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180 routes

• Albania

  Family Reunification (Albania)

  If a close family member already holds residence in Albania, this route lets you join them and build toward settlement together.

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• Algeria

  Business Visa (Short Stay)

  The business visa is Algeria's short-stay route for a foreign national travelling to do business - meetings, negotiations, a mission for an employer, or work with an Algerian partner.

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• Algeria

  Family Visa

  The family visa is the consular route for a foreign national who wants to visit relatives in Algeria and who is not an Algerian citizen.

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• Andorra

  B.1. Residència per raons de reagrupament: autorització inicial

  Andorra's B.1 authorisation lets a family member come and live in the Principality with a relative already there.

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• Antigua & Barbuda

  Antigua and Barbuda CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than donate: you buy into a government-approved property development in Antigua and Barbuda and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• Antigua & Barbuda

  Antigua and Barbuda CBI - University of the West Indies Fund

  For larger families seeking citizenship of Antigua and Barbuda: a donation route designed for bigger households that also helps fund the University of the West Indies and can include a tuition scholarship for one family member.

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• Argentina

  Residencia temporaria por reunificación familiar

  Argentina's family-reunification residence is the permit for people whose claim on the country is a relative rather than a job.

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• Armenia

  Temporary Resident Card (family basis)

  Armenia's family route runs through the ordinary Temporary Resident Card, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs draws the family circle unusually widely.

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• Australia

  Subclass 820/801 — Partner and Subclass 309/100 — Partner (Provisional and Migrant)

  Australia's partner migration route is a single two-stage process that runs under two different pairs of subclasses depending on where you are when you apply.

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• Austria

  Family Reunification (Familiennachzug)

  Residence permit for spouses and children of RWR Card, Blue Card, and permanent residents — spouses receive work rights via the RWR Card Plus.

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• Azerbaijan

  Temporary Residence Permit (family ties)

  For you if you have close family in Azerbaijan: a temporary residence permit can be granted on the basis of a family relationship to an Azerbaijani citizen or a resident, letting you live in the country and, in time, move toward permanent residence.

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• Bahamas

  Bahamas Homeowner Residence Card

  If you own a home in The Bahamas, the homeowner residence card gives you and your immediate family a smoother right to come and go and reside while you keep that property.

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• Bahrain

  Family / Dependant Residence Permit

  Residence permit allowing an expatriate resident in Bahrain to sponsor a spouse, children and certain dependants, issued through the NPRA / LMRA residence services.

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• Belarus

  Private-Purpose Entry Visa

  Belarus private-purpose visa route for family, invitation, medical, accompanying-family and related private-affairs cases.

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• Belize

  Family Residence (Spouse and Dependants)

  For spouses and dependants of someone settled in Belize: this family route lets you live in the country based on your relationship to a Belizean or a resident.

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• Bhutan

  Dependent Permit

  Family or dependant permission for eligible dependants connected to an approved Bhutan-based sponsor.

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• Bolivia

  Permanent Residence (Permanencia Definitiva)

  Bolivia settled-status route for foreign nationals with at least three years of permanence, with extension rules for close dependants.

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• Bolivia

  Temporary Family Residence (Permanencia Temporal)

  Temporary family permanence for foreign nationals with qualifying family, dependency, affinity or marriage links in Bolivia.

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• Bosnia & Herzegovina

  Temporary Residence for Family Reunification

  Temporary residence route for marriage to a Bosnia and Herzegovina citizen, extramarital community with a citizen or family reunification.

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• Botswana

  Permanent Residence Application

  Botswana's Permanent Residence status, granted by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship under the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, is open to non-citizens who have resided lawfully in Botswana continuously for at least 5 years, are of good character and good standing in society, have made significant con…

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• Botswana

  Residence Permit - Dependants

  For dependent family members of someone living in Botswana: this category of the residence permit lets dependants, including younger adults (18-25) and older relatives (65+), reside on the basis of their sponsor, applied for through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

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• Botswana

  Residence Permit - Spouse of a Botswana Citizen

  For the foreign husband or wife of a Botswana citizen: this category of the residence permit lets you live in Botswana on the basis of your marriage, and it can place you on the path toward longer-term settlement.

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• Brazil

  Family reunion residence (VITEM XI)

  Residence authorization for family members of Brazilian nationals or of immigrants who hold residence in Brazil, under Interministerial Ordinance 12/2018.

