Foreign family members of German nationals or foreigners with permanent residence in Germany have the opportunity to apply for family reunification. For more detailed information on the individual case constellations, please refer to the respective information sheets, which you can find at the bottom of this page.

Application

In order to apply for a this visa type, you must first book an appointment at the Kampala Embassy. Please follow the link to the appointment booking system. After booking the appointment, you will receive a confirmation email. A printout of this must be carried with you to the appointment.

As soon as the appointment has been booked, you have to fill out and print out the application form and the instructions in accordance with Section 54 of the Residence Act. The printouts and all other required documents (please refer to checklist below) must be brought to your appointment.
The application form can be filled out electronically here or downloaded under Downloads and filled in by hand.

Important instructions:
Please make sure that you enter your data completely and correctly both when booking an appointment and when filling in the application form. Otherwise, even minor errors can lead to the rejection of the application or considerable delays.

Please do not send any documents to the visa office without being asked – especially not before you apply. These documents cannot be kept and/or assigned here. Please always bring complete documents with you to the appointment.

Processing Time

Processing time might take up to three months, in exceptional cases even longer and always depends on the individual case.  Since the issuance of visa always has to be approved by the competent alien’s authority, the processing time not only depends on the embassy. Therefore, we recommend to you not to purchase any flight tickets or enter into other commitments before the visa is issued. We hereby inform you that the embassy is not liable for any costs incurred in this regard.

We will contact you as soon as a decision regarding your application has been taken. Therefore, kindly ensure that you provide us with correct contact details. Please understand that enquiries regarding the processing status won’t be answered. Generally only enquiries from the applicant, his or her legal or authorized representative will be answered.

Visa Fees

The visa fee for national visas is 75,00 Euro (for minors 37,50 Euro) payable in Uganda Shilling and in cash only. The visa fees are determined according to §46 AufenthV and set in Euro, but are to be paid cash in Uganda Shilling only. Please note that neither Euro in cash nor credit card payments are accepted. The Uganda Shilling value of the visa fee is determined by the current exchange rate of the German Embassy Kampala.

Verification of Ugandan Documents

As part of the visa application, Ugandan civil status documents, i.e. birth certificates, marriage certificates, etc. are usually presented. However, foreign documents do not have the same probative value as German civil status documents. To prove the authenticity and correctness of the submitted documents, the embassy can request a review as part of a so-called document review process.

The document review procedure is carried out as standard in cases of family reunification, unless a document review has already been carried out in relation to the applicant in another context. Whether this applies and whether an exception to the requirement is possible must be discussed with the visa office on a case-by-case basis.

For current fees, please inquire at the visa office. The amount is to be paid in cash and in the local currency when the application is submitted.

The documents required for the verification of documents can be found on the relevant information sheet at the bottom of this page. If necessary, additional documents may be required. If this is the case, you will be informed of this after the application has been submitted.

In addition to the original documents, the questionnaire for document verification must also be submitted. This is available for download below.

Find more information on this matter here.