Aufenthaltserlaubnis aus familiären Gründen Erteilung für Ehegatten bei Trennung

§ 31 Residence Act
www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__31.html

If your marriage or registered partnership ends, you may have an independent right of residence.

If you are staying in Germany as part of the spouse reunification process, the existence of your marriage or registered civil partnership is the basis for your residence permit. If you separate, get divorced or your partner dies and you want to stay in Germany, you must apply for a residence permit on another basis.

• Valid passport or passport replacement
• Current biometric passport photo
• Proof of dissolution of the (marital) cohabitation
• Current registration certificate

• You are a national of a country outside the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA).
• Your (marital) cohabitation has existed legally in the Federal Republic of Germany for at least three years or your partner died while the (marital) cohabitation existed in the Federal Republic of Germany.
• You were in possession of a residence permit, settlement permit or permanent residence permit in the EU until your separation/divorce/death.
• There is no interest in deporting you.
• Your stay does not endanger or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.

100,00 EUR

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

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

• You make an appointment with the responsible authority.
• You appear at the appointment and submit your application along with the necessary documents.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and, if necessary, request any missing information or documents from you.
• If your application is approved, the responsible authority will commission an external agency to produce your electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• You will be informed when your eAT card is ready for collection. You must collect the eAT card in person.

6 - 8 weeks

No

There are no special features.

contradiction

• Apply for a residence permit for spouses in the event of separation or divorce
• In the case of spouses joining the country, the continued existence of the civil partnership is a prerequisite for the continued existence of the right of residence of the spouse joining the country
• In the event of a separation, the conditions for spouse reunification are no longer met
• The spouse whose residence permit is based on the marriage must seek to obtain another residence permit

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