Dears,
We want to submit our application for Family Reunification in German Embassy in Riyadh Saudi Arabia, my wife is currently working in Germany for about 2 years already. We know that we need an appointment first via online, but there is no appointments available for almost 1 month of everyday checking on the website. Kindly need your support and advise..
Thanks in advance
Dear @yhzmod I hope you are doing good!
I just wanted to check in if you manage to book an appointment at the German embassy?
Happy if you like to share your experience. Please also let me know if you have further questions.
Dear,
Thanks so much for the follow up and your message, Almost 3 months of checking the appointment everyday in the website and until today there is no available even one appointment, I believe they stop temporarily the Family Reunification Visa processing (Correct me if I'm wrong). We don't know what to do or if we have another way around to submit our documents as we already prepared all of it. The remaining only is to have an appointment to proceed with Visa Application. We can't do anything but to wait and my wife is very sad because she is alone in Germany...
Thanks and Best Regards,
Dear @yhzmod
I am very sorry to hear that you still couldn't book an appointment and totally understand that this is very frustrating and sad for both of you.
Since your wife is working, so I assume she is holding an employment residence permit, the family reunification process isn't on hold. The embassy in Riad seems to have a lot of applications, I assume.
Nevertheless, all of the German embassies and consulates abroad started an online application system. Unfortunately, not all visa application categories are available at this moment. Most locations started with an online application for employment and vocational training. Sadly, this also applies to Riad. Maybe they will implement the online process for family reunification soon, so you can submit your documents online. You might want to check that possibility frequently, too.
My fingers are still crossed, that you will find an appointment soon! Happy, if you like to share in case you catch one.
If you have further questions, please let me know.
Dear @yhzmod thank you for reaching out to us.
It’s great to hear that your wife has already been working in Germany! I understand how difficult and stressful it can be to wait for an appointment, especially when checking the website daily and this brings no results.
Unfortunately, the high applications for family reunification appointments often leads to long waiting times, and it’s not uncommon that no slots are available for several weeks or even months. Nevertheless, we have no information about how to speed this up without exceptions like medical emergencies.
Maybe you can try to book an appointment early in the mornings or very late at night. This sounds strange but there might be slots cancelled or open up at a specific time.
During your waiting time it is very important that you prepare all the necessary documents to be ready, in case there is an open slot for you. Here you can find the checklist with the documents needed: https://saudiarabien.diplo.de/ksa-en/visa-service/family-reunion-2195228
I hope you will be able to book an appointment soon. Please let me know if you have further questions.