Electronic Residence Permit; Application

The residence permit, the settlement permit, the EU permanent residence permit and the EU Blue Card as well as the residence card and the permanent residence card have generally been issued as electronic residence permits (eAT) since September 1, 2011. The residence permit for Swiss nationals and their family members is issued as an electronic residence permit upon application.

If there is a legitimate interest, the residence permit issued in the form of a sticker in the passport can be replaced by an electronic residence permit (eAT) upon application to the relevant immigration authority. The previous residence permits in passports and passport replacement documents remain valid until 31.08.2021 at the latest.

The electronic residence permit is a plastic card in credit card format. It has a contactless chip inside the card on which personal data, biometric features (photograph and two fingerprints) and, if applicable, additional conditions (requirements) are stored. The chip also contains the option of using electronic proof of identity and a qualified electronic signature.

Since September 2021, Braille stickers with the word "ad" (identity document) can be affixed to the back of the eAT for visually impaired people to help them distinguish it from other cards in credit card format (see "Further links").

Detailed information on the electronic use of the card (e.g. online ID function, signature and signature function) can be found on the website of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (see "Further links").

Please note the following templates under Forms:
- Application for the issue or extension of a residence permit.
- Authorization to collect an eAT.

• Application for the issue or extension of a residence permit

  Please fill out the application form in block letters or on a typewriter or computer in German.

  Please check or complete as appropriate. Please do not fill in blank fields.

   

• Authorization to collect an eAT

• Costs for the issue/extension of the respective residence permit: see under "Related topics"
• Reissue of the electronic residence permit (e.g. when receiving a new passport): 67 euros

• Council Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2002 of June 13, 2002 laying down a uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals

  Version dated 15.06.2002

• Council Regulation (EC) No. 380/2008 of April 18, 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No. 1030/2002 laying down a uniform format for the

  Version dated 29.04.2008

• § Section 11 Act on the General Freedom of Movement of EU Citizens (Freedom of Movement Act/EU - FreizügG/EU)

  Application of the Residence Act

• § Section 59 Residence Ordinance (AufenthV)

  Model residence permits

• § Section 78 Act on the Residence, Employment and Integration of Foreigners in the Federal Territory (Residence Act - AufenthG)

  Documents with electronic storage and processing medium

• The electronic residence permit

  Information from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees

• Residence permit; general information
• EU Blue Card; Application
• Settlement permit; application
• Residence permit; application for reasons of international law, humanitarian or political reasons
• EU permanent residence; applying for a permit