Appointment-System of the German Foreign Office — Teheran

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Dear Sir or Madam

On the following pages you can register to apply for a family reunification visa for stays of more than 90 days.

After successful registration you will receive two e-mails:

1. within 30 minutes: a registration email with your reference number and

2. approximately 4 weeks before the actual appointment: an appointment email with the date and time of your appointment.

Currently, the waiting time between registration and the final allocation of an appointment is over a year (as of August 2024)

Once you have registered, please check carefully whether you have received the registration email and whether the information you have provided is correct. If your details are incorrect, please cancel your registration by clicking on the cancellation link provided in the registration email. You can then carry out a new registration. It is not possible for the embassy to correct incorrect entries.

If an appointment is allocated on the basis of a registration with incorrect information (e.g. errors in the passport number and/or spelling of the name), it is possible that you will not be admitted to the visa section on the day of your appointment.

Please note the following when making a registration:

-          All entries must be made in Latin characters only.

-          All applicants, including minor children (under 18 years of age), require a separate registration

-          Each person may only register once for an appointment. Multiple registrations by the same person will be deleted immediately.

- The data of the person for whom a registration is made must match the data of the person who will attend the subsequent appointment.

- Accompanying persons to the visa appointment are not permitted. Please do not make a separate registration for accompanying persons

Important note for persons with Afghan nationality: Registration in this appointment category is only permitted if you already have your habitual residence in Iran at the time of registration. Habitual residence in Iran is generally assumed if you can prove that you have been living in Iran for at least six months. If you cannot provide proof of at least six months' residence on the day of application, you risk being rejected. It will then not be possible to apply.

Afghan applicants with residence in Afghanistan or without habitual residence in Iran must register via the appointment system of the Embassy Kabul (you can select "Tehran" as the desired place of application). Further information can be found on the following website: Embassy Kabul: Long-term stay - over 90 days

Please register for an appointment only if you have a passport. If you do not currently have a passport, you must register with your Tazkira number. If you do not have a passport or a Tazkira, you must first apply for such a document. You can only register afterwards.

If the reference person has subsidiary protection status, the appointment must be made via the central appointment list set up for this purpose after contacting the IOM family support program. You can find it here: Central appointment list. Registration on the waiting list of the Embassy Tehran in the category "family reunification" is not permitted in these cases.

Once you have read the above instructions carefully, please click on "New appointment" at the bottom of this page to continue the registration process.

 Important note for family members of recognized refugees in Germany:

The registration to apply for a long-term visa for family reunion or marriage is not a timely notification in accordance with Section 29 (2) 1 of the Residence Act!

To benefit from a simplified visa process, the timely notification must be submitted by you or your family member in Germany within 3 months after recognition as a refugee. There are three options:

1. You can take the initial step of submitting a timely notification via www.fap.diplo.de. Follow the instructions and submit the timely notification document with your visa application.
2. Your family member in Germany can submit a timely notification at the competent Alien's Authority in Germany.
3. You or your lawyer can submit a timely notification by sending a letter to the competent mission abroad. Please provide the following information:

• family name, given name, date of birth and passport number of the applicants
• purpose of your trip
• family name, given name, date of birth and residence permit of your family member in Germany

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