Offices that handle residence permits in German cities

Have your passport, current residence document, supplementary employment conditions, new employment contract or job description and the employer-completed Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis ready. The city explicitly asks the employer to complete and sign that declaration. Describe the existing restriction and the proposed change. A representative needs authorisation under the contact-form instructions. Ask about any residence-document fee or additional evidence for your case; do not assume that a statement about free work permission makes a residence card free.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.

Prepare the application, valid passport with copies of all printed pages, digital biometric photo, visa if required, enrolment/conditional admission, study plan, funding and health-insurance evidence and a tenancy copy. Renewal also requires proper study-progress evidence and confirmation of continuous insurance. For preparatory language study, at least 18 lessons weekly are required. For study under section 16b, the 2026 funding benchmark is €992 per month (€11,904 for a year), demonstrated through an accepted blocked account, scholarship or commitment declaration, for example. Ask which evidence is accepted for your case and confirm fees and any additional documents. Study-place search and a standalone language-course permit have different funding requirements.

Prepare a valid passport, evidence of the family relationship and the sponsor’s identity, address and exercise of free-movement rights. Ask the team which original civil documents, translations, legalisation, dependency evidence and digital biometric photo are required in your circumstances. Current federal regulations link the card fee to the German identity-card fee: €27.60 for under-24s at the relevant notification date, otherwise €46. You may come across lower amounts quoted for Cologne; confirm the applicable fee and any reduction before paying.