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• Brunei

  Dependent Pass (family of pass holders)

  For you if your spouse or parent holds a Brunei work pass: the Dependent Pass lets close family live in Brunei for the validity of the main holder's pass - though it does not, by itself, let you work.

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• Brunei

  Permanent Residence (discretionary, long-term)

  For you if you intend to settle in Brunei for life: permanent residence confirms a long-term right to live there - but please read the honesty note, because it is discretionary and the official categories set qualifying periods of up to twenty years of residence or marriage.

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• Bulgaria

  Family reunification residence in Bulgaria (visa type D and residence permit)

  Bulgaria's family reunification route is available to a foreigner who already holds a residence permit valid for at least one year.

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• Burkina Faso

  Family, Study or Long-stay Authority Check

  Burkina Faso lite authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where public route-level checklists are not stable.

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• Burundi

  Establishment Visa

  Two-year Burundi long-stay establishment visa for foreign residents and dependants.

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• Burundi

  Permanent Resident Visa

  Burundi permanent-resident visa for qualifying long-term residents, investors and family cases.

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• Cameroon

  Carte de résident du conjoint d'une personne de nationalité étrangère

  Cameroon's carte de résident has a distinct family route, and it is worth knowing that it exists as its own case with its own document list rather than as a variation on the main one.

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• Canada

  Family class sponsorship of a spouse or common-law partner

  Spousal and common-law sponsorship is Canada's family reunification route to permanent residence for the partner of a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

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• Canada

  Global Talent Stream (GTS) work permit

  The Global Skills Strategy (GSS) offers faster, roughly two-week processing for certain highly skilled temporary workers' work permit applications, covering both LMIA-required (Global Talent Stream) and LMIA-exempt jobs, as well as accompanying family members, provided the application is submitted complete and onlin…

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• Cape Verde

  Visto de Residência para reagrupamento familiar

  The fourth purpose for which Cabo Verde grants a residence visa is family reunification with a resident foreigner.

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• Cape Verde

  Visto Temporário (tratamento médico e visita familiar)

  Cabo Verde's temporary visa also carries a personal branch: alongside business and professional purposes, the authority lists medical treatment, family visits, and remaining in national territory for periods longer than three months and shorter than one year for other reasons considered admissible by the competent a…

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• Central African Republic

  Family, Study or Long-stay Authority Check

  Central African Republic lite authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where public checklists are not stable.

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• Chile

  Residencia Temporal - Family reunification

  Subcategory 1 of Chile's Residencia Temporal permit is the family route.

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• China

  Q Family Reunion Visa (Q1 and Q2)

  For you if you are family of a Chinese citizen or a permanent resident of China: the Q visa is the family-reunion route, with a long-stay Q1 (leading to a residence permit) and a short-stay Q2 for visits.

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• Colombia

  Visa M Conyuge o Companero de Nacional

  The Migrant (M) visa for the spouse or permanent partner of a Colombian national.

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• Colombia

  Visa M Inversionista / Socio o Propietario

  The Migrant (M) visa for foreign investors and business owners or partners in a Colombian company.

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• Comoros

  Family, Study or Long-stay Authority Check

  Comoros authority-check route for family, study, research beyond short stay or longer stays where route-level public checklists are not stable.

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• Congo - Brazzaville

  Family, Study or Long-stay Authority Check

  Republic of Congo authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where stable public checklists were not found.

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• Congo - Kinshasa

  Family-Visit Flying Visa eVisa

  DRC electronic family-visit flying visa type for short visits, leading to a seven-day single-entry VAP at the point of entry.

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• Costa Rica

  Temporary Residence - Family Tie (Vinculo)

  Temporary residence based on a family tie (vinculo) to a Costa Rican or to a legal resident.

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• Côte d’Ivoire

  Spouse Resident Card

  Resident-card route for a foreign spouse supported by a spouse in Cote d'Ivoire, using ONECI and Service Public evidence guidance.

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• Croatia

  Temporary stay for the purpose of family reunification

  Croatia allows a third-country national already lawfully resident there to be joined by close family members who are themselves third-country nationals, through a temporary stay for the purpose of family reunification.

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• Cuba

  Family Visa A-2

  Consular A-2 family visa for spouses or children of Cuban citizens of another nationality travelling to stay with Cuban family members.

