Bringing your family (non-EU)

Family reunification for a non-EU national.

What the law says

You need a residence permit valid for at least one year and a well-founded prospect of long-term residence (Art. 69).
You need stable, regular and sufficient income, suitable housing and health insurance for the whole family (Art. 69).
Who can come: your spouse or registered partner, both over 18, and your unmarried children under 18 whom you have custody of and support (Art. 70).
With shared custody of a child, the other parent must agree (Art. 70).

Dependent parents and adult children who cannot support themselves for health reasons: only with the minister’s permission, and after 12 months of residence (Art. 69 and 70).
No reunification of a second spouse in a polygamous marriage (Art. 70).

By practice area, language and town, in a neutral order.