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Joining family already living in Germany
Marriage & family
Spouses and unmarried children aged under 18, of foreign nationals living in Germany and holding a residence title, and of German nationals, may be able to move to Germany to live with their relatives. When a residence permit is issued or extended for this reason, the aim is to enable the family to live together in Germany in such a way as to uphold the notions of marriage and family enshrined in Article 6 of the German Basic Law.