If your address changes, you must also have the new address changed on your identity card or change it yourself online. You can find more information here.
Do you have a residence permit because of your Swiss citizenship or because you are a family member of a Swiss citizen? Learn how to apply for an extension of your residence permit here.
Issuing an EU Blue Card to highly qualified foreigners to pursue employment that is appropriate to their qualifications. The EU Blue Card is issued for four years if the employment contract is permanent or has been concluded for a period of at ...
The EU long-term residence permit is a permanent residence permit. It is similar to the settlement permit in many respects, but gives the holder additional rights in other EU countries
Do you have a residence permit for the purpose of joining your spouse or are you a spouse with independent residency status? Learn how to apply for a settlement permit here.
If you are not a German citizen, you may need an electronic residence permit (eAT) as proof of your residence status. Further information can be found here.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs can grant you a confirmation of admission. Following the confirmation of admission, you can apply for a residence permit or settlement permit.
If you are one of the other family members of a German person and your stay in Germany is necessary to avoid exceptional hardship, you can apply for a residence permit for family reunification.
If the exceptional hardship reasons that led to the granting of your temporary residence permit continue to exist, you can apply for an extension under certain conditions.
Foreigners who want to stay in Germany need a residence permit. Since September 1st, 2011, the electronic residence permit (eAT) has replaced the residence permit issued as an adhesive label: the residence permit, settlement permit and EC long ...
If you, as a person of foreign origin, lose your national passport in Germany, you must immediately take certain steps to secure your residence status and ensure the renewal of your documents.
Have you returned to Germany after having previously lived legally in Germany as a minor? Learn how to apply for an extension of your existing residence permit here.
Are you completing an apprenticeship, completing a training course, studying, or attending a language course in Germany and already have a residence permit? Learn how to extend or change your residence permit here.
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.
If you have been granted a residence permit or settlement permit as a result of a promise of admission, you can apply for an extension under certain conditions.
If you, as a third-country national, would like to live in Germany with your German spouse or life partner, you can apply for a residence permit for family reunification.
If you, as a parent, have a residence permit because your minor child also has a residence permit, you can have your residence permit extended under certain conditions.
If you move to Hamburg from another federal state, you must register. You must also register if you move to a new main or secondary residence in Hamburg.
Au pairs who are not citizens of a member state of the European Union (EU member state) or of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland have a residence permit for the purpose of au Apply for pair employment. After registering at the registration ...
The initial issuance of a residence permit to holders of tolerated status and asylum seekers takes place at the Central Aliens Authority at the Office for Migration. Foreigners who already have a valid visa or residence permit and EU citizens ...
Minor unmarried children who live with a well-integrated adolescent or young adult in a family relationship can obtain a residence permit. Under certain conditions, they can apply for an extension of this residence permit.
When you register or deregister your residence, you will receive an official registration confirmation as proof. Further information can be found here.
Spouses, life partners and unmarried minor children who live with a permanently integrated foreigner in a family community can receive a temporary residence permit. Under certain conditions, you can apply for an extension.
If your spouse or life partner is a well-integrated person of foreign origin and you have a temporary residence permit due to this relationship, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit under certain conditions.
With a resident's certificate, you as the owner or other authorized person receive information about the condition of a property and the adjacent development system in terms of development contributions.
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.
Tolerated persons who have been living in Germany without interruption for at least five years on October 31, 2022 should receive an 18-month residence permit.
Does your residence permit contain restrictions on your place of residence? Learn how to apply for a change to the ancillary conditions at the Office for Migration of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Sport (BIS) here.
The public health service advises and monitors facilities (residential care facilities) with regard to compliance with hygiene regulations. In shared facilities, such as retirement and nursing homes, it is necessary to ensure that personal hygiene is ...
If you are living in Hamburg without valid residence papers and need medical care, you can contact the relevant office at the Refugee Center. Further information is available here.
Do you want to pursue an apprenticeship, study, or preparatory language course in Germany and require a residence permit? Learn how to apply for one here.
Do you have a residence permit because you work in Germany? Learn how to apply for an extension of your residence permit at the Hamburg Welcome Center for Professionals (HWCP) here.
Are you eligible for asylum, a resettlement refugee, or a refugee under the Geneva Convention? Learn how to apply for a permanent residence permit here.
If you, as a person of foreign origin, lose your national passport in Germany, you must immediately take certain steps to secure your residence status and ensure the renewal of your documents.
Would you like to broker real estate or loan agreements on a commercial basis? You need official permission for this. This also applies if you want to manage residential real estate on a commercial basis or prepare and carry out construction projects.
The Hamburg-Mitte tax office is responsible for people without a permanent place of residence who have their habitual place of residence in the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
If you need a registration certificate, you can apply for one locally at your registration office. You will receive a certificate from the register of residents containing the data stored about you.
Do you want information from the population register for the period from 1963 to 1990? Learn how to obtain information about a person from the microfilm archive here.
