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EU and EEA citizens who have acquired a permanent right of residence can apply to the immigration authority for a certificate confirming the existence of this right.

If your address changes, you must also have your address changed on your eID card.

If your address changes, you must also have your address changed on your eID card.

If you are a citizen of the European Union or belong to the European Economic Area, you can apply for an eID card to identify yourself online.

If you come from a country outside the European Union and wish to reside in Germany, you must apply for an electronic residence permit (eAT).

If you would like to study in Germany but have not yet fulfilled the conditions for taking up your studies, you can obtain a residence permit for this purpose.

Do you have a university degree and would like to work in Germany as a skilled worker? Then you can obtain a residence permit under certain conditions.

Children and spouses of foreign nationals living in Germany can receive a residence permit for family reasons under certain conditions.

As a skilled worker with vocational training, you can obtain a residence permit for qualified employment if you meet certain requirements.

You can obtain a residence permit if there is an agreement between the Federal Employment Agency and the administration of your country of origin and you have been placed in employment.

Have you completed a degree in Germany or are you working in an academic or research capacity? Then under certain conditions you can become self-employed in Germany with a residence permit.

If you have fled Ukraine, you can obtain a residence permit for temporary protection under certain conditions.

With distinctive practical professional knowledge in the field of information and communication technology, you can obtain a residence permit under certain conditions. However, a formal qualification is not required.

You can obtain a residence permit for the purpose of employment, irrespective of your qualification as a skilled worker, if you meet certain requirements.

If you would like to attend a general school in Germany, you can apply for a residence permit.

You can receive a temporary residence permit to participate in a German language course or a student exchange in Germany.

You can apply for naturalization to obtain German citizenship if you are eligible for naturalization.

As a homeless foreigner, you can apply for naturalization under simplified conditions.

You were born in Germany as a child of stateless parents? Then you are entitled to naturalization under certain conditions.

If you are in possession of a residence permit, you can obtain a permanent settlement permit after five years under certain conditions.

As a holder of the EU Blue Card, you can apply for an unlimited settlement permit under simplified conditions.

As a foreign highly qualified specialist with an academic education, you can obtain a settlement permit without a prior minimum stay in Germany in individual cases.

Highly qualified foreign nationals who wish to pursue employment in Germany that is commensurate with their qualifications can obtain an EU Blue Card.

Third-country nationals who are family members of an EU or EEA national can apply for the issue of a permanent residence cardif they have resided legally in Germany with the reference person for a period of five years.

Under certain circumstances, you can apply for a permanent residence card as a family member at the Foreigners' Registration Office.

Third-country nationals who are family members of an EU or EEA citizen require a residence card for their continued stay in Germany no later than three months after entering the country

If you are a family member of an EU or EEA citizen and come from a third country, you will need a residence card for your continued stay in Germany no later than three months after entering the country.

If you are a family member of a person with German nationality and come from a third country, you can, under certain conditions, invoke the right to freedom of movement and obtain a residence card.

If your marriage or registered civil partnership ends, you can obtain an independent right of residence if the requirements are met.

You can obtain a residence permit for a study-related internship in the European Union ("study-related internship EU") if you meet certain requirements.

Extension of the residence permit due to special personal reasons or special features of the individual case

If you are a third-country national with a right of residence and have a child in Germany, your child can receive a residence permit.

Regardless of your qualifications, you can obtain a residence permit to complete in-company vocational training or further training in Germany.

You can obtain a residence permit to work as a freelancer if you meet certain requirements.

If you wish to work as a researcher at a German research institution and already hold a residence permit from another EU Member State for the purpose of research, you can obtain a residence permit under certain conditions.

If you belong to the group of other family members of a German citizen and your stay in Germany is necessary to avoid exceptional hardship, you can apply for a residence permit for family reunification.

If you want to join your foreign minor child in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification.

You can obtain a residence permit to have your professional qualification acquired abroad recognized with employment in Germany.

If you have been granted refugee protection by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, apply for a residence permit at the immigration authority responsible for you.

Foreign, underage, unmarried children canforeign unmarried children can obtain a residence permit for family reunification in order to establish a family relationship with a German parent.

If you want to join your unmarried German minor child in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification.

If you are looking for a place to study in Germany, you can apply for a residence permit with a maximum validity of 9 months.

Do you have a tolerated stay permit and would like to work in a profession that corresponds to your professional qualifications? You can obtain a residence permit for this under certain conditions.

