Reunion VISA rejection

Hi guys, I applied for a reunification VISA last year December but saw the message that I was rejected 2 days ago. Last month, March, I was given an admission to Ghent university and I'm thinking on reapplying again but this time, for a student VISA.
I don't know how long an appeal will take and I'm not sure if reapplying for a Student VISA is a good idea since they already have my data for reunion then not so long, student VISA again.
Please, I'm open to suggestions
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Hello,

well... they're not complete moron at the immigration...
If you did a family reunion and then you try to be a """fake""" student, they're not likely to grant the visa.
You'll be suspected from the beginning...

And if the family reunion visa has been denied, 99% of the time is because of lack of money.
But as a student you MUST show yourself enough money, so...
It's the snake that bites its tail...

Better improve the file and do a new family reunion visa...
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@olajideabiola239 what was the reason for rejection?

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@AlexFromBelgium Alex, thank you for the clarification. I understand your point. If I am applying for a student visa. I have enough money to support this. The school will resume in September. I need to resume with them, I don't want to wait for another 7-9 months for a decision if i apply for a family reunion visa. I already asked the school; I was told to pay 12,000 Euro into a block account which I don't mind doing. That is my point. Not that I am a fake student. No...... The family reunion thing takes times, (the reason for rejection, I don't know yet, my husband changed apartment in between and took a sublet for a few weeks when his housing contract ended with the university - can't be renewed before getting another place).

I am considering time.


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@Kendy Makere I am still waiting for TLS to contact me to come for my passport and other information about the rejection. #sorry, I was using my husband's account. Just saw that.

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@Emmanuel Olajide yes but you said u applied for a 40ter...this is not the right visa because you are nonEU

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@Kendy Makere Sorry, I mistakenly signed in with my husband's email (this is olajideabiola239). Not a 40ter visa. It's a type D family reunification visa.

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@abiola esther there is 40ter and 10ter..which one did you apply for?

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@Kendy Makere FAMILY REUNIFICATION WITH A NON-EU CITIZEN (art 10).

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you're saying that you've to resume, so it means you're already in Belgium or ...?
I need some clarification...

But if you have enough savings and if you have and a university registration it might work.
I would advice to explain the situation in your cover letter: why family reunion, are you really a student blablabla
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@abiola esther I meant art10. Ok your partner said 40ter initially.  Would like to know why u got rejected though.

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@AlexFromBelgium Let me clarify.

I am not in Belgium, I am in Nigeria. My partner is in Belgium, when he was traveling back Belgium, we applied together for the visa, he got his visa after 2-days, and decision was taken on mine after 6 months (REJECTED). If I get my passport back and see the reason for the rejection, applying again will not work for me. I don't want to wait for another 6-9 months, I will miss classes. 
For my masters' admission at UGent, classes will start in September. So instead of reapplying again for family reunion visa to join my partner, I have enough money saved already, I can travel with my student status-this will be faster.
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