# Inviting your partner

## Before you invite

Inviting a partner means taking on their subscription, so a few things need to be true before you start.

- **You need an active Protea subscription**: You'll be covering your partner's Protea seat
- **You need their mobile number**: The invite is sent on WhatsApp
- **One partner at a time**: A family has room for two adults, so you can have one partner

Your partner does not need a Fynbos account yet. If they're new, the invite includes a sign-up link.

## Sending an invite

You can invite your partner from the family setup flow or straight from your members list.

1. Navigate to **Settings**, then **Family**
2. Tap **Invite your partner** (or **Set up your family**, then **My partner**)
3. Enter your partner's **Mobile number**, selecting their country if they're not in South Africa
4. Tap **Send invite**

Your partner appears in the members list as **Invite pending** while you wait. The invite expires after 7 days if it isn't accepted.

## Cancelling an invite

You can withdraw an invite at any time before it's accepted.

1. Navigate to **Settings**, then **Family**
2. Tap the **Invite pending** row
3. Tap **Cancel invite**

The row disappears from your members list and you can invite someone again.

## Accepting an invite

When someone invites you, Fynbos sends you a WhatsApp message. Opening it brings you to the invitation screen.

1. Open the invite from WhatsApp, or tap the **Family** entry in *Settings*
2. Review who invited you and what they'll cover
3. Tap **Accept invite**, or **Decline** if you'd rather not join

If you're invited while you're still signing up, the invitation appears as a step in the sign-up flow before you choose a subscription.

> **Note**: You can only be in one family. If you're already in a family with someone else, leave that one before accepting a new invite.

## What happens to your subscription

Accepting an invite moves your Protea access onto the inviter's subscription.

**If you have no subscription**: You're added to their subscription and get Protea access straight away.

**If you're paying for your own Protea subscription**: Your subscription is cancelled and you're refunded for the unused portion, then you're covered by the family subscription instead.

**If someone else already sponsors you** (an employer, for example): You stay on that sponsorship for now, and the family subscription takes over when it ends.

Either way, the person who invited you sees the whole family on their *Subscription* page, with each member's cost and any age discount applied. See [Your subscription](#uf796dPXt) for how family pricing is calculated.

## Bringing your children with you

If you already have child profiles when you accept an invite, they come with you into the new family. They stay yours — your new partner sees nothing about them until you share each child deliberately.

Turning on sharing is covered in Family sharing.