Granting a residence permit for employment in the public interest

You must apply for a residence permit at the foreigners authority responsible for your place of residence. The procedure is as follows:

• Depending on the foreigners authority and your request, it may be possible to apply via the Internet. Find out whether your foreigners authority offers electronic application for a residence permit.
• If you can only apply in person, make an appointment with the immigration office. During the appointment, your application will be accepted and your supporting documents checked (bring these with you to the appointment). Your fingerprints will be taken for the production of an electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• In the case of an electronic application, the Immigration Office will contact you after receiving your online application to arrange an appointment at the Immigration Office if necessary. During the appointment, your documents will be checked (bring them with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the production of the electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• If your application is approved, the Foreigners' Registration Office will arrange for the eAT card to be issued.
• After about six to eight weeks, you can collect the eAT card from the immigration office.
• The eAT card must always be collected in person.
• Fees are charged for the issue of the residence permit. The time and form of payment vary depending on the authority.

The immigration authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

For the accelerated skilled worker procedure:

Foreigners' Registration Office at the place of work where the foreigner is to be employed, unless a central office has been set up to carry out the procedure

The immigration authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

For the accelerated skilled worker procedure:

Foreigners' Registration Office at the place of work where the foreigner is to be employed, unless a central office has been set up to carry out the procedure

• You have a recognized and valid passport or passport substitute and - if required for entry - an appropriate visa.
• There is no interest in deporting you.
• Your stay does not jeopardize or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• There is a public interest in your employment, in particular a regional, economic or labor market policy interest.
• You have an employment contract or a binding job offer.
• The Federal Employment Agency has approved your taking up employment (approval is usually obtained from the Foreigners' Registration Office). For approval to be granted, your working conditions (in particular salary) must be comparable to those of a German employee in the same position

• Valid passport
• Original of your employment contract or a binding job offer (please use the nationwide standardized employment declaration form)
• Current biometric photo
• Current registration certificate
• Proof of your health insurance
• Tenancy agreement
  

• In addition
• if you have recently entered the country:

• Visa, if this was required for entry

and in the case of a previous stay:

• Current residence permit or other certificate of right of residence (e.g. Aufenthaltsgestattung, Duldung)
• Further documents are required for the accelerated skilled worker procedure. Please contact the relevant immigration authority for this.

Issuing a residence permit: EUR 100.00

Amendment of an existing residence permit to obtain a residence permit for the purpose of employment in the public interest (change of purpose): EUR 98.00

Under certain circumstances, a fee reduction or fee exemption may be possible.

Note: The residence permit is issued as an electronic residence permit. The fee for reissuing the card body is EUR 67.00

• The residence permit should be applied for at least eight weeks before your valid visa or residence permit expires.
• The residence permit is issued for a limited period. Its validity depends on the period of validity of your employment contract and the approval of the Federal Employment Agency.
• Objection period: 1 month

about six to eight weeks

§ Section 19c (3) AufenthG

§ Section 39 (3) Residence Act (AufenthG)

§ Section 35 Employment Ordinance (BeschV)

• Residence Act
• Employment Ordinance

• Forms: Declaration of employment (standardized nationwide ); you can obtain other forms specific to the authorities from your immigration office; these may also be available online
• Online procedure occasionally possible
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: yes

19.05.2020