Family Migration

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In general family members of refugess with a protection status have the right to obtain asylum themeselves.  ¹.

Family members that have the right to that are:

• a spouse
• minors, unmarried children
• the parents of unaccompanied minors
• brothers and sisters, if unmarried

There are special documents one needs to fill the qualifications for family migration:

At best one should apply for family migration three months after one has obtained a protection status: That way the permit is obtained more easily. If the three minths have already passed, one hast to provide more supporting documents.

1. http://www.bamf.de/DE/Fluechtlingsschutz/FamilienasylFamiliennachzug/familienasyl-familiennachzug-node.html