Applying together for visas with the girlfriend (both non-EU)

Hello,

it depends if you have a legal status together or not depending on your country of residence of elsewhere.
If you've, then yes, she'll depend on your single permit visa.
If no, impossible without a status.

Hi,

Thanks for the answer. It is not clear to me what you mean by “legal status”. We are living together and can prove it. Is it a legal status?
I checked Belgium rules and as far as I understood - I can bring a partner with me to Belgium even if we are not married. This is called a cohabitation visa. Am I right?
So the question was whether we can apply together for this cohabitation visa and arrive together. Can we avoid the long family reunion e.g. I come to Belgium first and then apply for her arriving? As I understood from the forum the latter takes about 6 months.

Hi,

If you prove that you lived with your partner under the same roof for at least a year, then you will be eligible to apply for a cohabitation visa. Coming to your latest question, some documents will be asked from your partner during the visa application such as your residence address in Belgium and your payslip to prove that you are financially stable to provide for your partner so it is better if you arrive Belgium first and then s/he applies for the cohabitation visa. You might wish to have a look at the below site for more info:

http://belgiumcohabitationvisa.com/cate … tion-visa/

Thanks for the answer.
Well, now I am a bit confused because I saw multiple threads where it was recommended to apply for visas together in order to avoid this long reunification procedure.

well, even if you apply together despite the possible missing documents which I stated above, there is a high chance that you will get your work visa before s/he receives his/her cohabitation visa. although cohabitation visa seems like a "short term visa", it is handled by the same service that is processing the family reunification demands so the issuance of the cohabitation visa takes longer than other type of visas.

Hi Kombinator,
Your situation is very particular, especially beacause you are not married to your non-EU partner.

I am a non-EU expat working in Belgium, my non-EU legal partner came to Belgium to register our legal partnership (cohabitation) and then start the famility reunification process. Unfortunately her request was rejected.

I suggest you to ask for guidance to the Belgian embassy in your home country. I do not know if both of you are from the same home country.

Best of luck

It is always complicated starting family reunification visa process from Belgium if you are non EU, I guess that's why the request was rejected.

Always start family reunification visa application from your home country as a non EU, it's safer.

She will need to apply for family reunion based on cohabitation at the commune.

Please I want to apply for visiting visa from my home country. I’ve been on the site and I want to ask if I need to legalise my birth certificate at the Belgium embassy before submitting or it’s not needed. How long does it take to get the visa. Also is it compulsory to get a flight itinerary or not