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Gabon Spouse Residence

Gabon Residency
Pathway overview

At a glance

If you are married to a Gabonese citizen or a qualifying foreign resident, you can apply for a residence card to live with them. The documents depend on whether your spouse is a citizen or holds a residence card.

Who may qualify
The spouse of a Gabonese citizen or qualifying foreign resident
Marriage
Must be documented with accepted records
Spouse's status
Proof of nationality or a valid residence card

Summary

Gabon offers family residence for qualifying spouses, with different DGDI document lists for a Gabonese citizen’s spouse and a foreign resident’s family. Establish the sponsor's status first, then prepare the accepted marriage and personal records. Residence through marriage does not remove separate requirements for employment or running a business.

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Eligibility

Provide proof of your marriage and your spouse's Gabonese nationality or valid residence card. DGDI, Gabon's immigration authority, publishes different document lists for a citizen's spouse and a resident's family member.

Use the checklist for your situation and prepare the required personal, housing, and payment records, along with any requested support evidence.

Joining your spouse in Gabon
  1. Choose the right checklist Check whether your spouse is a citizen or qualifying resident.
  2. Gather the family records Prepare marriage, status, housing, and personal documents.
  3. Apply for the residence card Follow its conditions and expiry date.

The required documents depend on your spouse’s citizenship or residence status.

What This Route Allows

If approved, you can live with your spouse in Gabon for the period granted. The published residence-card term is two years; follow the conditions and dates on your issued card.

What This Route Is Not

The card does not grant citizenship. If you want to take a job or run a business, you must meet the separate approval requirements for that activity.

Next Steps

  1. Confirm that your spouse's citizenship or residence status qualifies and choose the correct DGDI checklist.
  2. Gather marriage, spouse-status, support, housing, personal, and payment records.
  3. Apply through the required immigration process and follow the card's conditions and renewal dates.

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Other routes in Gabon, plus similar pathways elsewhere.

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