Extending residence permit for refugees

As a rule, you must apply for the renewal of your residence permit in person - early before the expiry of the validity of your residence permit - at your competent immigration authority.

Make an appointment with the local immigration authority. You can also find out on the respective website of the Ausländerbörde about the application process and which documents you have to submit in which form.

If your application is granted, the Foreigners' Registration Office instructs Bundesdruckerei to produce the electronic residence permit (eAT) with a new validity date

With regard to the duration of the procedure until the residence permit is handed over, please contact the competent immigration authority.

Locally responsible immigration authority

Locally responsible immigration authority of your district-free city or district

• The residence permit shall be renewed if the conditions which must be met when it was first issued continue to be met.
• Existence of an application for renewal
• There must be no grounds for refusal.

• Request for extension

• current biometric photo
• Previous residence permit

Further documents depend on the facts and can be requested from your contact person.

You are exempt from the fee to extend your residence permit.

If you are issued a new travel document for refugees, the fee is 60 euros from the age of 24 and 38 euros until the 24th year of life.

Apply for the extension of your residence permit at your competent immigration authority in good time before the expiry of the validity. Please inquire about this at your local immigration office.

As a rule, when applying for an extension, you will be informed by the competent immigration authority of the duration of the procedure (about 6 to 8 weeks).

Note: The residence permit/settlement permit is issued as an electronic residence permit

§ 8 Abs. 1 i.V.m. § 25 Abs. 2 1. Alternative AufenthG

§ 78 AufenthG

§ 52 Abs. 3 AufenthV

§ 48 AufenthV

§ 26 AufenthG

§ 9 AufenthG

• Residence Act
• Residence Ordinance

Get from your local immigration authority

Online procedure possible: no

Personal appearance required: yes

Because you are in possession of a residence permit on the basis of the granting of refugee status, you are entitled to a settlement permit if you have been in possession of the residence permit for five years if the conditions laid down for this purpose are met.

In addition, can you make a living for yourself and your family for the most part (at least 75%) if you secure and master the German language (corresponds to level C 1) from your own income, you must already be granted the settlement permit if you have been in possession of a residence permit for three years.

29.10.2020