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• Cyprus

  Visitor temporary residence permit

  Cyprus temporary residence route for visitors and dependants who are not allowed to work in Cyprus.

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• Denmark

  Au pair residence permit

  Denmark's au pair residence permit, administered by the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), is a cultural-exchange permission — not a work permit: a young foreign national lives with a Danish host family to learn the language and culture, sharing the family's daily life in exchange fo…

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• Denmark

  Family Reunification (Familiesammenfoering)

  Residence permit for spouses and children of residents in Denmark — includes an attachment requirement and financial conditions.

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• Denmark

  Start-up Denmark

  Start-up Denmark is the two-stage founder route for non-EU/EEA, non-Swiss citizens (and Danish citizens bringing overseas family): first the business plan must be approved by the Startup Denmark expert panel, then the founder applies separately to the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI…

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• Dominica

  Dominica CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than donate: you buy into a government-approved property development in Dominica and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• Egypt

  Family Residence Permit (Egypt)

  A residence permit for the spouse and dependent children of an Egyptian national or a foreign resident, tied to the family relationship and renewable, but never permanent.

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• Equatorial Guinea

  Family, Study or Long-stay Authority Check

  Equatorial Guinea authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where stable public checklists were not found.

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• Eswatini

  Temporary Residence Permit — Dependants

  The dependants category of the Temporary Residence Permit is how a spouse or child joins a foreign national already lawfully resident in the Kingdom of Eswatini.

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• Fiji

  Special Purpose / Co-Extensive Permit to Reside with a Family Member

  For people joining a family member in Fiji: this lets a spouse or dependent reside with a permit holder or, in some cases, with a Fiji citizen family member.

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• France

  Carte de séjour pluriannuelle — travailleur saisonnier

  France's multi-year 'travailleur saisonnier' (seasonal worker) residence card lets a non-European foreign national come to France repeatedly for seasonal work not exceeding a cumulative 6 months per year, while keeping their habitual residence abroad; it does not entitle the holder to family reunification.

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• France

  French Tech Visa for Founders (Passeport Talent - Porteur de projet)

  France's French Tech Visa for Founders, part of the "Talent – Innovative Economic Project" (Passeport Talent – Porteur de projet) residence-permit family, requires the founder to demonstrate an innovative economic project to be developed in France with official recognition of its innovative nature by the Regional Di…

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• France

  Regroupement familial

  France's family reunification procedure, governed by the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (CESEDA articles L434-1 to L434-12, with the general regime at article L441-9), lets a non-European foreign national residing in France on a residence permit bring in their spouse and minor children.

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• Gabon

  Family or Friend Visit eVisa

  Gabon eVisa purpose route for family and friendly visits, with hosting-certificate evidence in the official eVisa flow.

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• Georgia

  Residence Permit for the purpose of Family Reunification

  Georgia's family reunification residence permit is issued to the family members of an alien who already holds a Georgian residence permit.

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• Germany

  Anerkennungspartnerschaft (recognition partnership, §16d(3) AufenthG)

  The recognition partnership — Anerkennungspartnerschaft — is the German route that inverts the usual order: instead of getting your foreign qualification recognised first and then coming to work, you come to work in skilled employment WHILE the recognition procedure runs, with your employer legally committed to help…

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• Germany

  Family reunification with a third-country national in Germany (§§27-38a AufenthG)

  Germany's family-reunification route, based on Sections 2(3) and 27 to 38a of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz), lets spouses, registered partners and minor children accompany or join a third-country national who already holds a valid German residence title, subject to adequate accommodation and a secure livelih…

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• Germany

  Subsequent immigration to join German family members (§§27-36 AufenthG)

  This is Germany's family reunification route for relatives of a GERMAN national — legally distinct from, and materially more generous than, reunification with a third-country resident.

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• Ghana

  Residence Permit (Dependant)

  The dependant's residence permit is how a family follows a foreign worker or a former Ghanaian into legal residence in Ghana.

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• Greece

  Digital Nomad Visa (Psifiakos Nomas)

  Remote work DNV 7pct flat tax on foreign income for 7 years EUR3500/mo 2yr renewable partner via civil cohabitation agreement Law 5275/2026

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• Grenada

  Grenada CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than donate: you buy into a government-approved property development in Grenada and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• Grenada

  Grenada Permanent Residence

  For people who want to settle long-term in Grenada through the ordinary residence rules - for example after several years of living there, or through marriage to a citizen - rather than through investment.

