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Upgrading persons who have entered the country through the admission procedure
Service Description
After entering the Federal Republic of Germany, your status was first checked in an initial reception center of the Federal Office of Administration (BVA) and possibly in a certification procedure of the Federal Office of Administration or a federal state (until 2004). If you now claim - possibly years later - that you have been wrongly classified after all, this request can, depending on the legal situation and the course of proceedings
- an application for the issue of an admission decision,
- an application to reopen the admission or certification procedure or
- an application for the issue of a certificate
be.
Process flow
You can apply for an upgrade informally in writing or online.
Written application:
- In response to your informal application, the Federal Office of Administration will consult the previous procedural files, display your application and decide on the application.
Online application:
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Go to the Federal Portal website and complete the application form there electronically.
- Note: You will need your ID card with PIN number to use the online function.
- Submit your application.
- The BVA will check your application.
As the Federal Administrative Court has ruled that applications for certificates must be decided according to the law at the time of entry, applications are generally (over 99 percent) rejected.
Requirements
- Incorrect or no decision on your application for admission or certification
- Possibility of asserting this error despite legal force and lapse of time
Which documents are required?
none
What are the fees?
There are no costs.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
- Objection period: 1 month after notification
- Time limit for legal action: 1 month after notification of the notice of objection
Processing duration
The processing time is up to 6 months. Existing backlogs of rejections can further delay the decision.
Legal basis
- § Section 15 (1) sentence 1 and (2) sentence 1 of the Act on the Affairs of Expellees and Refugees (Federal Expellees Act - BVFG)
- § Section 27 (1) sentence 2 or Section 27 (2) sentence 1 of the Act on the Affairs of Expellees and Refugees (Federal Expellees Act - BVFG)
- § Section 51 of the Administrative Procedure Act (VwVfG)
Applications / forms
- Objection
- Action before the administrative court
Appeal
- Forms available: No
- Written form required: Yes
- Informal application possible: Yes
- Personal appearance necessary: No
- Online service available: Yes
Further Information
Author
Federal Office of Administration (BVA)
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
- Upgrading for persons who entered the country during the admission procedure Issuance when applying from within Germany
Remark: Display of performance in the source portal
Technically approved by
Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs
Professionally released on
13.06.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Competent Authority
Bundesverwaltungsamt (BVA), Standort Friedland - Spätaussiedler
Address
37133 Friedland
Opening times
Monday 08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:30
Thursday 08:00 - 16:30
Friday 08:00 - 15:00