Apply for extension of residence permit to participate in the European Voluntary Service

If you have a residence permit to participate in a European Voluntary Service for a period of less than one year and would like to continue your voluntary service, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit.

As a participant in the European Voluntary Service, you have been issued a residence permit. If the host organization agrees with you in writing to extend your service, your residence permit can also be extended.

The prerequisite for this is that the maximum duration of the residence permit of one year has not yet been exhausted.

If you have not yet reached the age of 18, you will also need the consent of your legal guardians for the extension.

In addition to participating in the voluntary service, you are not permitted to pursue additional employment

The following is responsible for processing the application the foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence is responsible.

• Recognized and valid identity document (e.g. passport or passport substitute)
• Original agreement with the host organization to carry out the European Voluntary Service (with job description, information on the duration of the voluntary service, working hours, working conditions, supervision, remuneration and any training measures included) and written agreement on the extension of the service
• Proof of health insurance cover
• Before the age of 18: consent of the legal guardians

In individual cases, the Immigration Office may request further documents.

Forms available: No

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: Yes

• You have a recognized and valid identity document (e.g. passport or passport substitute)
• You are already doing European Voluntary Service for a period of less than one year as originally agreed.
• You have agreed with the host organization to extend your service for a maximum total duration of one year.
• There are no statutory grounds for refusal (for example, you should not be a person who enjoys international protection in Germany, who has applied for the granting of international protection, whose deportation has been temporarily suspended or who has been granted temporary protection; nor should the institution receiving you have been established solely for the purpose of facilitating the entry and residence of foreigners).
• You have adequate health insurance cover.
• There are no grounds for deportation against you.

Your stay does not jeopardize or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.

• Appeal against the decision of the immigration authority
• Legal action before the court named in the notice of objection if the objection is not upheld

• Find out whether your foreigners authority allows you to apply online or has a special application form.
• If the application can only be submitted in person, make an appointment at the immigration office. If you apply online, the Foreigners' Registration Office will contact you after receiving your application to arrange an appointment.
• During the appointment, your identity and documents will be checked (please bring your documents to the appointment, in the original if possible).
• If your application is approved, your fingerprints will be taken to produce a new electronic residence permit (eAT card). The Foreigners' Registration Office will commission the Bundesdruckerei to produce the eAT card. After completion, you will receive information and can collect the residence permit from the responsible office. The eAT card must always be collected in person.

If your application is rejected, you will receive a notice of rejection.

The extension of the residence permit should be applied for at least six to eight weeks before the original residence permit expires.

Further information on the deadline:

The residence permit is issued for a maximum of one year. An extension is only possible if this period has not yet been exhausted.

Objection period: 1 month

Duration: approx. 8

Further information on the processing time:

The production of the electronic residence permit by Bundesdruckerei takes about 4 to 6 weeks

Cost amount:

• 96.00 for a further stay of up to three months
• 93.00 for a further stay of more than three months

Remark:

Additional fees may apply for the issue of the residence permit in the form of an electronic residence permit, which can also be used as electronic proof of identity.

It is not possible to extend the residence permit beyond a total duration of one year.