Services and information on the topic: Immigration
Do I need a visa if I want to live in Germany? My partner is German – can I live and work in Germany too? There are many aspects to the topic of immigration into Germany, and lots of questions associated with it. This page provides answers, advisory services, links and much more.
- Apply for a travel allowance for integration coursesOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for admission to the integration courseOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for cost exemption for the integration courseOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for reimbursement of the cost contribution (50 percent) for the integration courseOnline service availableContact person available
- Request a block on the transmission of your data stored in the Central Register for ForeignersContact person available
- Request information from the Central Register of ForeignersOnline service availableContact person available
- Request repetition of up to 300 lessons of the language courseOnline service availableContact person available
- Request self-disclosure of personal information in the visa warning fileOnline service availableContact person available
- Requesting information about oneself from the European Visa Information System (VIS)Online service availableContact person available
- Requesting information on the visa warning file via your own organizationOnline service availableContact person available
- Right of residence under Community law for au pairs from EU member statesContact person available
- Working in the EU
- Apply for a negative certificate (for citizenship) for persons in Germany
- Apply for co-naturalization for your spouse, registered partner or minor childrenContact person available
- Apply for discretionary naturalizationContact person available
- apply for naturalisation under the reparation scheme - for persons expatriated during National Socialism and their descendants - abroadOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for naturalization
- Apply for naturalization
- Apply for naturalization for former Germans abroadOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for naturalization for homeless foreignersContact person available
- Apply for naturalization for persons stateless since birthContact person available
- Apply for naturalization on the basis of marriage or registered partnership with a person who has German citizenshipContact person available
- Applying for a citizenship card for persons in Germany
- Applying for German citizenship as a foreign national with habitual residence abroadOnline service availableContact person available
- Nationality cardContact person available
- Naturalization test Information provision
- Request clarification of the non-existence of an option obligationContact person available
- Apply for recognition as a specialist dentist with a professional qualification from the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.Contact person available
- Apply for recognition as a specialist dentist with professional qualifications from third countriesContact person available
- Apply for recognition as a specialist pharmacist with a professional qualification from a third countryContact person available
- Apply for recognition as a specialist pharmacist with a professional qualification from the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.Contact person available
- Application for a residence permit in the case of a deportation banOnline service availableContact person available
- Application for an extension of the residence permit for urgent humanitarian or personal reasonsOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a certificate of permanent residence for EU/EEA citizens entitled to freedom of movement
- Apply for a residence permit for conditional admission to studies or part-time studiesOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit for employment as a skilled worker with an academic qualificationOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit for self-employed persons who have completed their studies or who work as scientists or researchersOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit for the purpose of researchOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit for the purpose of studyingOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit for the recognition of professional qualifications on the basis of an agreement with the Federal Employment AgencyOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit on urgent humanitarian or personal groundsOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit to attend a general education schoolContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit to carry out a qualification measure with employmentOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit to join other family members of a German nationalOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit to look for a job after completing your trainingContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit to participate in language courses or student exchangesOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit to participate in the European Voluntary ServiceOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for a residence permit to participate in the Federal Volunteer ServiceContact person available
- Apply for a settlement permit for holders of a residence permit on the basis of international law, humanitarian or political reasonsOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for an accelerated skilled worker procedure
- Apply for an electronic residence permitContact person available
- Apply for an extension of the residence permit to search for a training place in order to carry out qualified vocational trainingContact person available
- Apply for educational toleration
- Apply for extension of a residence permit for job search for qualified professionals with professional trainingOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for extension of residence permit for conditional admission to studies or part-time studiesOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for extension of residence permit for job search for professionals with academic educationContact person available
- Apply for extension of residence permit for recognition of professional qualification during employmentOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for extension of residence permit for the purpose of study applicationOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for extension of residence permit to attend a general education schoolOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for extension of residence permit to participate in the European Voluntary ServiceOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for extension of the residence permit for a study-related internship EUOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for residence permit for children born in GermanyOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for settlement permit for EU Blue Card holdersOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for settlement permit for highly qualified professionalsOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for settlement permit for minor foreign childrenOnline service availableContact person available
- Apply for settlement permit for self-employedOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a permanent residence card for third-country national family members of EU citizens entitled to freedom of movement
- Applying for a residence permit extension to look for a job after vocational training
- Applying for a residence permit for cases of exceptional hardshipOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for company training and further education for training and further education purposesContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for family reunification with a person entitled to subsidiary protectionOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for mobile researchersOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for recognition of professional qualifications during employmentOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for refugeesOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for the purpose of applying to universityContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for the purpose of employment for qualified tolerated personsOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for the purpose of research for beneficiaries of international protectionOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for the purpose of school-based vocational trainingOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit for victims of a criminal offense under Sections 232 to 233a StGBOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit in the case of subsidiary protectionOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit to continue a course of study started in another EU countryContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit to look for a job for professionals with academic trainingOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit to look for a training place in order to carry out qualified vocational trainingContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit to take an examination for the recognition of a foreign professional qualificationOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a residence permit to work as a civil servant for a German employerOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for a settlement permit for family members of GermansOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an employment permit for persons with tolerated status
