Aufenthaltserlaubnis zum Zweck der Erwerbstätigkeit Verlängerung zur Arbeitsplatzsuche nach abgeschlossenem Studium

§ Section 20 (3) no. 1 and (4) sentence 2 in conjunction with Section 8 of the Act on the Residence, Employment and Integration of Foreigners in the Federal Territory (Residence Act - AufenthG)

As a graduate of a German university, you are legally entitled to a residence permit to look for a job.
The residence permit will be issued for a maximum of 18 months directly following your studies. If this maximum period was not used up when the permit was first issued, the residence permit can be extended accordingly. However, if you do not find a job during these 18 months, an extension is not possible and you are obliged to leave the federal territory.
This residence permit allows you to work without restriction.

- Valid national passport
- Proof of secure means of subsistence (e.g. employment contract and payslips, bank statements, declaration of commitment by a third party)
- Proof of health insurance
- Degree certificate, diploma or certificate from your university confirming successful completion of your studies
- 1 current biometric photo
- Please ask your local immigration office whether you need to submit any further documents.

You are in possession of a residence permit for the purpose of seeking employment after successfully completing your studies in Germany. The maximum period of 18 months has not yet been exhausted.
You also meet the general requirements for obtaining a residence permit. These are in particular:
- a secure livelihood
- a clarified identity
- possession of a valid national passport.

You can only apply for an extension of a residence permit in person at the foreigners authority responsible for your place of residence.
- You submit the required documents in the original and pay the application fee.
- The foreigners authority checks whether the requirements for issuing the permit have been met.
-If all requirements are met, the foreigners authority will take your biometric data (photo, fingerprints) and order the electronic residence permit (eAT) from Bundesdruckerei GmbH.
- As soon as the eAT is ready, it will be issued to you by the foreigners authority.

- Appeal
Detailed information on how to lodge an appeal can be found in the decision rejecting your application.
- Administrative court action

- Residence permit for the purpose of gainful employment Extension for job search after completion of studies
- extension only possible if the maximum period of 18 months has not already been exhausted, otherwise extension is excluded
- entitled to gainful employment
- responsible: competent immigration authority

The foreigners authority responsible for your place of residence.

- Forms: Application for a residence permit
- Online procedure possible: no
- Written form required: no
- Personal appearance required: yes