Gabon - Apply for a Spousal visa or Family Visa

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Procedure

• The applicant is required to download a Visa application form.http://visaapplicationrequirements.com/gabonese/
• The applicant should also acquire a cover letter from his employer so as to start applying for a business visa.
• The applicant is required to pay visa fees at a designated bank and acquire a receipt acknowledging payment.
• The applicant then submits a fully filled and signed visa application form together with the payment receipt and cover to a Gabon embassy in their country or at an entry point into Gabon.
• After a few days a Gabon Visa will be issued to the applicant upon fulfilling all the requirements for Visa application.

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Required Documents

• Passport Application form duly completed
• Marriage certificate
• Certificate of good conduct
• Proof that the marriage was not entered into for the purpose of acquiring immigration or citizenship status (joint sworn affidavit)
• Proof that the marriage is subsisting (applicable to spouses)
• Copy of national passport
• Copy of Gabon passport or identity card of the Gabon spouse
• 2 passport size photographs

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of Foreign affairs, Cooperation, Francophonie & Regional Integration

Bote Postale 2245,

Libreville

Telephone  :+241 (1) 727-600/ 742-370

Fax :+241 (1) 742-375

Gabons embassies, high commissions or consulate offices in foreign countries. A list of these plus their contacts can be downloaded from http://gabon.embassyhomepage.com/gabonese_visa_information_gabon_visa_service_cheap_flights_gabon_hotels_libreville_travel_insurance_gabon_embassy_london.htm

Eligibility

A foreigner who is a spouse, civil partner or de facto partner to a Gabon citizen is eligible for the spousal visa.

Fees

• Single entry .US$50.
• Multiple entry .US$100.

Validity

Valid for 90 days then renewal is required.

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Processing Time

Processing of a Gabon spousal Visa takes between 14 to 30 working days.

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Instructions

• First off you will need to enter Gabon on a visitor's visa.
• You need to present proof of marriage to the immigration department.
• You must be in possession of a valid passport with blank pages where the Visa will be placed.
• Once you obtain your spousal Visa you do not need to renew your Visitors Visa once it expires after 6 months.
• A spousal Visa does not guarantee a foreigner to work in Gabon.

Required Information

1. Full name
2. Sex
3. Name of parents
4. Date/country/place of birth
5. Profession
6. Nationality at birth
7. Present nationality
8. Country of residence
9. Contact address passport number
10. Date of issue of passport
11. Expiry date of passport
12. Reasons for entry
13. Date of entry
14. Duration of stay

Need for the Document

A Spousal visa in Gabon is issued to the spouse, partner or de facto partner of a resident or citizen of Gabon to enable the couple reside in Gabon. Your spouse must be a Gabon national for you to obtain a spousal Visa.
The spousal Visa permits entry into Gabon through any border posts, sea ports and airports. However the possession of a Gabon Visa is not the final authority to enter Gabon as one has to contact the Department of documentation and immigrations in Gabon for details and authorization.

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External Links

http://gabon.embassyhomepage.com/gabonese_visa_information_gabon_visa_service_cheap_flights_gabon_hotels_libreville_travel_insurance_gabon_embassy_london.htm

http://visaapplicationrequirements.com/gabonese/

http://visaapplicationrequirements.com/gabonese/

http://gabonese.embassy.uk.com/gabonese_visa_application_form.php

http://www.migrationexpert.com.au/visa/australian-embassy/gabon

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