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• Guatemala

  Temporary Residence - Family (Residencia por motivos Familiares)

  For close family of a Guatemalan or of a resident: this residence lets you live in Guatemala based on your family relationship, such as being a spouse, child or parent.

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• Guinea

  Long Term Visa - Family

  Guinea long term visa family evidence route for spouses and minors where the official VLS tab asks for marital or parental relationship proof.

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• Guyana

  Visitor Visa

  The Visitor Visa is Guyana's short-stay permission for people coming for tourism, family visits or any other non-working purpose, and it is applied for online through the Immigration Support Services e-services portal run by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

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• Honduras

  Family Residence

  Honduras residence quality for dependants of foreign residents and close relatives of Honduran citizens by birth.

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• Hungary

  Residence permit for the purpose of family reunification

  Hungary lets a third-country national who already holds a qualifying status bring close family to live with them.

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• Hungary

  White Card – residency for digital nomads

  Hungary's White Card is a residence permit issued to a third-country national (a non-EEA/non-Hungarian-national who is not a family member of an EEA national, or a stateless person) who either has a verified employment relationship with an employer outside Hungary and performs that job remotely from Hungary using di…

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• Iceland

  Residence Permit for Family Reunification (Iceland)

  If a close family member is an Icelandic citizen or holds a qualifying permit, this route lets you join them and build toward settlement together.

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• India

  Business Visa ('B' Visa)

  The Business Visa ('B' Visa) is issued under Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) FAQ guidance for foreign nationals of assured financial standing who wish to visit India to establish or explore setting up an industrial or business venture, purchase/sell goods, attend board or technical meetings, recruit manpower, act as …

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• Indonesia

  E31A Visa Keluarga Suami/Istri WNI

  Visa index E31A is the family limited-stay visa for the foreign husband or wife of an Indonesian citizen — the route commonly called the spouse KITAS.

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• Ireland

  Long stay (join family) visa and family of an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen

  Ireland treats family reunification differently depending on whether your sponsor is an Irish national or an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen exercising free movement rights, and Immigration Service Delivery runs the two as separate schemes.

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• Israel

  Aliyah - Immigration under the Law of Return

  Immigration to Israel under the Law of Return, open to Jews, their children and grandchildren, and eligible spouses, leading to Israeli citizenship.

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• Israel

  Status through Marriage to an Israeli Citizen or Permanent Resident

  Graduated procedure through which the foreign spouse or partner of an Israeli citizen or permanent resident obtains legal status, progressing over several years toward permanent residence or citizenship.

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• Jordan

  Family / Follower Residency

  For families joining a resident in Jordan: this "follower" residency lets a spouse and children reside with a primary residence-permit holder or a Jordanian family member.

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• Jordan

  Investor Residency (Qualifying Real-Estate Purchase)

  For people buying qualifying property in Jordan: this residency lets a real-estate investor and their family live in Jordan based on a property purchase that meets the threshold.

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• Kazakhstan

  Family reunification visa "C2" and temporary residence permit

  Kazakhstan builds family reunification around the inviting person rather than around the applicant.

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• Kazakhstan

  NeoNomad Visa (category "B12-1")

  The NeoNomad Visa is category "B12-1" in Kazakhstan's visa rules, sitting in the tourist family of visas immediately after the ordinary "B12" tourist visa.

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• Kenya

  Class A Work Permit (Prospecting and Mining)

  Work permit for a foreign national engaging, alone or in partnership, in prospecting for minerals or mining in Kenya.

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• Kenya

  Dependant's Pass

  The Dependant's Pass is the authorisation Kenya issues to a foreigner who is a dependant of a Kenyan citizen, a permit holder, a permanent resident or an exempted person.

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• Kenya

  Permanent Residence

  Permanent residence in Kenya is regulated by sections 37, 38 and 39 of the Kenya Citizenship and Immigration Act 2011, and the Directorate of Immigration Services sets out exactly who may apply online through the eFNS portal, together with their children and spouses.

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• Kiribati

  Visitor Visa

  Kiribati visitor visa route for tourists, family visitors, business visitors, guardians, dependent children and limited-purpose visits.

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• Kuwait

  Article 22 Family / Dependent Residency

  For the spouse and children of someone already resident in Kuwait.

