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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 EUR
Payment in advance: No
Fee for the issuance of the residence permit

Fee: 50,00 EUR
Payment in advance: No
Fee 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

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)

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