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Residence permit application response time Depending on the type of residence permit you have applied for, they may also have to contact the Federal Employment Agency. The process usually takes two to four weeks but it can be longer during busy periods.

Requirements to apply for a German residence permit A valid passport. 1 passport photo. Filled in application form (Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels) Proof of sufficient financial means or a blocked bank account (if student or unemployed) Proof of (German) health insurance. Certificate of no criminal record.

A residence title entitles people from abroad to enter and reside in Germany. Residence titels may be granted in the form of a visa, residence permit, an EU Blue Card, a settlement permit, or a permanent EU residence permit.

The German electronic residence permit (eAT) is issued as a plastic card in credit card format. It contains a chip on which personal data (name, date of birth, nationality, address), biometric features (photograph and fingerprints) and ancillary conditions (requirements) are stored.

The application for an electronic residence permit issued card-sized including biometric information (finger prints, body hight, eye colour) has to be made personally at the Foreigners' Registration Office. Please arrange your appointment there online in time ? eAppointment.

When you apply for a new ID card, electronic residence permit or eID card for citizens of the EU and EEA, the eID function is activated automatically. You will then receive a letter with your five-digit transport PIN. The first time you use the eID function, you will change this to a six-digit PIN of your own choosing.

Persons holding a US passport may apply for their residence permit at the local immigration office (Auslanderbehorde) after arrival in Germany and without having obtained a visa prior to travelling to Germany.

For example, the Auslanderbehorde can give you a Fiktionsbescheinigung if your old residence permit expires soon, and your new residence permit is not yet approved. This allows you to travel outside of Germany while you wait for your new residence permit.