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• Laos

  Stay Permit Card for Investors and Family

  Stay Permit Card route for foreign investors and qualifying family after entry on the correct Lao business visa.

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• Latvia

  Residence permit for family reunification (Latvia)

  If you are lawfully resident in Latvia you can bring a defined circle of close family: your spouse, your and your spouse's minor children, and persons in your or your spouse's care.

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• Lebanon

  Annual Residence for Family Members

  Annual residence categories for listed family members of Lebanese citizens or foreign residents.

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• Lebanon

  Embassy Business Visit Visa

  Commercial-visit visa route supported by an invitation from a Lebanese commercial partner.

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• Lebanon

  Family Visit Visa

  Short family-visit visa route requiring the general embassy visa file plus evidence of the family relationship.

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• Lesotho

  Visitor, Joining Relative or Marriage Entry Visa

  Lesotho private-visit and family-linked entry visa categories for visitors, relatives joining a resident or citizen, and marriage cases.

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• Liberia

  Family, Study or Long-stay Authority Check

  Liberia authority-check route for family, study or longer stays where public route-level checklists are incomplete.

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• Libya

  Family Visit Electronic Visa

  Libya eVisa purpose for short family visits, not a family-reunification or residence route.

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• Lithuania

  Family member in Lithuania — temporary residence permit for family reunification

  Family reunification in Lithuania is built around who your sponsor is.

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• Lithuania

  Permanent Residence Permit (Lithuania)

  A Lithuanian permanent residence permit is the settlement status: it lets you live and work in Lithuania without the extra procedures a temporary permit holder faces, gives you access to compulsory health insurance, lets you bring family, and opens state benefits on conditions similar to those for Lithuanian citizens.

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• Madagascar

  Visa-immigrant, motif Regroupement Familial

  Madagascar's family reunification route is the lightest of the immigrant-visa categories in what it adds, and that simplicity is the point: where the worker category demands seven employer documents and the investor category seven company documents, family reunification adds just two, and only one applies to any giv…

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• Malawi

  Business Residence Permit

  The Business Residence Permit, known throughout the Malawian system as the BRP, authorises a foreign national to reside in Malawi in order to carry on, practise or engage in a business, profession or occupation for gain, profit or reward as a self-employed person, a partner or a proprietor.

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• Maldives

  Dependent Visa

  Visa for immediate family members of expatriates in professional categories working in the Maldives.

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• Maldives

  Marriage Visa

  Visa for a foreign national married to a Maldivian to remain in the Maldives.

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• Malta

  Nomad Residence Permit

  Remote worker digital nomad permit English EU only 30-day approval 15pct flat tax cohabiting partner explicitly supported with 2yr docs partner has right to work

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• Mauritania

  Family, Medical, Culture or Sport e-Visa

  Mauritania e-visa route for family visits, medical travel, culture, sport or similar short-stay reasons listed on the official ANRPTS form.

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• Mexico

  Temporary Resident Visa

  Mexican visa for people intending to stay more than 180 days and up to 4 years, usually based on economic solvency, family or other qualifying grounds.

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• Mexico

  Visa by family unit

  Mexican family-unity visa route for qualifying relatives of Mexican citizens or foreign residents.

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• Moldova

  Dreptul de ședere provizorie în scop de nomad digital

  Moldova runs a dedicated digital nomad track inside its provisional residence system, listed by the General Inspectorate for Migration alongside work, study, investment and family reunification as one of the purposes for which a foreigner staying longer than 90 days can be granted the right of residence.

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• Moldova

  Dreptul de ședere provizorie pentru reîntregirea familiei

  Family reunification heads the list of purposes for which the General Inspectorate for Migration grants the right of provisional residence in Moldova.

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• Mongolia

  Private and Family Residence (H-series)

  For you if you have close family in Mongolia or are joining a relative there: this route gives you a residence permit on private or family grounds, supported by an invitation and proof of your relationship.

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• Montenegro

  Privremeni boravak radi spajanja porodice

  Family reunification heads the list of purposes for which Montenegro grants temporary residence under Article 38 of the Law on Foreigners (Official Gazette of Montenegro nos.

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• Morocco

  Visa ordinaire - Regroupement familial (mariage mixte ou lien de parente)

  Morocco's family route is published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad as an ordinary visa category with a precise name: regroupement familial (mariage mixte ou lien de parente) - family reunification through a mixed marriage or through a family tie.

