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Prerequisites

• You are resident in Germany.
• Your residence status is secured.

What other requirements you must meet depend on the type of residence permit you have. The responsible authority will provide you with further information. You can also check this yourself using the online service provided.

Documents required

• valid national passport, passport substitute or ID card substitute
• Biometric passport photo in electronic form
  • You will receive a QR code, which the photo studio will give you when creating your electronic passport photo
  • You can also take a passport photo on-site. A photo booth is available.
• If available: current residence permit
• If applicable: current benefit notice from the job center or social welfare provider

Please note

Deadlines

You should apply for your new eAT at least four months before your current document expires. If you have lost your eAT, you must apply for a new one immediately.

Procedure

• If your eAT card has been stolen, report this crime to the police.

Regardless of whether you are applying for an eAT for the first time or whether you need a new eAT because your current card has expired, been lost or stolen, the further procedure remains the same:

• You use the provided online service to apply for a residence permit and upload the required documents.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and, if necessary, ask you to submit further documents or information.
• The responsible office will then send you an appointment for a personal interview.
• Please bring all necessary documents, preferably in original, to the appointment.
• The responsible authority will check your identity and documents.
• The competent authority shall involve other authorities where necessary.
• If your application for a residence permit is approved, your fingerprints, signature and a biometric photo will be taken to produce the eAT.
• You pay the fee
• The responsible office will commission an external agency, the Federal Printing Office, to produce your eAT. At the same time, you will receive an appointment to pick up your eAT.
• Once your eAT is ready, pick it up at the scheduled appointment time from the responsible office where you submitted your application.

Processing time

Processing time is approximately 4-8 weeks. Depending on the volume of work at Bundesdruckerei, it may take longer for the final issuance of the electronic residence permit.

Fees

Issuing a new eAT card costs

• for adults: 67.00 EUR


• for minors: 33.50 EUR

If not only the eAT card needs to be replaced but your residence permit also needs to be extended, higher fees apply. The exact amount depends on the type of residence permit you have:

• Residence permit, EU Blue Card or ICT card:
  
  
  
  • First-time issue: 100.00 EUR
  
  
  • Extension: 93.00 EUR - 96.00 EUR
  
  
  • Change of purpose: 98.00 EUR
  
  


• Mobile ICT card
  
  
  
  • First-time issue: 80.00 EUR
  
  
  • Extension: 70.00 EUR
  
  


• Residence permit (depending on the legal basis): EUR 34.50 - EUR 147.00


• EU permanent residence permit: 109.00 EUR


• Residence card, permanent residence card, UK residence document or UK cross-border commuter residence document: Fee equal to the fee charged for issuing identity cards to Germans.

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Section 4 Residence Act (AufenthG)





Section 78 Residence Act (AufenthG)





§§ 44 ff. Residence Ordinance (AufenthV)





Annex D14a to the Residence Ordinance (AufenthV)