Under certain conditions, you can apply for a residence permit if there is a public interest in your employment, in particular a regional, economic or labor market policy interest. However, a formal qualification is not required.

If you would like to carry out a research project at a German research institution, 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.

Under certain conditions, you can obtain a residence permit to complete vocational training in Germany.

You can obtain a residence permit if you intend to take up self-employment.

You can obtain a residence permit to prepare for and study at university if you meet certain requirements.

If you wish to join your foreign spouse or partner in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification if you meet certain requirements.

How do I apply a residence permit for a temporary stay in case of urgent humanitarian or personal reasons or substantial public interests?

You are a victim of one of the criminal offenses of human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation (§ 232 StGB), human trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation (§ 233 StGB) or the promotion of human trafficking (§ 233a StGB).

If you have been granted subsidiary protection by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, apply for a residence permit at the immigration authority responsible for you.

Would you like to work in Germany, but your professional qualification has not yet been fully recognized? Then under certain conditions you can obtain a residence permit to carry out a qualification measure.

Would you like to take part in a training course for the recognition of your foreign professional qualification and work at the same time? Then you can obtain a residence permit for this under certain conditions.

As a person entitled to international protection, you can apply for a residence permit to continue a course of study you started in another EU country if you meet certain requirements.

If you are looking for a job or self-employment that matches your qualifications directly after your research work, you will be granted a residence permit for a maximum of 9 months.

If you have successfully completed your studies in Germany, you can apply for a residence permit for up to 18 months to look for a job that matches your qualifications.

As a skilled worker with an academic qualification, you can obtain a residence permit to look for a job for a period of six months if you meet certain requirements.

As a skilled worker with vocational training, you can you can obtain a residence permit to look for a job for a period of six months if you meet certain requirements.

Do you need a residence permit to look for a training place in order to complete qualified vocational training? You can obtain this under certain conditions.

If you would like to take part in European voluntary service, you can apply for a temporary residence permit.

You can obtain a residence permit to take an examination required for the recognition of a foreign professional qualification if you meet certain requirements.

If you are employed as a civil servant by a German employer, you can obtain a residence permit to fulfill your official duties in Germany.

As a family member of a German citizen, you can under certain conditions after a three-year stay in the federal territory a permanent right of residence (settlement permit).

If you are in possession of a residence permit for reasons of international law, humanitarian or political reasons, you can, under certain conditions, obtain an unlimited settlement permit after five years.

If you are a recognized asylum seeker, refugee under the Geneva Refugee Convention or resettlement refugee, you can receive a permanent settlement permit after three or five years under certain conditions.

As the holder of a residence permit for the purpose of self-employment, you can apply for a permanent residence permit (settlement permit) after three years.

Holders of a residence permit to join a spouse whose cohabitation no longer exists and holders of an independent right of residence for spouses can obtain a settlement permit.

As a child born and/or raised in Germany, you can, under certain conditions, obtain an independent (i.e. independent of your parents), unlimited right of residence (settlement permit) at the age of 16.

If you are a third-country national and want to live together with your German spouse or partner in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification.

If you are married to someone or have a registered civil partnership and they apply for naturalization, you and your minor child can also be naturalized.

You can apply to extend your EU Blue Card if it is about to expire and you want to continue working in Germany.

Under certain conditions, you can apply for discretionary naturalization even if you are not entitled to naturalization.

If you want to enable a foreign guest or several foreign guests to stay in Germany, you can undertake to pay for his or her living expenses.

As the holder of a Mobiler-ICT card, you can apply for an extension under certain conditions.

You can apply for naturalization under simplified conditions if you are married to a person who has German citizenship or live together in a registered civil partnership.

If you are in possession of a residence permit and are subject to a residence regulation and would like to move, this is possible under certain conditions.

If you are in possession of a residence permit for employment (gainful employment) and would like to change employer, this is possible under certain conditions.

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.

If you were granted an independent right of residence after the end of your marriage or civil partnership, this can be extended if the conditions for this are met.

If you have a residence permit for a study-related internship EU for a period of less than six months and would like to continue the internship, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit.

You should apply to extend the residence permit of your child born in Germany in good time before it expires.

If you have a residence permit to prepare for your studies and do not yet meet the conditions for taking up your studies, you can apply to extend your residence permit.

If you are employed as a civil servant by a German employer and have a residence permit to fulfill official duties in Germany, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit.

You can have your residence permit for qualified employment for skilled workers with academic qualifications extended before it expires if you wish to continue working in Germany as a skilled worker.