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• Nauru

  Dependant's Visa

  Nauru dependant's visa for dependants of business, residence or certain temporary settlement visa holders.

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• Nauru

  Residence Visa

  Nauru residence visa for a dependant of a Nauruan citizen.

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• Nepal

  Relationship Visa

  Nepal's Relationship Visa is the family route inside the Department of Immigration's Non-Tourist visa family.

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• Netherlands

  Residence permit for partner

  The Dutch partner permit lets a foreign spouse, registered partner or unmarried partner live in the Netherlands with a sponsor who already lives here.

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• New Zealand

  Fee Paying Student Visa

  The Fee Paying Student Visa is New Zealand's main study visa for international students who pay their own international tuition fees, whether funded by themselves, their family, a loan or a partial scholarship.

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• New Zealand

  Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa

  The Partner of a New Zealander Resident Visa grants residence to the partner of a New Zealand citizen or resident.

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• New Zealand

  Working Holiday Visa

  New Zealand's working holiday visas are bilateral schemes: each is created by an agreement between New Zealand and a partner country, and you can only apply if you are a citizen of a country on that list.

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• Nigeria

  Investors Visa

  Nigeria's investor route is not a single visa but a graded family of Investors Visas sitting inside the Permanent Residence Visa group of the Nigeria Immigration Service.

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• North Korea

  Work, Study or Residence Authority Check

  North Korea high-caveat authority-check route for work, study, residence, family, media, NGO or local-status cases.

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• North Macedonia

  Long-Stay D Visa for Family Reunion

  D visa route linked to temporary residence for family reunion or close family of a North Macedonia citizen.

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• Oman

  Family Joining Visa

  Visa allowing an eligible expatriate employee in Oman to sponsor their spouse and dependent children, issued by the Royal Oman Police.

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• Pakistan

  Family Visit Visa

  Pakistan family route for foreign citizens of Pakistani origin and their spouses visiting and staying with family members.

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• Palau

  Residence, Family or Study Authority Check

  Palau authority-check route for residence, family or study cases where public route-level checklists are incomplete.

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• Panama

  Married to a Panamanian (Casado con Panameno/a)

  Residence for the foreign spouse of a Panamanian citizen, leading to permanent residence.

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• Papua New Guinea

  Permanent Residence

  Papua New Guinea permanent residence classes for specified executives, investors, professionals, religious workers, retirees and PNG family cases.

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• Papua New Guinea

  Visitor Visa

  Papua New Guinea visitor route for holidays, sightseeing, social visits and visiting friends or family.

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• Peru

  Calidad migratoria de familiar residente (mayores de edad)

  The familiar residente category lets an adult foreign national live in Peru on the strength of a proven family tie — either to a Peruvian or to a foreign national already resident in Peruvian territory.

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• Philippines

  Immigrant Visa by Marriage (13A)

  Section 13(a) of the Philippine Immigration Act gives the foreign spouse of a Filipino citizen a non-quota immigrant visa — permanent residence that does not count against the annual numerical limit.

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• Poland

  Poland.Business Harbour (PBH) — D23 IT Specialist Visa

  Poland.Business Harbour (PBH) is a Polish government programme, run by the Chancellery of the Prime Minister together with partner IT companies, that fast-tracks a national D23 visa for engineers and IT-sector workers relocating to Poland.

  • Employer sponsor required
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• Portugal

  Family reunification residence visa (visto de reagrupamento familiar)

  Portugal's family reunification visa is unusual in the order it demands, and getting that order wrong is the commonest way a case is lost.

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• Qatar

  رخصة الإقامة العائلية (قانون رقم 21 لسنة 2015)

  Family residence in Qatar is not a separate programme with its own brochure — it is Article 12 of Law No.

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• Romania

  Family reunification — long-stay visa D/VF and temporary residence permit

  Romania's family reunification route starts with the sponsor, not the relative.

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• Samoa

  Citizenship by Descent, Permanent Residence or Marriage

  Samoa citizenship routes by descent, permanent residence or marriage under the official Citizenship Services page.

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• Samoa

  Temporary Residence for Family Support or Reunion

  Samoa temporary resident permit for family reunion or family support purposes.

