Residence permit - admission promise from the federal government
If you have been granted admission, the Service Centre for Immigration and Naturalisation will issue you with a residence permit.
Description
If you have a letter of acceptance from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) pursuant to Section 23(2) or Section 23(4) of the Residence Act, or a letter of acceptance from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland pursuant to Section 22, second sentence, of the Residence Act, the Service Centre for Immigration and Naturalisation will issue you with a residence permit.
With this residence permit, you may work in Germany without restriction.
The residence permit is issued in accordance with the terms set out in the admission notice. For persons of Jewish descent, a settlement permit is issued in accordance with the terms set out in the admission notice.
The duration of the grant and renewal of the residence permit under Section 22 of the Residence Act is determined by the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland.
The residence permit under Section 23(2) and (4) of the Residence Act is generally granted for three years.
With this residence permit, you are entitled to attend an integration course on one occasion.
With a residence permit under Section 22 of the Residence Act, you are not entitled to take part in an integration course. However, you may be admitted by the BAMF to take part if there are places available on the course.
As a general rule, you must live for three years in the federal state to which you were assigned in the admission notice.
Persons holding a residence permit under Section 23(4) of the Residence Act are issued with a travel document for foreign nationals, provided they do not hold a national passport. In the case of persons holding a residence permit under Section 22, second sentence, or Section 23(2) of the Residence Act, the fact that they were admitted on the grounds of being at particular risk must be taken into account when issuing a travel document for foreign nationals.
Family reunification with persons holding a letter of acceptance under Section 22 or Section 23(2) of the Residence Act is only possible on grounds of international law or humanitarian considerations, or to safeguard the political interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
After entry
You must first register your place of residence at the Citizens’ Office.
Application for a residence permit
Please use the same online application form for renewing your residence permit as you did for your initial application.
You can submit your application and the required documents online:
- Please upload your documents as PDF files where possible.
- Once you have submitted your application, a confirmation will be displayed. You can save this as a PDF file for your records
- This confirmation states that your current residence permit remains valid in Germany beyond its previous expiry date and that you may continue to work to the same extent as before (legal fiction).
- You can present this confirmation as proof to the authorities or at your place of work.
- Once your application has been assessed, you will be given an appointment.
Requirements
- You are registered in Munich.
- You have a confirmation of admission from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees.
- You have supported a German authority or organisation or are a person in need of protection and particularly at risk and have a confirmation of admission from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs.
- You have a referral licence from the Government of Middle Franconia for accommodation in the city of Munich or you live in a private flat.
- You have no criminal record.
Required documents
- A fully completed application form
- A valid passport or passport substitute
- A recent biometric passport photograph, submitted digitally by a certified photography studio or chemist’s. Alternatively, you may use one of the photo kiosks at the Immigration and Naturalisation Service Centre for a fee.
- Letter of admission from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees or a letter of acceptance from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland
- Entry visa
- Allocation notice from the Government of Middle Franconia for accommodation (if available)
Extension of residence permits pursuant to Section 22, sentence 2, and Section 23(2) and (4) of the Residence Act (AufenthG) for Syrian nationals
In accordance with current directives from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Bavarian State Ministry of the Interior, Sport and Integration, the extension of the above-mentioned residence permits for Syrian nationals is possible, subject to their willingness to integrate. To apply for an extension of the residence permit, we require the following documents:
- A fully completed application form
- Valid passport or passport substitute
- Completed confirmation of employment
- Negative decision from the Jobcentre
- Proof of health insurance
- Tenancy agreement stating the size of the flat in square metres and bank statements showing the rent amount
- Certificate from school or nursery
- Proof of language proficiency
- Proof of attendance at an integration course
Note
- The documents submitted (such as proof of identity and language certificates) will be checked for authenticity. We will consistently report any forgeries to the police.
- Should we require any further documents, we will write to you.
Questions & Answers
There is no residence restriction if you
- take up or have taken up employment subject to social insurance contributions for at least 15 hours a week, you have an income of at least the average monthly requirement for a single person in accordance with §§ 20 and 22 SGB II
or - are taking up or have taken up vocational training or are in a study or training relationship or are taking up, have taken up or have completed an integration course, a vocational language course, a specific qualification measure or a further training measure if the course or measure cannot be carried out or continued at the obligatory place of residence.
- There is also no obligation to reside if the conditions listed above are fulfilled by your spouse, registered partner or a minor, unmarried child with whom you are related and live in a family partnership.
The residence restriction can be cancelled upon application if the requirements of Section 12a (5) of the Residence Act are met. The application must be submitted to the Foreigners Office responsible for your current place of residence.
If you have been accepted as a resettlement refugee (Section 23 (4) Residence Act), you can bring your spouse, partner and unmarried minor children to Germany.
Your family members should submit the application within three months of your admission as a resettlement refugee (Section 23 (4) Residence Act). In this case, it is not necessary to secure a means of subsistence or sufficient living space as a prerequisite for entry.
At the German diplomatic mission responsible for the family members' place of residence.
In principle, foreign nationals must present a valid national passport. Whether it is unreasonable to obtain a national passport must be examined by the Immigration and Naturalisation Service Office on a case-by-case basis, based on the information in the notification of admission. The travel document can only be issued for the duration for which the residence permit is valid.
Legal basis
§ Section 22 Residence Act, Section 23 (2) and (4) Residence Act, Section 12a Residence Act, Section 29 Residence Act
Contact
Servicestelle für Zuwanderung und Einbürgerung (Asyl)
Website
Telephone
Postal address
Servicestelle für Zuwanderung und Einbürgerung (Asyl)
Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München
Address
Ruppertstraße 19
80337 München
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