Permanent residency

In the German immigration law, the settlement permit is a residence status under the applicable since January 1, 2005 Residence Act ( Residence Act), which applies to citizens from countries that do not belong to the European Economic Area (EEA). EEA nationals and their family members acquire after a certain residence time, a right of permanent residence, which will be evidenced by a certificate of the right of permanent residence or a permanent residence card.

The settlement permit is issued for the purpose of strengthening the stay of a foreigner in Germany. It is unlimited. If the owner gets a new support document (passport or German passport substitute, see § 4 AufenthV ), the residence permit is only transmitted without the grant conditions are checked again. However, the settlement permit expires in the cases provided by law (see § 51 Residence Act), especially in an expulsion, a non-temporary emigration and a previously approved absence from the Federal Republic of Germany for more than 6 months, although for certain groups of people more exceptions apply (cf. § 51 para 2 and 3 of the Residence ). In addition, they both entitled to take up employment as an employee as well as for self-employment. It gives also enjoy a minimum of five years' legal residence special protection from expulsion (cf. § 56 Section 1 Subsection 1 of the Residence Act ). The settlement permit can therefore next to the permission for permanent residence in EU are referred to as the legally strongest form of four types of residence permit (see § 4 para 1 sentence 2 of the Residence Act ).

The basic requirements for the issuance of a settlement permit in accordance with § 9 paragraph 2 sentence 1 of the Residence:

Of these individual requirements, there are exceptions to each and supplementary rules. For example, there is the possibility of waiver of the conditions of Nos. 2, 3, 7 and 8 for foreigners with physical or mental illness or disability.

Besides the general provisions of § 9 of the Residence Act to grant a residence permit, there are some special rules which also can be granted ( under different conditions ) settlement permits:

  • Graduates of German universities ( § 18b of the Residence Act )
  • Highly qualified ( § 19 Residence Act)
  • Blue Card holders / EU ( § 19a para 6 of the Residence Act )
  • Self-employment ( § 21 para 4 of the Residence )
  • Humanitarian reasons ( § 26 paragraph 3 and 4 of the Residence )
  • Familial communities with Germans (§ 28 Section 2 Sentence 1 of the Residence Act )
  • Indefinite residence permit for children ( § 35 Section 1 Sentence 1 and 2 of the Residence Act )
  • Former German ( § 38 Section 1 Sentence 1 No. 1 of the Residence Act)

Since 1 September 2011, the settlement permit is issued as an electronic residence permit in credit card format. The registration of the settlement permit the national passport in the form of a sticker no longer takes place.

The fees for the issuance of a settlement permit shall be determined by the Residence Regulations ( AufenthV ) and amount to between € 135.00 and € 250.00 ( § 44 AufenthV ), where exemptions and reductions are possible ( § 52 AufenthV ). For Turkish nationals such fee ( Ref.: 1 C 12/ 12) by judgment of the Federal Administrative Court has been declared due to violation against the provisions of the Association Agreement with Turkey for disproportionate. The same is likely so for nationals of other EU Associated States shall apply (in particular the Western Balkans, Russia, ACP ).

Agreements between countries

Some countries have concluded for the regulation of travel and freedom to work together contracts. Citizen of an EU country may Unlimited live in another EU country or in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland and work ( and citizens of these countries in the EU countries ). A similar agreement between the six GCC countries (Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) and between Australia and New Zealand (Trans -Tasman Travel Agreement). The right to vote and the right to work in the public or in the security field, but usually have only citizens of the country.

Other forms of business permit

  • Many countries offer qualified foreigners the possibility of unlimited to live and work there (eg the Green Card in the USA ). After a few years of residence, the foreigner can usually apply for the citizenship of the country. Depending on the guest country of origin and the old nationality may be either retained or must be abandoned. In the latter case, pull the foreigners sometimes happens to waive naturalization and maintain their current status.
  • Former Turkish nationals can apply for the "Blue Card" ( mavi kart ), which allows them to live in Turkey indefinitely and to work, to inherit and purchase land, but not to vote, for example. Although Turkey allows dual citizenship, but sometimes give the Turks on their, for example, because they can be naturalized in a country that requires the task of the old nationality.
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