Applying for a residence permit for urgent humanitarian or personal reasons

You are seeking a temporary stay in Germany, for example to temporarily care for a seriously ill family member, to undergo urgent medical treatment or to complete vocational training. You are staying in Germany and are not required to leave the country.

In this case, you may be granted a residence permit by the Aliens Department as long as urgent humanitarian or personal reasons or substantial public interests require your continued temporary presence in Germany.

The residence permit does not entitle you to pursue gainful employment. This can be permitted on application by the immigration authority.

A residence requirement may be imposed on you.

You are entitled to benefits in accordance with the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act.

Family reunification is excluded.

You are not entitled to participate in an integration course. You can only be admitted to a course if there are places available.

As a rule, you must apply for your residence permit in person.

• Arrange an appointment with the immigration office responsible for your place of residence. You can also find out about the application process and which documents you need to submit and in what form on the website of the immigration office.
• Your fingerprints will be taken during your appointment.

If your application is approved, the foreigners authority will commission the Federal Printing Office to produce the electronic residence permit in the form of a check card.

For information on the duration of the procedure until the residence permit is issued, please contact the relevant immigration office.

The foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence.

• Existence of an application for a residence permit
• The applicant is not obliged to leave the country.
• Urgent humanitarian or personal reasons or substantial public interests must require the temporary presence in the federal territory (justification)
• Fulfillment of the general requirements for granting the permit (including securing a livelihood)
• There must be no grounds for refusal (no interest in deportation, no entry and residence ban)

• Current biometric photo
• Proof of identity, if available, e.g. passport, ID card, birth certificate, marriage certificate; proof of citizenship
• If applicable, employment contract or binding job offer
• Proof of your health insurance
• Tenancy agreement

Exemption from fees when receiving social benefits

Fee for the issuance of a residence permit

Fee: EUR 100,00

Fee for the issue of a residence permit for minors

Fee: EUR 50,00

Validity of the residence permit:

• a maximum of 6 months if you have not yet resided legally in Germany for at least 18 months (without interruption)
• up to three years if you have already resided legally in Germany for more than 18 months
• Time limit for appeal: 1 month

When applying for a residence permit, you will usually be informed of the duration of the procedure by the responsible immigration authority (approx. 6 to 8 weeks).

Note: The residence permit is issued as an electronic residence permit.

The decision of the immigration authority can be appealed to the court named in the decision.

You will receive this from your local foreigners authority

Online procedure occasionally possible

Personal appearance required: yes

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Thuringian Ministry for Migration, Justice and Consumer Protection (TMMJV)

17.03.2023

The foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence.