Leistungen A-Z

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

The residence permit for employment in which there is a public interest, in particular a regional, economic or labor market policy interest, is issued for a limited period. It can be extended if the employment is to be continued beyond the period of validity of your residence permit.

Apply for an extension of your residence permit at least eight weeks before the expiry date at the immigration office responsible for your place of residence.

The same conditions apply for the extension as for the issue. In particular, there should still be a public interest in your employment. A public interest in employment can be justified, for example

• if there is a regional or supra-regional public interest in the products or services of an employer or if there is a shortage of certain goods or services at the employer's location (regional interests). Supply or municipal policy reasons may also play a role here.
• if substantial investments and/or a significant number of jobs are created or secured; if the establishment of the company is associated with a sustainable improvement in the sales or market opportunities of domestic companies or if it involves the establishment of a production plant for technically high-quality (future-proof) and/or particularly environmentally friendly products (economic interests).
• if the employment maintains or creates jobs (labor market policy interests).

The private economic, operational interest of an employer alone is not sufficient to justify a public interest in employment.

Your qualifications are not decisive for the extension of your residence permit.

The Federal Employment Agency approved your residence permit when it was first issued. If the validity of the approval has expired, it must be granted again for the extension of your residence permit.

You may have been obliged to take part in an integration course when your residence permit was first issued. If this is the case, this must be taken into account when extending your residence permit. If you have not yet taken part in an integration course, the immigration authority may reject your application to extend your residence permit. If you have not yet completed the integration course, the residence permit will generally only be extended for one year at a time until you successfully complete it or provide proof that you have been integrated into society and social life in another way.

If your residence permit is extended, it will be limited in time again. The duration of the time limit depends on the duration of your employment contract or the period of validity of the approval of the Federal Employment Agency.

As a rule, the residence permit cannot be extended if this was already ruled out when the residence permit was issued or last extended.

• You have a recognized and valid passport or passport substitute and a valid residence permit for employment in the public interest.
• Your residence permit will expire in the near future.
• There is no interest in deporting you.
• Your stay does not jeopardize or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• You have a new employment contract or a new binding job offer with the same or another employer.
• There is still a public interest in your employment, in particular a regional, economic or labor market policy interest.
• You can continue to secure your livelihood and health insurance cover independently without claiming public benefits.
• You have the approval of the Federal Employment Agency to take up employment or this has been renewed (approval is usually obtained from the immigration authority). To obtain approval, your working conditions (in particular salary) must be comparable to those of a German employee in the same position.

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

Extension of residence permit:

• for a further stay of up to three months:
  EUR 96
• for a further stay of more than three months:
  EUR 93

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

Note: The residence permit in the form of the electronic residence permit must be reissued for the extension. The fee for reissuing the card body is EUR 67.00.

You must apply for an extension of your 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 renewal of the electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• In the case of an electronic application, the Immigration Office will contact you after receiving your application to arrange an appointment at the Immigration Office. During the appointment, your documents will be checked (bring them with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the renewal 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.
• There is a fee for extending the residence permit. The time and form of payment vary depending on the authority

: In the state of Brandenburg, the immigration authority of the district/city is responsible

• The extension should be applied for at least eight weeks before your valid residence permit expires.
• In the event of an extension, the new residence permit will again be issued for a limited period. The validity depends on the period of validity of your employment contract and the approval of the Federal Employment Agency.
• Objection period: 1 month

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

In the state of Brandenburg, the foreigners authority of the district/city is responsible

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

In the state of Brandenburg, the foreigners authority of the district/city is responsible

§ Section 8 (1) in conjunction with. § Section 19c (3) AufenthG

§ Section 19c (3) Residence Act (AufenthG)

§ Section 39 (3) Residence Act (AufenthG)

§ Section 35 Employment Ordinance (BeschV)

• Residence Act
• Employment Ordinance

You can also obtain free advice on the topics of entry, residence and employment from the "Working and Living in Germany Hotline" of the Federal Government's portal for skilled workers from abroad.

Telephone: 030 1815-1111

Service hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16:00

Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs

of the State of Brandenburg