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• San Marino

  Family Reunification Stay Permit

  Temporary stay permit for family reunification with a spouse or children, or for cohabitation cases named by San Marino guidance.

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• San Marino

  Registered Residence Permit

  Long-term San Marino residence for family reunification with a citizen, business establishment or management positions.

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• São Tomé & Príncipe

  Residence-Fixation Authorization - Family

  SMF e-Cidadao residence-fixation authorization route for family-link cases in Sao Tome and Principe.

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• Saudi Arabia

  Premium Residency

  Saudi Arabia's Premium Residency is not one permit but a family of seven, administered by a dedicated body — the Premium Residency Center — and published as a single e-service on the national GOV.SA platform.

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• Serbia

  Привремени боравак по основу спајања породице

  Family reunification is one of the four statutory grounds for temporary residence in Serbia under the Law on Foreigners (Official Gazette of the RS nos.

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• Seychelles

  Dependant's Permit

  Family permit for a foreign spouse or minor child of a Seychelles citizen to reside with that citizen in Seychelles.

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• Seychelles

  Residence Permit

  Residence route for people with a family or domestic connection to Seychelles, or a special contribution to its economic, social or cultural life.

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• Seychelles

  Visitor's Permit

  Short-stay permission for holiday, pleasure, business or visiting friends and family, with extensions possible up to a total of twelve months.

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• Singapore

  Dependant's Pass (DP)

  The Dependant's Pass is how an Employment Pass or S Pass holder brings immediate family to Singapore, and eligibility rests entirely on the working spouse's own pass and salary rather than on the family members themselves.

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• Slovenia

  Temporary residence permit for the purpose of family reunification (Slovenia)

  Slovenia lets a third-country national already settled there bring family on a temporary residence permit for the purpose of family reunification, but the right does not arrive on day one.

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• Solomon Islands

  Dependent / Family Relationship Visa

  Solomon Islands dependant and family relationship visa categories for dependants of residents or citizens.

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• Solomon Islands

  Student Visa

  Solomon Islands student visa category for students and dependants of students.

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• South Africa

  Relative’s Visa

  The Relative’s Visa may be issued for the prescribed period by the Director-General to a foreigner who is a member of the immediate family of a South African citizen or a permanent resident, provided that the citizen or permanent resident provides the prescribed financial assurance.

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• Spain

  Autorización de residencia temporal por reagrupación familiar (temporary residence by family reunification) — Hoja 8

  Reagrupación familiar is the residence authorisation granted to relatives of a foreign national already resident in Spain, exercised as a right by that resident.

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• St. Kitts & Nevis

  St Kitts and Nevis CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than make a donation: you buy into a government-approved property development in St Kitts and Nevis and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• St. Kitts & Nevis

  St Kitts and Nevis Permanent Residence

  For people who want to settle long-term in St Kitts and Nevis through the ordinary residence rules - for example after a qualifying period of living there, or through marriage to a citizen - rather than through investment.

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• St. Lucia

  Saint Lucia CBI - Approved Real Estate

  For people who would rather own an asset than donate: you buy into a government-approved property development in Saint Lucia and, in return, you and your family can apply for citizenship.

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• Suriname

  Business, Internship and Work-Related Visit Visa

  Short-stay visa route for business, internship and work-related travel purposes that are not covered by ordinary visa-free tourism or family visits.

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• Suriname

  Entry Fee and Visa-Free Tourism or Family Visit

  Tourism and family-visit entry framework for nationals covered by Suriname visa abolition, with a government entry-fee voucher requirement.

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• Suriname

  Residence Permit for People of Surinamese Origin

  Residence route for people of Surinamese origin and qualifying family members, including fixed-term residence up to two years and indefinite-stay filing.

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• Sweden

  Work Permit

  Sweden's work permit is issued by the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket) to any non-EU/EEA/Swiss national — no nationality is excluded on the source page — who has an employment offer in Sweden, whether as a regular employee, a self-employed person, a temporary or seasonal worker, or an accompanying family …

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• Switzerland

  Family reunification — Familiennachzug (Art. 42–47 FNIA)

  Swiss family reunification is not one rule but a ladder, and where you stand on it depends on the sponsor's own status.

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• Tajikistan

  Work Visa Category M

  Tajikistan work visa category for foreign citizens and stateless persons entering or staying for labour activity, plus family members.

