Marriage

Immigration

I need some genuine advice. I'm a Sudanese national and asylum seeker currently living in Egypt. I've met an amazing woman—she's Portuguese but lives and works in Germany. We love each other deeply, and I want to marry her because of who she is, not for a visa. She feels the same way.

But we're stuck. We don't know what to do.

Our situation:

· I'm in Egypt with asylum seeker status (not Egyptian) · She's in Germany (Portuguese citizen, working there) · We want to be together, build a life, get married

The questions keeping us up at night:

  1. Should she come to Egypt so we can marry here? I honestly don't want her to live in Egypt—it's not safe or stable for her, and that's not the future I want for us. But is that the only way?
  2. If we marry (wherever), can I join her in Germany? What's the process for a Sudanese asylum seeker in Egypt to get a family reunification visa to Germany? Is it even possible?
  3. How long does this take? We just want to be together and start our lives.
  4. Will German authorities see this as suspicious because I'm a Sudanese asylum seeker and she's EU? I'm terrified they'll think I'm using her, but I'm not. I love her. She's my person.
  5. Any advice from binational couples who've navigated this? Especially Sudanese/German or similar?

I just want to hold her. I don't know which country to aim for or how to make this work without putting her at risk or looking like I have bad intentions. Please be kind—this is already really hard.

Posted Feb 17, 2026, 3:09 AM UTC

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