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Prerequisites

• You have a current residence permit.
• You have Turkish citizenship and live and work in Germany or
• You belong to the family of a person with Turkish nationality living and working in Germany, you yourself also have Turkish nationality and live in Germany.

Documents required

• valid passport or passport replacement of your country of origin
• biometric passport photo in electronic form
  • You can have your passport photo taken on-site. A photo booth is available.
  • You can have a passport photo taken by a certified photographer, who will then make it available electronically to the relevant authority via a cloud.
• Additional evidence of employment in Germany (e.g., employment contract, employment certificate, salary slips)
• Additional proof for family members: documentary evidence of kinship (e.g. birth certificate, marriage certificate; for foreign documents with translation and apostille or legalization)

Please note

Deadlines

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Procedure

• You use the provided online service to apply for the extension of your residence permit and upload the required documents.
• The responsible office will then send you an appointment for an interview.
• Please bring all required 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.
• You pay the necessary fees.
• If your application is approved, your fingerprints, signature and a biometric photo will be taken to produce the electronic residence permit (eAT).
• The responsible authority commissions an external agency, the Federal Printing Office, to produce your eAT.
• Once the eAT is ready, you can pick it up in person from the responsible office. The responsible office will schedule an appointment for you.
• If your application is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice stating the reasons for the rejection.

Processing time

Processing will begin immediately at the appointment if all documents are complete. The delivery time for the electronic residence permit from the Federal Printing Office is typically two to four weeks.

Fees

Persons up to the age of 24: EUR 22.80


Persons aged 24 and over: EUR 37.00

Legal remedies

• Contradiction


• Lawsuit before the Administrative Court

Legal basis

Section 4 Residence Act (AufenthG)







Section 52a Residence Ordinance (AufenthV)