Aufenthaltserlaubnis zum Zweck der Erwerbstätigkeit Verlängerung zum Zweck der Beschäftigung bei qualifizierter Beschäftigung als Fachkraft mit Berufsausbildung

§ 8 paragraph 1 in conjunction with § 18a Residence Act (AufenthG)

§ 39 Residence Act (AufenthG)

You can extend your residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training before the expiry of their time limit if you want to continue your employment in Germany as a skilled worker

The residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training is a temporary residence permit. You can apply for the extension of your residence permit for the purpose of qualified employment if you wish to continue your employment beyond the period of validity of your residence permit.

Apply for the extension of your residence permit at least eight weeks before the expiry of the time limit at the immigration authority responsible for your place of residence.

The extension of the residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training for the purpose of exercising qualified employment is subject to the same conditions as for the grant. In particular, you should be able to submit a concrete job offer or an employment contract and pursue employment that is professionally related to your qualifications.

If you were obliged to attend an integration course when you first issued your residence permit, this will be taken into account when your residence permit is extended. If you have not yet taken part in an integration course, the Foreigners' Registration Office may reject your application for an extension of your residence permit. If you have not yet completed the integration course, the residence permit will only be extended by one year at a time until you successfully complete it or provide proof that your integration into social life has taken place elsewhere.

In the event of an extension, your residence permit will be limited again. The residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training is extended for the duration of the employment contract.

As a rule, the residence permit cannot be extended if this was already excluded when the residence permit was issued or last extended.

• Passport or passport substitute
• Existing residence permit
• Proof of subsistence:

• Copy or original of the employment contract (to be submitted only in case of amendments)
• Proof of income of the last 3 months
• in case of change of employer: concrete job offer (please use the nationwide uniform form Declaration on the employment relationship )

• Current biometric photo
• Current registration certificate
• Lease
• Proof of your health insurance
• In case of obligation to participate in the integration course: certificate of successful participation in the integration course or other proof of integration efforts

• You have a recognised and valid passport or passport substitute as well as a valid residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training in accordance with § 18a AufenthG.
• The validity period of your residence permit will expire in the near future.
• There is no interest in expulsion against you.
• Your stay does not endanger or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• You can secure your livelihood and health insurance coverage from your income without using public benefits.
• You have a specific job offer or an employment contract with the same or another employer.
• You are engaged in employment that is professionally related to your qualifications.
• If necessary, you have a professional license.
• The Federal Employment Agency has agreed to take up work (consent is usually obtained from the Foreigners' Registration Office) their working conditions (in particular salary) be comparable to those of a German employee in the same position.

• Extension of the residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training:
  • for a further stay of up to three months: EUR 96
  • for a further stay of more than three months: EUR 93
• Under certain conditions, a fee reduction or exemption may be considered.

The extension of your residence permit must be applied for at the immigration authority responsible for your place of residence.

• Depending on the immigration authority and concerns, it may be possible to apply via the Internet. Find out whether your immigration authority offers the electronic application for a residence permit.
• If the application is only possible in person, make an appointment with the Foreigners' Registration Office.
• During the appointment, your application will be received and your supporting documents will be checked (please bring them with you to the appointment). Your fingerprints will be taken for the issuance of the electronic residence permit (eAT).
• In the event of an electronic application, the Foreigners' Registration Office will contact you upon receipt of your online application in order to arrange an appointment for an interview at the Foreigners' Registration Office. During the appointment, your proof will be checked (please bring it with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the issuance of the eAT card.
• If your application is granted, the Foreigners' Registration Office will arrange for the eAT card to be produced.
• After about six to eight weeks, you can pick up the eAT card at the Foreigners' Registration Office.
• Fees apply for the extension of the residence permit. The timing and form of payment varies depending on the authority

about six to eight weeks

• Extension of the residence permit: at the latest eight weeks before the expiry of your still valid residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training
• Opposition period: 1 month

• Residence permit Extension for the purpose of employment in qualified employment as a skilled worker with vocational training.
• Residence permits for skilled workers with vocational training may be extended if their validity expires in the near future and employment as a skilled worker is to be continued.
• The extension must be applied for no later than eight weeks before the expiry of the time limit.
• An extension of the residence permit for skilled workers with vocational training is only possible if the conditions that were met when it was first issued continue to be met.
• In the course of the extension, the residence permit will be limited again.
• If the period of validity of the consent obtained when the residence permit was issued has expired, the consent of the Federal Employment Agency must be obtained again.
• Insofar as the obligation to attend an integration course was pronounced when the residence permit was issued, it must be proven that the obligation has been complied with. If the integration course has not yet been completed, the Foreigners' Registration Office may refuse the extension or extend the residence permit only for one year until the course has been successfully completed or proof has been provided that the integration into social life has taken place elsewhere.
• An extension is excluded if this has already been excluded by the Foreigners' Registration Office at the time of granting or the last extension.
• Depending on the immigration authority and concerns, the application is possible via the Internet or only in person.
• Renewal fees apply. The timing and form of payment vary depending on the authority
• Responsible: the immigration authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

Please contact the immigration authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence.

The foreigners' authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

• Forms: Declaration of employment relationship (uniform throughout Germany)
• Further authority-specific forms can be obtained from your Foreigners' Registration Office, which may also be offered online.
• Written form required: Yes
• Informal application possible: No
• Personal appearance required: Yes