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Forms available: No

Written form required: No

Informal application possible: Yes

Personal appearance required: Yes

Online dinst available: Yes

With the Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of March 4, 2022, establishing the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of the Mass Influx Directive 2001/55/EC, the European Union has decided to open the admission procedure for temporary protection for war refugees.

If you have fled Ukraine because of the war, or if you have been legally residing in Germany for a long time and cannot return to Ukraine after your current residence permit expires because of the war, you can receive temporary protection in Germany under Section 24 of the Residence Act.

In addition, you can currently enter Germany without a visa and stay here - initially limited until August 31, 2022 - without a residence permit.

If necessary, you can receive state support to cover your living expenses (for example, in the form of housing, cash payments or medical care). If you are dependent on state support (social benefits), you are generally not entitled to stay in a specific place in Germany. Your place of residence is determined by the competent authority (allocation decision). In order to take up residence in a place of your choice, weighty reasons must be presented (for example, family relationships).

Before receiving your residence permit, you must go through the formal registration process for refugees. During registration, your personal data (personal data and fingerprints, photo) will be collected by a German authority.

The residence permit is usually issued initially for two years. It can be issued for a maximum of three years in total.

If there are no reasons to the contrary, you will be granted a permit by the competent immigration authority to pursue dependent or self-employed gainful employment, with which you can pursue any occupation in Germany. Please note that in some professions there are access restrictions under professional law (for example in the health sector). You can also start your own business or work as a freelancer.

In addition, you can receive benefits for counseling and placement according to SGB III through the employment agencies.

Children from the age of six have the right but also the obligation to attend school.

• You must declare your willingness to be admitted to the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany (i.e. you must express a request for protection, for example by applying for a residence permit for temporary protection).
• You belong to the beneficiary group of persons if you had your habitual residence in Ukraine before 24.02.2022 and belong to the following group of persons:
  • Ukrainian citizens with their family members,
  • Displaced non-Ukrainian citizens and stateless persons with international or national protection status in Ukraine with their family members.
  • Displaced non-Ukrainian nationals and stateless persons with an indefinite right of residence in Ukraine (permanent right of residence) who cannot return to their country of origin with their family members.
  • Displaced non-Ukrainian citizens with temporary right of residence in Ukraine who cannot return to their home country.
• In addition, Ukrainian nationals who have been legally residing in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany for a long time and cannot return to Ukraine after their current residence permit expires due to the war may apply for a residence permit

• Recognized and valid identity document (for example, passport with or without biometric features, passport replacement document, identity documents of the country of origin, driver's license).
• Proof of the date of entry into the Schengen area and Germany
• Arrival certificate or proof of arrival (if available)
• Proof of family relations (marriage, birth, adoption certificate, if available)
• Assignment decision (if available)
• Proof of current place of residence or stay in Germany
• Displaced persons who do not have Ukrainian citizenship: Proof of valid right of residence in Ukraine.
• Proof of representation (if you are acting as a representative)
• In individual cases, the Aliens' Registration Office may require less or further proof.

From 0 to 100 EUR

Remark:

Additional fees may apply for the issuance of the residence permit in the form of the electronic residence permit (eAT), which can also be used as an electronic proof of identity.

The fee is waived in the case of benefit receipt. In other cases, the fee may be waived or reduced in individual cases for humanitarian reasons.

• § Section 45 No. 1 Residence Ordinance - Fees for the residence permit, the EU Blue Card, the ICT Card and the Mobile ICT Card
• § Section 53(1)(1) Residence Ordinance - Exemption and reduction on equitable grounds)
• § Section 52 (7) Residence Ordinance - Exemptions and reductions)

The entire procedure is structured as follows:

• Registration: Before receiving your residence permit, you must go through the formal registration process for refugees. Registration currently takes place, for example, at reception centers or immigration authorities and usually includes your name, date of birth, nationality, current address, and a copy of your identification document. In addition, you will be photographed and your fingerprints will be recorded.
• Once registered, a certificate (proof of arrival, start-up certificate, fictitious certificate or other confirmation) is issued that can be presented to the relevant social welfare office in order to apply for social benefits.
• Distribution to a place of residence in case of social benefit claim (assignment): Subsequently, an assignment decision is generally issued, which obligates you to take up residence and habitual abode in a specific place or region.
• Registration: Registration of your residential address with the relevant residents' registration office at your destination.
• Application for a residence permit: In order to obtain a residence permit for temporary protection, you must submit an application to the foreigners authority responsible for your place of residence. If you already have an assignment decision, this is the place to which you have been assigned.
• Find out if your Aliens' Registration Office allows you to apply online or has a special application form.
• If the application can only be submitted in person, make an appointment at the Aliens' Registration Office. In the case of online application, the Aliens' Registration Office will contact you after receiving your application to schedule an appointment.
• During the appointment, your identity and documents will be checked (please bring your documents, if possible in original, to the appointment).
• If your application is granted, your fingerprints will be taken for the production of an electronic residence permit (eATKarte). The Aliens' Registration Office will order the production of the eAT card from the Bundesdruckerei. After completion, you will receive information and can pick up the residence permit at the responsible office. The eAT card must always be collected in person.
• If your application is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice.
• The initial registration, distribution, registration at the registration office and application for the residence permit are separate processes - sometimes they are done together, but this ultimately depends on the local organization. In case of doubt, please ask.

Application deadline:

Duration: 6 to 8 weeks

Remark :

No later than 8 weeks before the expiration of the date specified in the Ukraine Residence Transition Regulation, the application should be received by the Foreigners' Registration Office.

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

• Council Directive 2001/55/EC of July 20, 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof
• Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 on the determination of the existence of a mass influx of displaced persons from Ukraine within the meaning of Article 5 of Directive 2001/55/EC and on the introduction of temporary protection
• § Section 24 Residence Act (AufenthG) - Granting residence for temporary protection
• Ordinance on the temporary exemption from the requirement of a residence permit for persons entering Ukraine on the occasion of the war (UkraineAufenthÜV)

• The foreigners authorities will issue so-called fictitious certificates as soon as an application is submitted. These bridge the right of residence until the actual residence title can be issued and granted. The foreigners authority will also enter "gainful employment permitted" in the fictitious certificate.
• If there is a need, all persons covered by the scope of application of Section 24 of the Residence Act currently receive benefits for subsistence and medical care.
• There is no appeal against the allocation decision; an appeal has no suspensive effect.
• Incorrect or incomplete information may slow down the procedure and be disadvantageous for you. In serious cases, incorrect or incomplete information that is not completed or corrected in time vis-à-vis the Aliens' Registration Office may result in the revocation of residence rights already granted, a fine, a prison sentence of up to three years, or expulsion from the Federal territory.
• If you meet the requirements for this, you can in principle also obtain a residence permit for the purpose of employment or training from the local aliens' registration office.
• As an alternative to applying for a residence permit for temporary protection, every refugee has the option of applying for asylum. However, it should be noted that applying for a residence permit grants faster protection and is associated with advantages (for example, no restriction on taking up employment and no housing obligation in initial reception facilities)

• Help portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Homeland Refugees from Ukraine
• Information page of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
• Information page of the Federal Foreign Office
• Summary of the official website of the European Union for the Temporary Protection in the Event of a Mass Influx of Displaced Persons Directive (Directive 2001/55/EC)

Ministry of the Interior and for Municipal Affairs of the State of Brandenburg