Aufenthaltserlaubnis aus familiären Gründen Erteilung für den Familiennachzug eines ausländischen Elternteils zu einem minderjährigen Deutschen

If you want to join your German minor, unmarried child in Germany, you can obtain a residence permit for family reunification.

You can join your German, minor, unmarried child if you come from a country outside the EU or the EEA, have personal custody of the German child and intend to exercise it.

Personal care includes the right and at the same time the duty to care, educate, supervise and determine the child's residence. The child is a minor if he or she has not yet reached the age of 18. A person who is not married and has not yet been single is unmarried; even those who live in a registered civil partnership are not single

If these requirements are met, you must be granted a residence permit.

You can also join your child if you do not have personal custody. The prerequisite is that you already have a family partnership in Germany with your child. A family cohabitation is to be assumed if the relatives maintain regular contact with each other, which goes beyond mere visits. If the conditions are met, the authority decides on the granting of the residence permit by means of discretion.

Under certain circumstances, the Foreigners' Registration Office may oblige you to attend an integration course. This will then be noted on your residence permit.

The residence permit is a temporary residence permit and is issued for at least one year.

• Valid passport or passport substitute
• Current biometric photo
• Visa, if this was required for entry
• Your child's birth certificate
• Proof of custody, if applicable
• If applicable, proof of the management of the family community
• Current registration certificate

In individual cases, the Foreigners' Registration Office may request further documents.

• You have a recognized and valid passport or passport substitute and, if required for entry - an appropriate visa.
• Your child is a minor, single and has German citizenship.
• You have personal custody of your child and want to exercise this right or already have a family relationship with the child in Germany as a non-custodial parent.
• There is no interest in expulsion against you.

Your stay does not endanger or adversely affect the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany

Issue of residence permit: EUR 100.00

Under certain conditions, a fee reduction or exemption may be considered.

Hints:

• Additional fees may apply for the issuance of the residence permit in the form of an electronic residence permit, which can also be used as an electronic proof of identity.
• The timing and form of charging and payment vary depending on the authority.

The procedure is as follows:

• 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 (bring them with you to the appointment). Your fingerprints will be taken for the production of an 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 make an appointment at the Foreigners' Registration Office if necessary. During the appointment, your certificates will be checked (bring them with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the production of the eAT.
• If your application is granted, the Foreigners' Registration Office will arrange for the eAT.
• After about six to eight weeks, you can pick up the eAT at the Foreigners' Registration Office.

The eAT must always be picked up in person.

about six to eight weeks.

• The residence permit should be applied for at least eight weeks before the expiry of your valid visa or current residence permit or – if you are legally staying in Germany without a visa – within 90 days of entry.
• Time limit for bringing an action: 1 month

An appeal against a decision of the immigration authority may be lodged with the administrative court named in the decision within one month of notification of the decision. The action may be filed in writing, in electronic form and for record.

• Residence permit for family reasons Issue for family reunification of a foreign parent to a minor German
• Third-country nationals parents of a minor unmarried German who wish to join their children may obtain a residence permit for family reunification if they have custody of the child and wish to exercise it.
• Parents who do not have custody can join their children if they already live with the child in Germany.
• Under certain circumstances, the immigration authority may oblige the person moving to attend the integration course.
• Depending on the immigration authority and concerns, the application is possible via the Internet or in person.
• There is a fee for the issuance of the residence permit. The timing and form of payment vary depending on the authority.
• Responsible: the immigration authority responsible for the place of residence of the applicant

the immigration authority responsible for the place of residence of the applicant

• Online procedures possible in some cases
• Written form required
• Personal appearance required