EU and EEA citizens who have acquired a right of permanent residence can apply to the Foreigners' Registration Office for a certificate of the existence of this right.
You can get a Mobiler ICT card if you come from a country outside the EU or EEA and want to work for more than 90 days in a German branch of a foreign company.
If you want to enter Germany for a long-term stay, you must apply for a national visa.
Third-country nationals Family members of a national from the EU or the EEA can apply for the issuance of a permanent residence card if they have resided legally in Germany with...
You can obtain a residence permit for a study-related internship in the EU if you meet certain requirements for this.
If you have a university degree and would like to pursue an employment in Germany to which the degree qualifies you, you can obtain a corresponding residence permit under...
As an international beneficiary, you can apply for a residence permit to continue studying in another EU country if you meet certain requirements for this.
Tolerated foreigners can obtain a residence permit to carry out employment if they meet certain conditions for this.
As a specialist with vocational training, you can obtain a residence permit to carry out qualified employment if you meet certain requirements for this.
Regardless of your qualification as a specialist, you can obtain a residence permit to work if you meet certain requirements for this.
With a strong practical professional knowledge in the field of information and communication technology, you can obtain a residence permit under certain conditions. However, a...
They can obtain a residence permit to search for a training place in order to carry out qualified vocational training if they meet certain requirements for this purpose.
Residence permit for the recognition of your foreign professional qualification if you have been placed in employment on the basis of an agreement between the Federal Employment...
How do I apply for a residence permit if there is a ban on deportation?
You can obtain a residence permit to carry out a qualification measure for the recognition of your foreign professional qualification and at the same time exercise an employment...
You have successfully completed your studies in Germany and have already received a residence permit to look for a job.
If you are a civil servant with a German employer, you can obtain a residence permit to fulfil your official duties in Germany
If you are a highly qualified foreign national and would like to work in Germany that is commensurate with your qualifications, you can obtain the EU Blue Card under certain...
If you as an employer would like to employ a specialist from a third country, you can apply for an accelerated skilled worker procedure under the power of attorney of the...
You can have your residence permit extended for the recognition of your professional qualification on the basis of an agreement with the Federal Employment Agency if you meet...
Extension of the residence permit for temporary stays
Extension of a residence permit due to a ban on deportation.
You can have your residence permit extended for the purpose of recognising your foreign professional qualification for the purpose of carrying out a qualification period before...
You can have your residence permit extended to continue studying in another EU country before the end of its period of validity if you meet certain requirements for this purpose.
If you are a civil servant with a German employer and have a residence permit to fulfil official duties in Germany, you can apply for the extension of the residence permit.
Have you completed further training as a specialist dentist abroad? Then you can apply for recognition as a specialist dentist in Germany under certain conditions.
Have you completed further training as a specialist dentist abroad? Then you can apply for recognition as a specialist dentist in Germany under certain conditions.
Have you acquired further training abroad as a specialist pharmacist? Then you can apply for recognition as a specialist pharmacist in Germany under certain conditions.
Have you acquired further training abroad as a specialist pharmacist? Then you can apply for recognition as a specialist pharmacist in Germany under certain conditions.
Third-country nationals Family members of an EU or EEA citizen need a residence card for further residence in Germany no later than three months after their entry
You don't have a German passport but would like to live in Germany? Find out more about the requirements here.
If you want to join your German minor, single child in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification.
If you have a right of residence as a third-country national and have a child in Germany, your child can receive a residence permit.
Extension of the residence permit due to special personal reasons or specificity of the individual case
If you have fled Ukraine, you can obtain a residence permit for temporary protection under certain conditions.
You can obtain a residence permit to work as a freelancer if you meet certain requirements.
If you want to work as a researcher at a German research institution and already have a residence permit from another EU member state for the purpose of research, you can...
If you want to join your foreign minor child in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification
Are you a recognised refugee? Then you have to apply for the residence permit.
You can apply for a residence permit valid for a maximum of nine months to find a place at university.
Regardless of your qualifications, you can obtain a residence permit in order to complete in-company vocational training or further education in Germany.
Under certain conditions, you can apply for a residence permit if there is a public, in particular a regional, economic or labour market interest in your employment. However, a...
If you want to take up work as a researcher in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for the purpose of research.
As a researcher, you can obtain a residence permit for the purpose of research under certain conditions
You can obtain a residence permit to complete school-based vocational training in Germany
You can have your residence permit extended for the purpose of school-based vocational training before the end of its period of validity if you want to continue your...
You can obtain a residence permit if you meet certain requirements.
You can obtain a residence permit for the recognition of foreign professional qualifications in order to compensate for the deficits in your professional qualification...
Foreign, minor, unmarried childrencan obtain a residence permit for family reunification in order to establish family cohabitation with a German parent.
You can obtain a residence permit for family reunification in order to establish or continue a marital partnership or registered civil partnership with a German.
If you want to join your foreign spouse or partner in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification if you meet certain requirements for this
How do I apply for a residence permit for a temporary stay if there are urgent humanitarian or personal reasons or significant public interests?
Issuance of a residence permit to testify as a witness in criminal proceedings for trafficking in human beings
How do I apply for a residence permit if I have subsidiary protection?
