Citizens of the European Union (EU) and the European Economic Area (EEA) who have acquired a permanent right of residence can apply to the immigration authorities for a certificate confirming the existence of this right.
In certain cases, employees are obliged to submit an income tax return without prior request by the tax office, because the actual annual tax liability can only be determined by means of an assessment. This is the case, for example, when the ...
You can receive financial support for your studies or internship if your parents do not have a higher income or you have been employed independently for a long time. This support is called BAföG.
If you are the sole heir, you often need a certificate of inheritance as proof of your inheritance rights. If you are the sole heir according to a will or contract of inheritance, you can apply for a sole inheritance certificate.
The tax authorities offer employers who are unable and for whom it is unreasonable to electronically access the wage tax deduction features of their employees a substitute procedure (so-called 'hardship rule'). For this purpose, the employer must ...
If there is a threat to life and limb, health, personal freedom or similar interests worthy of protection, your data stored in the register of residents may be blocked.
If you have been diagnosed with a degree of disability of at least 50, you can apply for a severely disabled person's pass. If your severely disabled person's pass expires or you have lost it, you can apply for a new one.
Withholding church tax on final taxed investment income (e.g. interest from banks): Church tax on final taxed investment income has been automatically withheld since January 1, 2015 and paid to the tax-collecting religious communities. Automatic ...
Submitting a declaration of commitment to cover the maintenance costs on behalf of a foreigner is one way of helping the foreigner to obtain a residence permit if the foreigner himself does not have sufficient means. Depending on the type and ...
If you are married or in a registered civil partnership but live separately, you can demand appropriate maintenance from your partner even before the divorce.
If you want to adopt a child from abroad, you should clarify in advance whether such an adoption will be recognized in the country. Recognition is granted by the family court by means of a ruling.
If you divorce as a married couple, a pension adjustment will take place. This means that pension entitlements acquired during the marriage will be distributed equally between both spouses. However, you can exclude the pension adjustment.
Do you have a residence permit for international, humanitarian, or political reasons? Find out how you can apply for a settlement permit after five years here.
In the area of residence for family reasons, reunification rights are granted for children and spouses to join Germans, foreigners and other family members, if this is necessary to avoid extraordinary hardship. The family is a support or care ...
Animal welfare means the individual protection of each animal, regardless of whether it is wild animals or animals kept in human care. It is about the animal-friendly handling and keeping as well as the protection of the animals during transport ...
If you, as the owner of a property, have rights to another property (servient property), for example a right of way, you can have this recorded in the land register of your property (dominant property).
You can apply for the entry of an actual rights holder in the land register if he or she has not previously been entered in the land register, even though he or she owns the right or property in the land register and you have, for example, an ...
If you are unable to finance a lawsuit or court proceedings yourself, you can, under certain conditions, apply to the court for legal aid or procedural costs.
If you want to have an event recorded, you must apply for this. There is no obligation to schedule an event. Scheduled events are exempt from certain requirements.
Would you like to work as a nursing specialist in Germany? Then you need a state permit. You can have your foreign professional qualification recognised.