Residence permit for a foreign child born in Germany - Issuance

Initial issuance of a residence permit for a foreign child

• born in Germany and
• where at least one parent holds a valid residence title

Prerequisites

• A personal interview is required
  
  The interview should, if possible, take place by appointment.
• Ex officio - Issuance at a Citizens Registration Office (Bürgeramt)
  
  The residence permit for the child can be issued by any Civil Office (Bürgeramt) in Berlin if the following requirements are met:
  

  • Both parents (in the case of shared parental responsibility) or the parent with sole parental responsibility are in possession of a valid residence title when the child is born.
  • The residence title (residence permit, EU Blue Card, settlement permit, EC long-term residence permit, right of residence or unlimited residence permit) of the parents or parent with sole parental responsibilitymust have been issued by the Berlin Immigration Office.
  • The child has their own passport.
• On application - Issuance at the Berlin Immigration Office
  
  The residence permit for the child must be applied for at the Berlin Immigration Office if one of the following reasons applies: .
  

  • Only one parent (in the case of joint parental responsibility) is in possession of a valid residence title when the child is born (see above).
  • The child does not have their own passport, but is entered in a parent's passport.
• Birth in Germany
  
  The child must have been born in the Federal territory and registered in Berlin together with the parents or the parent with rights of custody.

Documents required

• The child's passport
  The child must either possess its own valid passport or be registered in the passport of a parent.
• 1 current biometric photo
  35mm x 45mm, frontal shot with neutral facial expression and closed mouth, looking straight into the camera, light background
• Certificate of birth
• Passports of the parents

Fees

Legal basis

• Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 33

Average time to process request

Responsible authorities

You can generally have this service carried out at any Berlin Civil Office (Bürgeramt), as long as the following requirements are met:

• Both parents (in the case of shared parental responsibility) or the parent with sole right of custody are in possession of a valid residence title when the child is born.
• The residence title (residence permit, EU Blue Card, settlement permit, EC long-term residence permit, right of residence or unlimited residence permit) of the parents or parent must have been issued by the Berlin Immigration Office.
• The child has their own passport.