- Applying for an employment permit when you are granted a residence permit
- Applying for an extension of a residence permit for the purpose of employment for (formerly) qualified tolerated personsOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of a residence permit for the purpose of gainful employment for freelancersOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of a residence permit for the purpose of self-employmentOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of the residence permit for a foreign spouse to join a German spouseOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of the residence permit for company training and further education
- Applying for an extension of the residence permit for mobile researchersOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of the residence permit for recognition of professional qualifications based on an agreement with the Federal Employment AgencyOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of the residence permit for the purpose of researchOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of the residence permit to prepare for and study at universityOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of the residence permit to take an examination for the recognition of a foreign professional qualificationOnline service availableContact person available
- Applying for an extension of your residence permit to take part in the Federal Volunteer ServiceContact person available
- Applying for asylumContact person available
- Bestätigung über die Berechtigung zur kurzfristigen Mobilität im Rahmen des unternehmensinternen Transfers BescheinigungOnline service availableContact person available
- Bestätigung über die Berechtigung zur Mobilität zu Studienzwecken BescheinigungOnline service availableContact person available
- Communicate short-term mobility for research purposesOnline service availableContact person available
- Electronic residence permit (eAT)
- Extend mobile ICT card
- Extend residence permit due to outstanding qualification measureOnline service availableContact person available
- Extend residence permit due to school-based vocational training
- Extend residence permit for children born in GermanyOnline service availableContact person available
- Extend residence permit for employment as a skilled worker regardless of qualificationOnline service availableContact person available
- Extend residence permit for employment as a skilled worker with academic trainingOnline service availableContact person available
- Extend residence permit for employment as a skilled worker with vocational trainingOnline service availableContact person available
- Extend residence permit for employment in a civil service position with a German employerOnline service availableContact person available
- Extend residence permit for the family reunification of a foreign minor to the German parentOnline service availableContact person available
- Extend residence permit for the immigration of the spouse
- Extend residence permit in the event of a ban on deportationOnline service availableContact person available
- Extend residence permit to look for a job after completing your studies
- Extend residence permit to look for a job after recognition of foreign professional qualifications
- Extend residence permit to search for a job after research activity
- Extend tolerated stay for training
- Extend your residence permitOnline service availableContact person available
- Extending a residence permit for employment in the public interestOnline service availableContact person available
- Extending a residence permit for the purpose of trainingOnline service availableContact person available
- Extending a residence permit for victims of a crime
- Extending a residence permit on the basis of extensive professional knowledgeOnline service availableContact person available
- Extending a residence permit to continue studies started in another EU countryOnline service availableContact person available
- Extending a residence permit to pursue highly qualified employmentOnline service availableContact person available
- Extending residence permit for exceptional hardship cases
- Extending residence permit for refugees
- Extension of the residence permit for the purpose of research for beneficiaries of international protectionOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for a study-related internship EUOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for employment as a skilled workerOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for employment as a skilled worker regardless of qualificationOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for employment in the public interestContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for family reunification with foreignersOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for freelancersContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for humanitarian reasons
- Granting a residence permit for long-term residents in other EU member statesOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training to look for a jobContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for Swiss nationalsOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for the family reunification of a foreign minor to the German parentOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit for the family reunification of a foreign parent with a German minor
- Granting a residence permit for the parents to join a minor foreigner
- Granting a residence permit for the purpose of training
- Granting a residence permit Mobile ICT card
- Granting a residence permit on the basis of extensive professional knowledgeOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit to carry out a qualification measureContact person available
- Granting a residence permit to look for a job after graduationOnline service availableContact person available
- Granting a residence permit to look for a job after recognition of foreign professional qualificationsContact person available
- Granting a residence permit to look for a job after research workContact person available
- Granting a residence permit to pursue a self-employed activityContact person available
- Issue a residence permit for the purpose of employment
- Issue residence permit for the immigration of the spouse
- Issuing a settlement permitOnline service availableContact person available
- Make a binding declaration to pay for all living expenses incurred by a foreign person or foreign persons as a result of their stay in GermanyContact person available
- Niederlassungserlaubnis für eigenständig aufenthaltsberechtigte Ehegatten beantragenContact person available
- Permit for permanent residence-EGContact person available
- Request change of conditions for employment in case of residence permitContact person available
- Request change or cancellation of the residence regulation of the residence permitContact person available
- Residence permit due to displacementOnline service availableContact person available
- Residence permit for family reasons Issued for the family reunification of a foreign spouse with a German national
- Residence permit for the purpose of gainful employment Extension for self-employed former scientists and researchersOnline service availableContact person available
- Settlement permit for recognised persons entitled to asylum and refugeesOnline service availableContact person available
- Submit details for the issue of a residence card for family members of EU/EEA citizens (except Germany) and EEA citizens
- Submit details for the issue of a residence card for third-country national family members of GermansContact person available
- Submit information on the issuance of a residence card for third-country national family members of EU/EEA citizens (except Germany)Contact person available