You enter your place of residence or the place where you want to contact the administration or use the location sensing. The following link creates a permanent link to the content of the site:. If you wish to continue to reside in Germany as a third-country national family member of a German in order to avoid exceptional hardship, you must apply for an extension of your residence permit in good time before the expiry of the validity of your residence permit.
For the extension of the residence permit, the same conditions must be met and the same documents must be submitted as when the residence permit was first issued. The residence permit is a temporary residence permit and is usually extended for at least one year.
In principle, the same conditions must be met for the extension of the residence permit as for the first issuance of the residence permit. That is:. The documents and information must always be submitted in German. In individual cases, the Foreigners' Registration Office may require less or more evidence.
If necessary, you must submit proof of the family relationship and a justification of the exceptional hardship case to the Foreigners' Registration Office again. Additional fees may apply for the issuance of a new residence permit in the form of an electronic residence permit eAT card , which can also be used as electronic proof of identity. The timing and form of fee collection and payment vary depending on the authority.
In certain cases, fee reductions or exemptions may be considered e. Lower fees may apply for Turkish nationals. Note for more information on the deadline :. The extension of the residence permit must be applied for before the validity of the current residence permit ends. The application should be received by the Foreigners' Registration Office at least six to eight weeks before the expiry of the residence permit.