You can obtain a residence permit to attend school if you meet certain requirements for this
You can obtain a residence permit to carry out a qualification measure if you want to work in Germany, but your professional qualification has not yet been fully recognised by...
After recognition of your foreign professional qualification, you can be granted a residence permit directly afterwards to take up a corresponding employment relationship or...
After successful determination of the equivalence of your foreign professional qualification or receipt of the professional practice permit in Germany, your residence permit for...
If you are in direct contact with your research activity in search of a job or self-employment that meets your qualifications, you will be granted a residence permit for a...
As a researcher, you have a legal right to a work permit to look for a job for a maximum of 9 months directly after your research activity.
If you have successfully completed your training in Germany and are looking for a job that matches your qualifications, you can apply for a residence permit.
After successful completion of your training in Germany, your residence permit for job search can be extended directly afterwards for a maximum of 12 months.
As a specialist with academic training, you can obtain a residence permit to look for a job for a period of six months if you meet certain requirements for this.
As a specialist with vocational training, you can obtain a residence permit to look for a job for a period of six months if you meet certain requirements for this.
You can obtain a residence permit if you intend to take up self-employment.
If you have obtained a temporary residence permit for the exercise of a self-employed activity, this can be extended under certain conditions.
You can obtain a residence permit to take an examination required for recognition if you meet certain conditions
As an EU Blue Card holder, you can apply for a permanent settlement permit under simplified conditions.
As a family member of a German, you can, under certain conditions, apply for a permanent right of residence (settlement permit) after a three-year stay in Germany.
As a foreign, highly qualified specialist with academic training, you can obtain a settlement permit in individual cases without a previous minimum stay in Germany.
As a child born and/or raised in Germany, you can, under certain conditions, obtain an independent (i.e. independent of your parents), permanent right of residence (settlement...
If you are a recognised person entitled to asylum, a refugee under the Geneva Convention or a resettlement refugee, you can, under certain conditions, obtain a permanent...
If you are a late repatriate and would like to resettle to Germany, you and your relatives will first go through an admission procedure.
If you are of German descent and live...
Under what circumstances is the residence permit renewed?
You should apply for an extension of your residence permit in good time before the validity of your child born in Germany expires.
Extension of the residence permit due to the existence of exceptional hardship.
If you have a temporary residence permit for mobile researchers and would like to continue your work at the research institution after the expiry of the fixed-term period in...
You can have your residence permit extended for the purpose of studying before it expires if you meet certain conditions for this.
Foreign, minor and unmarried children with a residence permit for family reunification with a German parent can receive an extension of the residence permit as long as the...
Under certain conditions, you can extend your existing residence permit for the purpose of research
You can extend your residence permit for the purpose of research before the end of its period of validity if you wish to continue your work as a researcher in Germany.
You can have your residence permit extended for spouse reunification with foreigners if you meet certain conditions for this.
Extension of a residence permit for victims of a crime for trafficking in human beings.
In Germany, politically persecuted persons are entitled to recognition as persons entitled to asylum (Basic Law Art. 16). Anyone wishing to exercise this right must undergo a...
The state provides funding for measures and projects to preserve the cultural heritage of the displaced persons. In addition, the state promotes the integration of ethnic German...
Legal provisions for foreigners result from international agreements, the law of the European Union and from national law. In national law, the Residence Act regulates the...
If you have received a notification of admission as a ethnic German repatriate and are registered in Germany at your new place of residence, you will receive the certificate as...
By submitting a declaration of commitment, a third person undertakes to the State to pay for the costs of a foreigner's livelihood in order to help him to stay in Germany,...
Saxony-Anhalt welcomes, supports and encourages those foreigners who live here permanently and wish to acquire German citizenship. To obtain a German passport, you can be...
If you are registered in the Central Register of Foreigners, you can request, under certain conditions, that your data may not be disclosed.
If you want to know what information the Visa Alert File has stored about your organization, you can request information.
If you would like to know what information the Visa Information System (VIS) has stored about you, you can request information.
If you would like to receive information about your data stored in the Central Register of Foreigners, you must submit an application to the Federal Office of Administration (BVA).
If you want to know what information is stored about you in the Visa Alert File, you can request information.
You can have your residence permit extended for the exercise of qualified employment for specialists with academic training before the end of their period of validity if you...
You can extend your residence permit to pursue qualified employment for skilled workers with vocational training before the expiry of your fixed-term contract if you want to...
You can apply for the extension of your residence permit to pursue an employment in which there is a public, in particular a regional, economic or labour market interest, if...
You can have your residence permit extended for the purpose of employment, regardless of your qualification as a specialist, before the end of its period of validity if you...
You can apply for the extension of your residence permit to work with a strong practical professional knowledge if its validity ends soon.
You can apply for the extension of your EU Blue Card if its validity ends soon and you want to continue working in Germany.
You must extend your residence permit, which was issued to you for training and further education purposes, in good time if you want to continue your education or training in...
Nationals who need a visa for a short stay in Germany or in the Schengen area must apply for it in good time before entering the country at one of the missions abroad of the...
