son in March 2021. After three months, I received an email which request the copy of house contract. I already sent the document they date I received the email. Now, it is almost two months. How many months it takes that my application to get a decision? Does someone knows something about this & give me at least approximate time? Is there any possibility that my family denied the visa?

Many thanks!

Adeyola Serial expat

Member since 12 May 2021

AdeyolaSerial expat11 August 2021 09:40:11

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Are you an EU member? Usually there is always delay in decision when documents are not complete on submission. Usual time frame for a decision is about or -6months.

Best of wishes.

MaryRead New member

Member since 20 June 2021

MaryReadNew member11 August 2021 09:50:02

In my case they didnt contact me to tell me what the result was. I had to make an appointment myself 6 months later to know the answer.

yat123 Active member

Member since 10 August 2021

yat123Active member11 August 2021 10:16:10

Thank you. Yes, I'm in Belgium.

yat123 Active member

Member since 10 August 2021

yat123Active member11 August 2021 10:17:30

Tnx for the update. Wish you the best!

Adeyola Serial expat

Member since 12 May 2021

AdeyolaSerial expat11 August 2021 10:54:15

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So I understand you sent the application for family reunion in Belgium or your wife and son sent it from the country where they are based? I ask because I also heard family reunion from within Belgium also takes quite a while. Some people have shared their experience of family reunion on this platform and they got their accord in about 3 months, but applied from outside Belgium.

yat123 Active member

Member since 10 August 2021

yat123Active member11 August 2021 13:33:51

Tnx for the question. Actually, they're the ones who submitted the application from home (Addis Ababa) by themselves. What I did is simply providing the necessary documents & following-up on the status.

Regards,

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