Residence permit for attending a language course am Standort LEA, Keplerstr.

Information on the address of this location

Additional information

• Fee payments are also possible by credit card (VISA, Mastercard) and contactless via smartwatch or smartphone.
• Photo booth available on the ground floor. Photos cost 5 euros. Please pay cash with coins or 5-euro notes (no change or card payments accepted at the photo booth).

Payment options

• girocard (with PIN)

Prerequisites

• Intensive language course
  
  A residence permit for learning the German language can only be issued for the participation in an intensive language course.
  An intensive language course requires that its duration is limited from the start, and generally comprises daily lessons (a minimum of 18 lesson-hours per week) and directed towards acquiring comprehensive German language skills. Night and weekend courses do not meet these requirements.
• Main residence in Berlin
• A personal interview is required

Documents required

• Form "Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels" (filled out)
• Valid passport
• 1 current biometric photo
  
  35mm x 45mm, frontal shot with neutral facial expression and closed mouth, looking straight into the camera, light background
• Proof of intensive language course
  
  • Certification of the language school over a booked language course of at least 3 months
  • Contract with the language school
• Health insurance (insurance card)
  
  Any statutory health insurance will do. Travellers’ health insurance will also suffice for the duration of the language course.
• Proof of secure livelihood
  
  • Blocked account (Sperrkonto) at a German Bank for 11,208.00 Euros (current amount in the year 2024) or
  • Submission of a declaration of commitment by a third party on an official form (Verpflichtungserklärung) or
  • Notarized declaration from parents securing the livelihood for the duration of the studies with proof of the income of the parents in the last six months
• Proof of main residence in Berlin
  
  • Certificate of registration at the main residence or
  • lease and written confirmation of occupancy from the landlord

  (See section "More information")

Forms

• Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, English, French, Italian
• Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, Greek, Turkish, Vietnamese
• Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
• Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, Serbian, Bosnian

Fees

• 100.00 euros

• Up to the age of 24 years: 22.80 euros
• From the age of 24 years: 37.00 euros

Legal basis

• Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 16f Abs. 1

Average time to process request

Around 5–6 weeks
A personal visit four to six weeks before the existing temporary residence title expires is best. If possible you should book an appointment for this.

More information

• Certificate of registration at the main residence (Meldebestätigung)
• Example: confirmation of occupancy from the landlord
• Information on blocked accounts (Federal Foreign Office)

Hinweise zur Zuständigkeit

This service can only be taken advantage of in the Berlin Immigration Office (Landesamt für Einwanderung – LEA) at Keplerstrasse.

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