You are in possession of a residence permit due to exceptional hardship.

You can extend your residence permit to work as a freelancer if you wish to continue working as a freelancer in Germany and meet certain requirements.

Once the equivalence of your foreign professional qualification has been successfully established or you have received a license to practice your profession in Germany, your residence permit can be extended for a maximum of 12 months for the purpose of finding a job.

If you have a temporary residence permit for mobile researchers and would like to continue your work at the research institution in Germany after the time limit has expired, you can extend your residence permit under certain conditions.

If you belong to the group of other family members of a German citizen and your stay in Germany is still necessary to avoid exceptional hardship, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit for family reunification.

If you have a residence permit to participate in a European Voluntary Service for a period of less than one year and would like to continue your voluntary service, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit.

You can extend your residence permit for qualified employment for skilled workers with vocational training before it expires if you want to continue working in Germany as a skilled worker

You can have your residence permit for the recognition of professional qualifications extended on the basis of an agreement with the Federal Employment Agency if you meet certain requirements.

Under what circumstances is the residence permit extended?

You can have your residence permit for the purpose of studying extended before it expires if you meet certain requirements.

Foreign, underage 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 family partnership continues.

If you have a residence permit for the purpose of finding a place to study and the total period of validity of nine months has not yet been reached, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit.

Foreign nationals who have received a residence permit for employment as former tolerated persons can apply for an extension of their temporary residence permit.

You can apply for an extension of your residence permit to pursue an occupation in which there is a public interest, in particular a regional, economic or labor market policy interest, if its validity is about to expire.

You can have your residence permit for employment extended before it expires, regardless of your qualification as a skilled worker, if you wish to continue your employment in Germany.

You can apply for an extension of your residence permit for the purpose of exercising an occupation with distinctive professional skills if its validity is about to expire.

If you, as a graduate of a higher education course in Germany or as a former holder of a residence permit as a researcher or scientist, have a residence permit for self-employment, this can be extended again.

You can extend your residence permit for the purpose of research before it expires if you wish to continue your work as a researcher in Germany.

Under certain conditions, you can extend your existing residence permit for the purpose of research.

You can have your residence permit for the purpose of school-based vocational training extended before it expires if you wish to continue your school-based vocational training in Germany.

If you have been granted a temporary residence permit for self-employment, this can be extended under certain conditions.

You can apply for an extension of your residence permit, which was issued to recognize your foreign professional qualification, if the maximum validity period of two years has not yet been exhausted.

You should apply for an extension of your residence permit in good time before your residence permit expires in order to look for a training place for qualified vocational training.

You can have your residence permit for the subsequent immigration of spouses extended if you meet certain requirements.

As a third-country national with a residence permit for family reunification with a German spouse or civil partner, you can apply to extend your residence permit as long as your marriage or civil partnership continues.

An extension of the residence permit beyond the six-month period of issue is not permitted as long as you have not legally resided in Germany for at least 18 months when the residence permit was first issued.

Extension of a residence permit for victims of a human trafficking offense.

You must extend your residence permit, which was issued to you for training and further education purposes, in good time if you wish to continue your training or further education in Germany.

Your residence permit was issued for at least one year. It can be extended if the ban on deportation and the other conditions for issuing the permit are met.

You should apply for an extension of your residence permit in good time before it expires in order to continue attending a school in Germany.

You can have your residence permit extended for the purpose of completing a training course for the recognition of your foreign professional qualification before it expires if you meet certain requirements.

You can extend your residence permit to continue a course of study you started in another EU country before it expires if you meet certain requirements.

As a researcher, you have a legal entitlement to a work permit to look for a job for a maximum of 9 months directly following your research activity.

You have successfully completed your studies in Germany and have already received a residence permit to look for a job.

Once you have successfully completed your training in Germany, your residence permit can be extended for a maximum of 12 months to enable you to look for a job.

As a skilled worker with an academic qualification who has already received a residence permit to look for a job, you can apply for an extension of the residence permit up to a maximum total duration of six months.

As a skilled worker with vocational training who has already received a residence permit to look for a job, you can apply for an extension of the residence permit up to a maximum total duration of six months.

You can apply for an extension of your residence permit that was issued to you for taking an examination for the recognition of your foreign professional qualification.

A foreigner is obliged to leave the federal territory if they do not have the required residence permit or if the foreigners authority has determined that they do not have the right to enter and reside in the country.

If there are any changes to the data stored on your electronic residence permit (eAT), you must notify the competent authority.