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Prerequisites

• You have a valid residence permit:
  • as a recognised asylum seeker,
  • as a recognized refugee under the Geneva Refugee Convention or
  • as a resettlement refugee.
• You have been living in Germany with a residence permit for at least five years. The time spent in the asylum procedure is included in this calculation.
• You or your spouse or life partner have a permanent work permit.
  • For a regulated profession, you or your spouse or life partner need the necessary professional authorization (for example, a license to practice or a professional permit).
• You have no criminal record.
• There is no interest in deporting you. You have not yet received a deportation order.
• The grounds for your recognition as an asylum seeker, person entitled to asylum, or refugee still apply. The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) will review three years after your recognition to determine whether the grounds still apply.
• If you were recognized as a refugee or asylum seeker in 2015, 2016 or 2017, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) has confirmed that your recognition will not be revoked or withdrawn.
• If you wish to obtain a permanent residence permit after 3 years:
  • You have a good command of the German language (level C1),
  • You and your spouse or life partner jointly provide for your livelihood and that of your family members in the same household.
  • You can usually cover at least 75% of your living expenses yourself without government assistance.
• If you wish to obtain a permanent residence permit after 5 years:
  • You have German language skills (level A2),
  • You and your spouse or life partner jointly provide for your livelihood and that of your family members in the same household.
  • You can generally cover at least 50% of your living expenses yourself without state assistance. This requirement is waived if you have reached retirement age.

Documents required

• valid passport or passport replacement
• biometric passport photo in electronic form
  • You must take a passport photo on-site. A photo booth is available for your convenience.
• Employment or extension contract
• current certificate from the employer
• last 12 pay slips
• Certificate 鈥淟iving in Germany鈥�
• Language certificate
  • if applying after 3 years: C1
  • if applying after 5 years: A2
• Rental agreement with current rent
• If necessary, the competent authority requires further documents, information or evidence

Please note

If you have proven that you have acquired the necessary language skills during your school leaving certificate, your training or your studies in Germany, you do not need a language certificate or the 鈥淟iving in Germany鈥� certificate.

If you are unable to learn a language due to illness or disability, you must provide appropriate documentation, such as a doctor's report or confirmation of a place in a residential care facility.

Deadlines

Apply for a settlement permit at least 6 - 8 weeks before your current residence permit expires.




The settlement permit is valid indefinitely. The electronic residence permit card issued with it is valid for 10 years and must then be updated.

Procedure

• You use the online service to apply for a permanent residence permit and upload the required documents.
• The responsible office will then send you an appointment for an interview.
• Please bring all necessary documents, preferably in original, to the appointment.
• The responsible authority will check your identity and your documents.
• If your application is approved, your fingerprints, signature and a biometric photo will be taken to produce the electronic residence card (eAT card).
• The responsible authority commissions an external agency, the Federal Printing Office, to produce the eAT card.
• As soon as it's ready, you'll receive a notification and can pick it up in person from the responsible office. The responsible office will schedule an appointment for you.
• If the application is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice with the reasons for the rejection.

Processing time

Processing usually takes 6 - 8 weeks if all documents are complete.




It takes approximately 4 - 6 weeks for the Federal Printing Office to produce the electronic residence permit.

Fees

no

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Section 26 paragraph 3 Residence Act (AufenthG)







Section 23 paragraph 4 of the Residence Act (AufenthG)







Section 9 paragraph 2 sentence 1 numbers 4 to 6, 8 and 9, sentences 2 to 6, paragraph 3 sentence 1 and paragraph 4 Residence Act (AufenthG)