Residence permit with right of return am Standort Berlin Immigration Office, Friedrich-Krause-Ufer

Additional information

• Payments are also possible by credit card (VISA, Mastercard) and contactless via smartwatch or smartphone.
• Photo booth and copier (fees apply) are available in the cash desk area (Building A, 1st floor).

Payment options

• Cash payment
• girocard (with PIN)

Granting of a temporary residence permit with right of return.

This right can be granted if the person spent many years lawfully residing in the federal territory as a minor.

The application for a temporary residence permit must be filed after the person reaches the age of 15 and before he or she reaches the age of 21, as well as within five years of departure from the federal territory.

Simplified requirements shall apply to foreigners who have been forced into marriage by means of violence or threat and have been prevented from returning to Germany.

Prerequisites

• Time of the application
  
  The application for a temporary residence permit must be filed after the person reaches the age of 15 and before he or she reaches the age of 21, as well as within five years of departure.
  Derogation from these requirements may be possible to prevent particular hardship.
• Habitual residency for eight years
  
  The foreigner must have lawfully resided in the federal territory for at least eight years prior to departure.
  These requirements may be waived if the person has acquired a recognised school-leaving certificate in the federal territory or in cases of particular hardship.
• Six years of school attendance
  
  The foreigner must have attended a school in the federal territory for at least six years prior to departure.
  Derogation from this requirement is possible to prevent particular hardship.
• Proof of Income
  
  The person’s subsistence must be ensured by their own economic activity or by a maintenance commitment into which a third party has entered for a period of at least five years.
• Simplified requirements for victims of forced marriages.
  
  Simplified requirements apply to victims of forced marriages who were prevented from returning to Germany. It must be possible to present the circumstances of the forced marriage in a credible form.
  In these cases, the application must be filed within three months after the coercive situation has ended, and no later than within five years of departure from the federal territory.
  It must also appear certain that the person, based on their education and way of life to date, will be able to integrate into the way of life in Germany.
• Main residence in Berlin
• Personal appearance by appointment is required

Documents required

• The form "Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels" (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - filled out
  
  available in German, English, French, Italian, Greek, Turkish, Vietnamese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian and Bosnian
• Valid passport or passport substitute
• 1 current biometric photo
  
  35mm x 45mm, frontal shot with neutral facial expression and closed mouth, looking straight into the camera, light background
• All German school reports and qualifications
• Proof of secured livelihood (original)
  
  Wenn eine Unterhaltsverpflichtung durch eine dritte Person abgegeben werden soll, muss diese Folgendes vorlegen:
  

  • Arbeitnehmer: Arbeitsvertrag, aktuelle Bescheinigung des Arbeitgebers über ein ungekündigtes Arbeitsverhältnis (nicht älter als 14 Tage), die letzten sechs Gehaltsabrechnungen
  • Selbstständige: vom Steuerberater, Wirtschaftsprüfer oder Steuerbevollmächtigten ausgefüllter Prüfungsbericht zusammen mit den darin genannten Unterlagen, wie z.B. Handelsregisterauszug (s. bei Formulare)
  • Mietvertrag oder Nachweis über Wohneigentum
  • Pass oder Personalausweis

  Wenn der Lebensunterhalt aus eigenen Mitteln gesichert werden soll, muss Folgendes vorgelegt werden:
  

  • Nachweise über eine beabsichtigte Erwerbstätigkeit, mit Angabe des daraus erwarteten Einkommens
  • ein Mietvertrag oder ein Nachweis über Wohneigentum sowie
  • eine Krankenversicherung
• Proof of main residence in Berlin
  
  • Certificate of registration at the main residence (Meldebestätigung) or
  • lease and written confirmation of occupancy from the landlord

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
• Audit report form (Prüfungsbericht) for entrepeneurs, self-employed persons and freelancers

Fees

• 100.00 euros for the initial issuance of the residence permit
• 93.00 euros for each extension
• For Turkish citizens: a maximum of 37.00 Euro.

Legal basis

• Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 37

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

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