Entry permit; application

You can apply for an entry permit. This has the effect of temporarily suspending the entry and residence ban.

Pursuant to Section 11 (8) of the Residence Act (AufenthG), a foreigner subject to an entry and residence ban may exceptionally be permitted to enter the federal territory for a short period of time before the entry and residence ban expires if there are compelling reasons for their presence or if refusal of permission would cause undue hardship.

The short-term right of entry in accordance with Section 11 (8) AufenthG does not include a free right of movement; the entry permit merely ensures that you can actually comply with the compelling reasons that require your presence in the federal territory.

The entry permit is neither a Schengen visa nor a residence permit; it merely exempts you from the entry ban that exists as a result of an expulsion or deportation. Therefore, an entry permit issued does not replace a required visa or residence permit.

• The documents to be presented may vary greatly.

  Please contact your Aliens Department (Ausländerbehörde).

The entry permit is issued in exceptional cases and only for a short-term stay.

Before the entry and residence ban expires, an expelled or deported foreigner may only be permitted to enter the federal territory for a short period if

• compelling reasons require his or her presence or
• the refusal of permission would cause exceptional hardship.

An application for an entry permit must be submitted to the competent authority.

The immigration authority in whose district you wish to reside is generally responsible for issuing an entry permit.

If the ban on entry and residence has arisen due to a deportation or deportation back by the Federal Police or another border control authority, this authority is responsible for the decision on the entry permit.

If a foreigner has been expelled from the federal territory for a crime against peace, a war crime or a crime against humanity or on the basis of a deportation order pursuant to Section 58a of the Residence Act, the supreme state authority is responsible for deciding on the entry permit.