Aufenthaltserlaubnis verlängern zur Arbeitsplatzsuche nach Berufsausbildung

§ 20 paragraph 3 no. 3 and paragraph 4 sentence 2 Act on the residence, employment and integration of foreigners in the federal territory (Residence Act – AufenthG)

§ 8 paragraph 1 AufenthG

After successful completion of your training in Germany, your residence permit for job search can be extended for a further period of 12 months.

If you have successfully completed a school or company-based training in Germany, you can be granted a residence permit to look for a job.

The residence permit will be issued to you for a limited period directly after your previous training. An extension is possible if the maximum period of 12 months was not used at the time of the first issue. If you cannot find a job during this time, an extension is also excluded. You are then obliged to leave Germany.

This residence permit allows unrestricted employment.

• Valid national passport
• Proof of secure livelihood (e.g. employment contract and pay slips, bank statements, submission of a declaration of commitment by third parties)
• Proof of health insurance
• Proof of qualification (certificate of completion, certificate or certificate from your training company or educational institution about the successful completion of an apprenticeship
• 1 current biometric photo
• Please ask the immigration office responsible for you whether you need to submit further documents.

You must already be in possession of a residence permit for the purpose of finding a job after successfully completing school or company training in Germany, which has not yet exhausted the maximum period of 12 months.

In addition, you must meet the general conditions for obtaining a residence permit. These are in particular:

• a secure livelihood,
• a clarified identity,
• Possession of a valid national passport.

You can only submit an application for a residence permit in person to the immigration authority responsible for your place of residence.

• You submit the required documents in the original and pay the application fee.
• The Immigration Office checks whether the grant requirements are met.
• If all requirements are met, the Immigration Office will take up your biometric data (photo, fingerprints) and order the electronic residence title (eAT) from Bundesdruckerei GmbH.
• As soon as the eAT is completed, it will be handed over to you by the Immigration Office.

The processing time depends on the capacity utilization in the local immigration office.

Application before the expiry of the current residence permit. An interview 4 to 6 weeks before the previous residence permit expires is recommended. The residence permit is limited to 12 months, including an extension.

You can find more information on the Internet on the Federal Government's portal page for skilled workers from abroad

https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/de/

• contradiction

Detailed information on how to file an objection 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 school or company training
• Granted for a limited period
• Extension possible
• Extension excluded if a period of 12 months has been exhausted
• entitled to unrestricted employment
• responsible: local immigration office

• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: no
• Personal appearance necessary: yes