Residence permit - Qualified tolerated persons

Do you have a tolerated stay permit and would like to pursue employment that corresponds to your professional qualifications? Then you need a residence permit.

Description

The following regulations only apply to you if you are not from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland.

Residence registration

You must first register your place of residence in Munich at theCitizens Office.

Application and appointment

To apply and make an appointment, please send us your application form and the required documents online or by post. After submitting your online application, you can download a completed document as a PDF for your records. The document will confirm your application and the authorisation/continuation of your previous residence. Once we have checked your application, you will receive an appointment for a personal interview.

Period of validity

The residence permit is issued for two years. It can be extended for any employment, i.e. also for employment not corresponding to the professional qualification, after two years of employment corresponding to the qualification.

Tolerated persons with a tolerated stay for training are entitled to a residence permit after successfully completing their qualified vocational training. This only applies to employment corresponding to the acquired professional qualification for a period of two years if the requirements are met.

Prerequisites

  • You have
    • completed a qualified vocational training programme or a university degree in Germany or
    • with a recognised foreign university degree (see anabin or certificate assessment of the Central Office for Foreign Education - ZAB) have been working in Germany for two years without interruption in an occupation commensurate with the degree or
    • qualified vocational training acquired abroad and qualified employment in Germany for an uninterrupted period of three years.
  • You have not received any public funds for your living expenses in the year prior to applying for a residence permit (with the exception of costs for accommodation and heating)
  • You have sufficient living space
  • You have German language skills at least at level B 1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
  • You have not deliberately misled the Foreigners Office about circumstances relevant to residence law
  • You have not wilfully delayed or obstructed official measures to terminate your stay
  • You have no links to extremist or terrorist organisations and do not support them
  • You have not been convicted of an intentional criminal offence committed in Germany; fines totalling up to 50 daily rates or up to 90 daily rates for criminal offences that can only be committed by foreigners under the Residence Act or the Asylum Act are generally not taken into account

Required documents

  • Fully completed application form
  • Valid passport or passport substitute
  • Biometric passport photo(only at the appointment, photo machines are also available at the Foreigners Office)
  • Last three proofs of income

Proof of sufficient living space:

Sufficient living space is available if twelve square metres of living space are available for each family member over the age of six and ten square metres for each family member under the age of six and if ancillary rooms such as the kitchen, bathroom and WC can also be used.

  • Rental agreement or purchase contract stating the size of the flat (number of square metres)
  • Proof of the current monthly costs for the flat

In the case of rented flats, a current confirmation from the landlord or bank statements showing the amount of rent; in the case of owner-occupied flats, proof of instalment payments for loans and monthly housing benefit.

Education and work:

  • Report or certificate of completion of vocational training or
  • Certificate of study and proof of qualified employment in the last two years
  • Proof of qualified employment in the last three years
  • Certificate of German language proficiency at level B 1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) (only required if the qualified vocational training or university degree was not successfully completed in Germany)
  • Contract of employment
  • Fully completed declaration of employment(only for first-time applications, please upload together with the employment contract)
  • Fully completed declaration of employment
  • Adequate pension scheme (required from the age of 45 if the salary is not at least EUR 49,830 gross per year (2024)): Salary may be lower if proofof assets or pension insurance from public or private sources in Germany or abroad is provided

Please note

Further documents may be required in individual cases.

Duration & Costs

Processing time

10-12 weeks

Fees

First issue: 100 euros

Extension up to three months: 96 Euro

Extension for more than three months: 93 euros

turkish nationals authorised to associate: 37 euros (from 24 years of age) or 22.80 euros (up to 24 years of age)

Payment methods available

Questions & Answers

a change of employer is possible. You can find more information here.

If you have completed vocational training, you may work in an occupation that is appropriate to your qualifications. Helper and trainee occupations are not permitted. For regulated professions, you require a separate licence (professional licence).

You can find out whether the job you have chosen is suitable for your studies at

www.berufenet.arbeitsagentur.de

to find out.

please note, however, that you are bound to your job and employer for the first two years and that a change must be authorised. You can find more information here

Information on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications can be found here: Recognition in Germany


If you have any further questions, you can also contact the Service Centre for the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

A regulated profession is a professional activity for which access to or exercise of the profession is bound by legal and administrative regulations to the possession of certain professional qualifications; one type of exercise is in particular the use of a professional title.

Example: A doctor needs to be recognised in order to practise her profession in Germany. An engineer may also work as an engineer without being recognised. However, he may not call himself an engineer. They are only authorised to use the professional title once they have been recognised.

qualified vocational training exists if it is vocational training in a state-recognised or comparably regulated training occupation for which a training period of at least two years is stipulated by federal or state law.

Legal basis

§ Section 18 AufenthG, Section 19d AufenthG

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Bürgerangelegenheiten
Ausländerangelegenheiten, Asylangelegenheiten

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Bürgerangelegenheiten
Ausländerangelegenheiten, Asylangelegenheiten

Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München

Fax: +49 89 233-45595

Address

Ruppertstraße 19
80337 München

Lagehinweis: Eingang A
Room: Servicepoint (Erdgeschoss)

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