Service Finder
Apply for a residence permit for urgent humanitarian or personal reasons
Service Description
You are seeking a temporary stay in Germany, for example to temporarily care for a seriously ill family member, to undergo urgent medical treatment or to complete vocational training. You are staying in Germany and are not obliged to leave the country.
Then you can be granted a residence permit by the Aliens' Registration Office as long as urgent humanitarian or personal reasons or substantial public interests require your temporary continued presence in the Federal territory.
The residence permit does not entitle you to pursue gainful employment. This can be permitted upon application by the Aliens' Registration Office.
A residence requirement may be imposed on you.
You are entitled to benefits according to the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act.
Family reunification is excluded.
They are not entitled to participate in an integration course. They can only be admitted to participate in courses if there are places available.
Process flow
As a rule, you must apply for your residence permit in person.
- Arrange an appointment at the aliens' registration office responsible for your place of residence. You can also find information about the application process and which documents you need to submit in which form on the respective website of the Aliens' Registration Office.
- During your appointment, your fingerprints will be taken.
If your application is approved, the Aliens' Registration Office will commission the Bundesdruckerei to produce the electronic residence permit in the form of a check card.
With regard to the duration of the procedure until the residence permit is issued, please inform yourself at the responsible Foreigners' Registration Office..
Who should I contact?
The immigration authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence.
Competent authority
The immigration authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence.
Requirements
- Existence of an application for a residence permit
- The applicant is not enforceably obliged to leave the country.
- Urgent humanitarian or personal reasons or substantial public interests must require the temporary presence in the federal territory (justification)
- Fulfillment of the general requirements for issuance (including securing livelihood).
- There must be no grounds for refusal (no interest in deportation, no ban on entry or residence)
Which documents are required?
- current biometric photo
- Proof of identity, if available, e.g. passport, ID card, birth certificate, marriage certificate; citizenship certificate
- If applicable, employment contract or binding job offer
- Proof of health insurance
- Rental contract
What are the fees?
Exemption from fees when receiving social benefits
Fee: 100,00 EURPayment in advance: noFee for the issuance of the residence permit
Fee: 50,00 EURPayment in advance: noFee for issuance of residence permit for minors
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Validity of the residence permit:
- 6 months at the most, if you have not yet resided legally in Germany for at least 18 months (without interruption)
- up to three years if you have already resided legally in Germany for more than 18 months
- Period of action 1 month
Processing duration
You will usually be informed of the duration of the procedure (about 6 to 8 weeks) when you apply for a residence permit by the competent foreigners authority.
Note: The residence permit is issued as an electronic residence title.
Legal basis
- § Section 25 (4) sentence 1 Residence Act (AufenthG)
- § 5 Residence Act (AufenthG)
- § Section 12 Residence Act (AufenthG)
- § Section 29 (3) Residence Act (AufenthG)
- § Section 44 Residence Act (AufenthG)
- § Section 78 Residence Act (AufenthG)
- § Section 78a Residence Act (AufenthG)
- § Section 45 Residence Ordinance (AufenthV)
- § Section 50 Residence Ordinance (AufenthV)
- § Section 53 Residence Ordinance (AufenthV)
- § 1 Asylum Seekers Benefits Act (AsylbLG)
Applications / forms
An appeal against the decision of the Foreigners' Registration Office may be filed with the court specified in the decision.
Appeal
You will receive the following from your local immigration office
Online procedure occasionally possible
Personal appearance required: yes
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry for Migration, Justice and Consumer Protection (TMMJV)
Professionally released on
17.03.2023
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
Competent Authority
Landratsamt Saale-Holzland-Kreis - Ausländerbehörde
Address
07607 Eisenberg
Postal address
07602 Eisenberg
Opening times
Monday 08:30 - 12:00
Tuesday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 15:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 12:00
Thursday 08:30 - 12:00, 13:30 - 17:30
Friday 08:30 - 12:00
Notice:
A personal visit is only possible by prior appointment.
For this purpose, please use non-contact methods (telephone, mail, fax, e-mail, motor vehicle online service) to communicate with our office.