VISAS TO JOIN HUSBAND/WIFE/PARENTS

DOCUMENTS/FORMS TO BE SUBMITTED

• Two white forms "Application for a Residence Permit", duly filled in and signed by
the applicant
• 4 passport-sized photographs
• Proof of Marriage

1. If Marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954: then the following need to be
submitted:

• Marriage Certificate
• Proper Birth Certificate under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969, if the
applicant was born on 01.04.1971 or later.or,
• if birth occured before 01.04.1971 and a birth certificate cannot be issued and a
later registration is not possible: Certificate of Non-Traceability of Entry in Birth
Register/Not-Found-Certificate and
• Matriculation Certificate or Middle School Board Certificate or School Leaving
Certificate containing the date of birth
• Divorce Judgement and Decree, if applicable

2. After religious Marriage according to Hindu rites and registration under the Hindu
Marriage Act, 1955 (HMA):

• Marriage Certificate registered under the HMA

• Religious Marriage Certificate of the temple (Mandir)/Gurudwara
• Photographs of the wedding
• If one of the spouses did not belong to the Hindu religion before the marriage:
Conversion Certificate, duly signed by the party, and an Affidavit of voluntary
conversion by free will and not under duress etc.
• Proper Birth Certificate under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969, if the
applicant was born on 01.04.1971 or later. or,
• If birth occured before 01.04.1971 and a birth certificate cannot be issued and a
later registration is not possible: Certificate of Non-Traceability of Entry in Birth
Register/Not-Found-Certificate and
• Matriculation Certificate or Middle School Board Certificate or School Leaving
Certificate containing the date of birth
• Divorce Judgement and Decree, if applicable

3. After Marriage under Shariat Law:

• Nikahnama (signed by the Qazi) with a translation into English

• if the husband did not belong to the Islam religion before the marriage:
Conversion Certificate, duly signed by the party, and an Affidavit of voluntary
conversion by free will and not under duress etc.
• Proper Birth Certificate under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969, if the
applicant was born on 01.04.1971 or later.
• or, if birth occured before 01.04.1971 and a birth certificate cannot be issued and
a later registration is not possible: Certificate of Non-Traceability of Entry in Birth
 Register/Not-Found-Certificate and
• Matriculation Certificate or Middle School Board Certificate or School Leaving
Certificate containing the date of birth
• Divorce Judgement and Decree, if applicable

4. After Marriage under the Christian Marriage Act:

• Marriage Certificate issued by the vicar/priest who solemnised the marriage

• Photographs of the wedding
• Proper Birth Certificate under the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969, if the
applicant was born on 01.04.1971 or later.or,
• If birth occured before 01.04.1971 and a birth certificate cannot be issued and a
later registration is not possible: Certificate of Non-Traceability of Entry in Birth
Register/Not-Found-Certificate and
• Matriculation Certificate or Middle School Board Certificate or School Leaving
Certificate containing the date of birth
• Divorce Judgement and Decree, if applicable

For the above mentioned cases (1-4), the following additional documents may be
required:

• Current valid Ration Card of the bridgedoom's/bride's familiy with English

translation showing the relationship between the persons mentioned. The Ration
Card should cover at least the last 2 years.
• Affidavits by the parents of the Indian spouse and the sarpanch stating date of
birth and civil status before the marriage. These affidavits should not be older
than 6 months! It should either be stated before a Magistrate or be confirmed by
him.
• Affidavits of the spouses about number and age of the biological and/or adopted
children (should the wife be expecting a child, kindly also state)
• Certificate of Residence or Residence Permit of the spouse living in Germany

The application is forwarded by the Embassy to the competent Foreign Registration

Office in Germany for their consideration. It may be that the German Authorities wish the
Indian documents to be verified. Then the spouse living in Germany or the authorized
lawyer has to declare that the cost of the verification (present up to 750 Euro) will be
borne by the applicants.

Verification of Indian documents and necessary authentications/attestations by the

Indian authorities:

The documents submitted have to be presented to the Embassy in original with English
translation. A translation into German is not necessary.

All Indian documents/certificates have to be attested as follows:

1. Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate In New Delhi the Subdivisional

Magistrate (SDM)

2. the State Government of the issuing Authority, Dep. of Home Affairs, in Punjab known
as "Overseas Indians Cell"
3. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Consular Section, Patiala House, New Delhi.
Documents with the stamp "Seen in the Consular Section" cannot be accepted. The
correct authentication is: "The Signature of Secretary/Additional Secretary/Deputy
Secretary/Under Secretary/Ass. Secretary/Section Officer of the State Government
attested."

Matriculation/Middle School Certificates issued by a "State Education Board" have to be

attested by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Education,
Shastri Bhawan) followed by the MEA.

School Leaving Certificates are to be authenticated by the District Education Officer

followed by the procedure mentioned under no. 1-3.