Residence permit for the purpose of employment where the applicant has extensive practical professional knowledge: applying for an extension

You must apply to extend your residence permit at the Foreigners’ Registration Office 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 online. Find out whether your foreigners authority offers electronic applications for residence permits.
• If you can only submit your application in person, please arrange an appointment with the Foreigners’ Registration Office.
  During the appointment, your application will be accepted and your supporting documents will be checked (please bring these with you to the appointment). Your fingerprints will be taken for the renewal of your electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• If you submit your application electronically, the Foreigners’ Registration Office will contact you once your application has been received to arrange an appointment at the office. During the appointment, your supporting documents will be checked (please bring these with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the renewal of your electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• If your application is approved, the Foreigners’ Registration Office will arrange for the eAT card to be issued.
• After around six to eight weeks, you can collect your eAT card from the Foreigners’ Registration Office.
• The eAT card must, as a rule, be collected in person.
• Fees are payable for the renewal of a residence permit. The timing and method of payment vary depending on the relevant authority.

The immigration authority responsible for the applicant’s place of residence

• You hold a recognised and valid passport or passport substitute, as well as a valid residence permit allowing you to take up employment requiring advanced practical professional skills.
• Your residence permit will expire in the near future.
• There is no interest in deporting you.
• Their stay does not jeopardise or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• You have a new employment contract or a new binding job offer from the same or a different employer in the IT sector.
• Your salary will continue to amount to at least 60 per cent of the pension insurance contribution assessment ceiling. In 2020, 60 per cent corresponds to a minimum gross salary of EUR 4,140 per month or EUR 49,680 per year (this limit applies throughout Germany).
  The amount of the contribution assessment ceiling is published each year by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community in the Federal Gazette by 31 December of the previous year (see further information).
• You can continue to support yourself and maintain your health insurance cover independently, without having to rely on state benefits.
• Approval from the Federal Employment Agency to take up employment has been granted or renewed (this approval is usually obtained by the Immigration Authority). For approval to be granted, your terms and conditions of employment (in particular your salary) must, amongst other things, be comparable to those of a German employee in the same position.

• Valid passport
• Current residence permit
• The original copy of your employment contract or a binding job offer stating your salary (please use the standard national form ‘Declaration of Employment’ for this purpose)
• Current biometric photo
• Current registration certificate
• Proof of your health insurance
• Rental agreement

• § Section 8 (1) Residence Act (AufenthG)
• Section 19c(1) of the Residence Act (AufenthG)
• Section 42(1)(2) of the Residence Act (AufenthG)
• Section 6 of the Employment Regulation (BeschV)

• Appeal against the decision of the immigration authority within one month of notification.
• Action before the court named in the notice of objection if the objection is not upheld.

• Forms: Declaration of employment (standardised nationwide); further forms specific to individual authorities are available from your Foreigners’ Registration Office; where applicable, these may also be available online
• Online procedure occasionally possible
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: yes

• Residence permit for the purpose of gainful employment; extension for the purpose of employment in Saxony-Anhalt where the applicant possesses extensive practical professional knowledge

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