When you do not qualify for family reunification other options might be possible
Suppose your wife is studying in a European country and you would like to accompany her but she does not have the income to sponsor you for a spousal visa. Let me give you some ideas. 1) Why not start a study yourself if you have money in the bank? Here in The Netherlands that gives you a residents permit as a student. Other EU countries might have a similar system. Moreover a foreign degree looks quite good on one's resume. 2) Have your heard of the Blue Card system? EU blue card holder | Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). It comes down to employers hiring personnel that will get a very high salary because they cannot find suitable employees within the EU. In The Netherlands we also have the Knowledgemigrant permit (kennismigranten). Salary requirements are lower. 3) Then there is researcher? Researcher | Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) Also for researchers there are good opportunities within the EU and the position comes with...