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• Thailand

  Non-Immigrant Visa "O" (Family / Spouse of a Thai national)

  Category "O" is the residual limb of Thailand's Non-Immigrant visa, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs uses it for family life.

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• Timor-Leste

  Resident Stay Authorization Visa

  Visa to establish residence in Timor-Leste for professional activity or family reunification.

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• Timor-Leste

  Temporary Stay Visa

  Timor-Leste temporary stay visa covering study, specialized activity, short volunteering and dependants.

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• Trinidad & Tobago

  Residence as a Sponsored Parent or Grandparent

  For parents and grandparents of a Trinidad and Tobago citizen or resident: this family route lets your son, daughter or grandchild sponsor you for residence in the country.

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• Trinidad & Tobago

  Residence as Spouse of a Citizen or Resident

  For people married to a Trinidad and Tobago citizen or resident: this is the family route to residence, based on your marriage rather than on time in the country.

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• Tunisia

  Octroi de la carte de sejour pour etrangers - mariage

  This is the Tunisian residence card applied for on the basis of marriage.

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• Türkiye

  Family Residence Permit

  The family residence permit is Türkiye's family reunification permit, regulated by Articles 34 to 37 of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection No.

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• Uganda

  Dependant Pass

  The dependant pass is how a family joins someone who already has lawful status in Uganda.

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• Uganda

  Multiple-Entry Visa

  The multiple-entry visa is Uganda's answer for the traveller who comes back repeatedly - a regional consultant, a trader, someone with family on both sides of a border - and who would otherwise be applying for a fresh single-entry visa every trip.

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• Ukraine

  Temporary Residence Permit for Family Reunification

  Temporary residence route for spouses and family members joining a Ukrainian citizen or qualifying resident.

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• United Kingdom

  Family visa (partner or spouse)

  The Family visa as a partner or spouse is the UK Home Office's route for joining a partner in the UK.

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• United Kingdom

  Standard Visitor visa

  The Standard Visitor visa is the United Kingdom's single short-stay permission: it covers tourism, visiting family and friends, permitted business activities, short courses of study, recreational courses, transit and medical treatment, and it normally allows a stay of up to 6 months.

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• United States

  EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program

  EB-5 is the United States' employment-based fifth-preference immigrant visa: an investor who puts the required capital into a new US commercial enterprise and creates ten permanent full-time jobs becomes a lawful permanent resident, together with a spouse and unmarried children under 21.

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• United States

  Green Card for the Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (Immediate Relative, IR1/CR1) and F2A for a Green Card holder's spouse

  This is the United States' family-based permanent residence route for a husband or wife, and the single most important thing to understand about it is that it splits in two depending on whether the sponsoring spouse is a US citizen or a green card holder — the paperwork is nearly identical, the waiting time is not.

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• Uruguay

  Residencia Legal - Permanente por vínculo uruguayo

  This is Uruguay's family route to permanent residence, and it is unusually generous in two ways: it goes directly to permanent status with no temporary stage, and it is open to any foreign national regardless of nationality — what matters is the Uruguayan relative, not the applicant's passport.

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• Uzbekistan

  Visitor entry visa (PV-1, PV-2) and compatriot entry visa (VTD)

  Uzbekistan has no single "family reunification visa"; it has three visitor categories, and which applies depends on who in Uzbekistan is inviting you.

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• Vanuatu

  Residence Visa (Partner / Child ground)

  For the partner or child of someone settled in Vanuatu - for example a Vanuatu citizen or a resident.

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• Vatican City

  Authorised Residence

  Residence authorisation in Vatican City State for tightly defined family, domestic-collaborator or other appropriate cases under the Governorate law.

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• Vatican City

  Office or Service-Linked Citizenship

  Highly limited Vatican City State citizenship linked to cardinals, Holy See diplomats, office or service residence, papal authorisation and defined family cases.

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• Venezuela

  Visa de Transeúnte Familiar Venezolano

  The Visa de Transeúnte Familiar Venezolano is the visa granted to the close family of a Venezuelan citizen, and its scope is defined precisely rather than loosely.

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• Vietnam

  Family / Dependent Visa (TT)

  Dependent visa for the spouse, children or parents of certain visa holders or of Vietnamese citizens.

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• Vietnam

  Permanent Residence Card

  Vietnam's permanent residence status for qualifying long-term residents, including certain family of Vietnamese citizens and contributors.

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