Aufenthaltserlaubnis zum Zweck der Forschung: Verlängerung beantragen

You can extend your residence permit for the purpose of research before it expires if you wish to continue your work as a researcher in Germany.

The residence permit for the purpose of research is a temporary residence permit. You can apply for an extension of the residence permit for the purpose of research if your work at a German research institution is to be continued beyond the period of validity of your residence permit.

Apply for the extension of your residence permit at least eight weeks before the expiry date at the immigration office responsible for your place of residence.

The same requirements apply to the extension of the residence permit for the purpose of research as to the granting of the residence permit. In particular, you should be able to present a hosting agreement or a corresponding contract with a research institution.

If you were obliged to take part in an integration course when your residence permit was first issued, this will be taken into account when your residence permit is extended. If you have not yet taken part in an integration course, the immigration authority may reject your application to extend your residence permit. If you have not yet completed the integration course, your residence permit will generally only be extended for one year at a time until you successfully complete the course or provide proof that you have been integrated into society and social life in another way.

If your residence permit is extended, it will be limited in time again. The residence permit for the purpose of research will be extended for the duration of the research project.

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

• valid passport or passport substitute
• existing residence permit
• current biometric photo
• Hosting agreement or a corresponding contract with a research institution to carry out the research project
• rental agreement
• Proof of living expenses (incl. 3 proofs of income for the last 3 months)
• Proof of your health insurance
• If you are obliged to attend an integration course: certificate of successful participation in the integration course or other proof of integration efforts

• You have a recognized and valid passport or passport substitute and a valid residence permit for the purpose of research in accordance with Section 18d (1) AufenthG.
• Your residence permit will expire in the near future.
• There is no interest in deporting you.
• Your stay does not jeopardize or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• You can secure your living expenses and health insurance cover from your income without claiming public benefits.
• You have a hosting agreement or a corresponding contract to carry out a research project at a research institution.
• If you are required to attend an integration course by the Aliens' Registration Office: You can provide proof of successful participation in the integration course or provide proof that you have been integrated into society and social life in another way.

Extension of the residence permit for the purpose of research

• for a further stay of up to three months: EUR 96.00
• for a further stay of more than three months: EUR 93.00

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

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

• Depending on the foreigners authority and your request, it may be possible to apply online. Find out whether your foreigners authority offers electronic application for a residence permit.
• If the application can only be made in person, arrange an appointment with the immigration office.
• During the appointment, your application will be accepted and your supporting documents checked (please bring these with you to the appointment). Your fingerprints will be taken for the issue of the electronic residence permit (eAT).
• In the case of an electronic application, the Foreigners' Registration Office will contact you after receiving your online application to arrange an appointment for an interview at the Foreigners' Registration Office. During the appointment, your documents will be checked (please bring them with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the eAT card to be issued.
• If your application is approved, the Foreigners' Registration Office will arrange for the eAT card to be issued.
• After about six to eight weeks, you can collect your eAT card from the Foreigners' Registration Office.

Fees are charged for the extension of the residence permit. The time and form of payment varies depending on the authority.

about six to eight weeks

• Extension of the residence permit: no later than eight weeks before your valid residence permit for the purpose of research expires
• Objection period: 1 month

• You can also obtain free advice on the topics of entry, residence and employment from the "Working and Living in Germany Hotline" of the Federal Government Portal
  
  Telephone: +49 30 1815-1111
  Service hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 16:00

• Residence permit for the purpose of gainful employment; extension for the purpose of research
• A residence permit for the purpose of research can be extended if it is due to expire in the near future and the work at the research institution is to be continued.
• The extension must be applied for at least eight weeks before the expiry date.
• An extension of the residence permit for the purpose of research is only possible if the requirements that were met when the permit was first issued are still met.
• In the course of the extension, the residence permit is again limited in time.
• If the obligation to attend an integration course was stated when the residence permit was issued, proof must be provided that this obligation has been fulfilled. If the integration course has not yet been completed, the foreigners authority may refuse to extend the residence permit or may only extend the residence permit for one year until the course has been successfully completed or proof has been provided that integration into social life has taken place in another way.
• An extension is excluded if this was already ruled out by the immigration authority when the permit was issued or when it was last extended.
• Depending on the foreigners authority and your request, you can apply online or in person.
• Fees are charged for the extension. The time and form of payment vary depending on the authority.
• Responsible: the foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

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

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

• You can obtain forms from your foreigners authority; these may also be available online.
• Online procedure occasionally possible
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: yes