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Family Reunification for Subsidiary Protection Beneficiary

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Which family relationships qualify?

The official page on the family procedure in asylum matters (last updated 12 June 2026) lists as family members of a person with protection status: the parent of a minor status holder; the spouse or registered partner, if the marriage or registered partnership already existed before entry; children who were unmarried minors or dependent at the time of the application; and the legal representative of an unmarried minor status holder, if that legal representation already existed before entry. That page describes the family procedure and does not state separately whether the same definition applies to reunification from abroad.

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  • That page describes the family procedure and does not state separately whether the same definition applies to reunification from abroad.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

Family members of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection can only apply for family reunification after a waiting period, and further requirements have to be fulfilled. The official source does not state the length of the waiting period.

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  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    Family members of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection can only apply for family reunification after a waiting period. In addition, further requirements have to be fulfilled.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm what is important for proving the family relationship.

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  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    Family members of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection can only apply for family reunification after a waiting period. In addition, further requirements have to be fulfilled.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The official source states that further requirements have to be fulfilled but does not state what they are. The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities.

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  • The captured official page does not establish every condition for this route; verify the remaining route-specific rules before approval.
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    Family members of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection can only apply for family reunification after a waiting period. In addition, further requirements have to be fulfilled.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

Family members of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection can only apply for family reunification after a waiting period, and further requirements have to be fulfilled; the official source does not state the length of the waiting period. A sponsor below the age of 18, or with children abroad who have urgent medical problems or will soon turn 18, is directed to the Austrian Red Cross for counselling. The Austrian Parliament reported on 17 December 2025 that recognised refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection may bring family members to Austria only in a few exceptional cases: the regulation suspending family reunification entered into force on 3 July 2025 and was extended until 2 July 2026, and the Asylum Act would in principle allow a further extension until the end of September 2026. The checked official sources do not state whether the suspension was extended beyond 2 July 2026. The official sources checked do not state how the application is made, what rights the family member receives or how long the status lasts.

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  • Family members of beneficiaries of subsidiary protection can only apply for family reunification after a waiting period, and further requirements have to be fulfilled; the official source does not state the length of the waiting period.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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