Aufenthaltserlaubnis für die Teilnahme am europäischen Freiwilligendienst: Verlängerung beantragen

If you have a residence permit to participate in a European Voluntary Service for a period of less than one year and would like to continue your voluntary service, you can apply for an extension of your residence permit.

As a participant in the European Voluntary Service, you have been issued a residence permit. If the host organization agrees with you in writing to extend your service, your residence permit can also be extended.

The prerequisite for this is that the maximum duration of the residence permit of one year has not yet been exhausted.

If you have not yet reached the age of 18, you will also need the consent of your legal guardians for the extension.

In addition to participating in voluntary service, you are not permitted to take on additional employment.

• Recognized and valid identity document (e.g. passport or passport substitute)
• original agreement with the host organization on the implementation of the European Voluntary Service (with job description, information on the duration of the voluntary service, working hours, working conditions, supervision, remuneration and any training measures included) as well as a written agreement on the extension of the service
• Proof of health insurance cover
• before the age of 18: consent of the legal guardians

In individual cases, the Immigration Office may request further documents.

• You have a recognized and valid identity document (e.g. passport or passport substitute)
• You are already doing European Voluntary Service for a period of less than one year as originally agreed.
• You have agreed with the host organization to extend your service for a maximum total duration of one year.
• There are no statutory grounds for refusal (for example, you should not be a person who enjoys international protection in Germany, who has applied for the granting of international protection, whose deportation has been temporarily suspended or who has been granted temporary protection; nor should the institution receiving you have been established solely for the purpose of facilitating the entry and residence of foreigners).
• You have adequate health insurance cover.
• There are no grounds for deportation against you.

Your stay does not jeopardize or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.

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

Remark:

Additional fees may apply for the issuance of a residence permit in the form of an electronic residence permit, which can also be used as electronic proof of identity.

• Find out whether your foreigners authority allows you to apply online or has a special application form.
• If the application can only be submitted in person, make an appointment at the immigration office. If you apply online, the immigration office will contact you after receiving your application to arrange an appointment.
• During the appointment, your identity and documents will be checked (please bring your documents to the appointment, in the original if possible).
• If your application is approved, your fingerprints will be taken to produce a new electronic residence permit (eAT card). The Foreigners' Registration Office will commission the Bundesdruckerei to produce the eAT card. After completion, you will receive information and can collect the residence permit from the relevant office. The eAT card must always be collected in person.

If your application is rejected, you will receive a notice of rejection.

Duration: approx. 8 weeks

Further information on the processing time:

The production of the electronic residence permit by Bundesdruckerei takes about 4 to 6 weeks.

The extension of the residence permit should be applied for at least six to eight weeks before the original residence permit expires.

Further information on the deadline:

The residence permit is issued for a maximum of one year. An extension is only possible if this period has not yet been exhausted.

Objection period: 1 month

It is not possible to extend the residence permit beyond a total duration of one year.

• Appeal against the decision of the immigration authority
• Legal action before the court named in the notice of objection if the objection is not upheld

• Residence permit for the purpose of gainful employment; extension for participation in the European Voluntary Service
• Participation in the European Voluntary Service (EVS) possible for a maximum duration of one year
• Possibility of participating in a charitable project in Germany
• The residence permit issued for the duration of the voluntary service can be extended up to a total duration of one year. Further extensions are excluded.
• Responsible: the foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

The following is responsible for processing the application the foreigners authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence is responsible.

Forms available: No

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: Yes