Extend residence permit to search for a job after research activity

You can only submit an application for an extension of a residence permit in person to the immigration office responsible for your place of residence.
- You submit the required documents in the original and pay the application fee.
- The Immigration Office checks whether the grant requirements are met.
- If all the requirements are met, the Immigration Office will take up your biometric data (photo, fingerprints) and
orders the electronic residence title (eAT) from Bundesdruckerei GmbH.
- As soon as the eAT is completed, it will be handed over to you by the Immigration Office.

Local immigration office

You already have a residence permit for the purpose of looking for a job after a research activity that has not yet exhausted the maximum period of 9 months.
In addition, you meet the general requirements for a residence permit. These are in particular:
- a secure livelihood,
- a clarified identity,
- Possession of a valid national passport.

- Valid national passport
- Proof of secure livelihood (for example, employment contract and pay slips, bank statements, submission of a declaration of commitment by third parties)
- Proof of health insurance
- Proof of qualification (certificate of completion, certificate or certificate from your university about the successful completion of a course of study
- 1 current biometric photo
- Please ask the immigration office responsible for you whether you need to submit further documents

Budget: Fee: EUR 93,00 – 96,00

Application before the expiry of the current residence permit. An interview 4 to 6 weeks before the previous residence permit expires is recommended.

Depends on the workload at the local immigration office.

§ 20 paragraph 3 no. 2 and paragraph 4 sentence 2 act on the residence, employment and integration of foreigners in the federal territory (Residence Act – AufenthG).

§ 8 paragraph 1 AufenthG

These legal bases can be found on the Internet on the page Laws on the Internet
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__20.html
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__8.html

- Contradiction
Detailed information on how to file an objection can be found in the decision rejecting your application.

- Online procedure possible: no
- Written form required: no
- Personal appearance necessary: yes

Please submit an application for an extension in good time (4 - 6 weeks) before the expiry of the residence permit.

20.11.2020