Residence permit; application for amendment of the ancillary provisions

If, as a foreign national, you are subject to a residence obligation for a specific location, you can, under certain conditions, have this residence obligation lifted or changed if you wish to move to another federal state.

For this purpose, a corresponding application must be submitted to the relevant immigration authority.

We ask you to give priority to using the above-mentioned online service via the button "Residence permit for family reasons".

Under Forms you will find the "Authorization to collect an eAT".

• Person entitled to asylum, refugee or recognized person in need of subsidiary protection:
  
  • Employment subject to social security contributions (at least 15 hours per week and a net income of at least 966.00 (as of June 2025)) or an income that secures your livelihood
  • Apprenticeship or study place
  • the persons in a marriage with you, your registered civil partnership or the minor child with whom you are related and live or have lived together as a family lives in another place of residence
  • Avoidance of hardship (e.g. humanitarian reasons)
• Other foreign person subject to a residence regulation:
  • an income that secures their livelihood
  • Apprenticeship or study place
  • the person in a marriage with you, your registered civil partnership or the minor child lives in a different place of residence
• Other humanitarian reasons

The requirements can also be fulfilled by a family member of the applicant.

There are no deadlines.

• Person entitled to asylum, refugee or recognized person in need of subsidiary protection
  • for proof of gainful employment:
    • Employment contract or job offer for employment subject to social insurance contributions for at least 15 hours, which generates at least an income equivalent to the average monthly requirements for an individual in accordance with Book II of the German Social Code
  • as proof of the place of study or training:
    • Training contract or certificate of study
  • to prove the place of residence of the person/partnership/minor child in a marriage with you
    • Registration certificate
    • Marriage certificate
    • Birth certificate
  • to prove the other reasons for avoiding hardship:
    • Detailed justification
    • Medical certificate
  • for proof of an integration measure:
    • Certificate of participation in an integration course, a vocational language course, a qualification measure lasting at least three months that leads to professional recognition, or a further training measure in accordance with the Third Book of the German Social Code (Sozialgesetzbuch)
• Other foreign person
  • for proof of gainful employment:
    
    • Employment contract
    • the last three payslips
  • as proof of the place of study or training:
    
    • Training contract
    • Confirmation from the person providing the work that the training position has been taken up
    • Study certificate
    • Proof of integration courses
    • Proof of professional language courses
    • Proof of qualification measures
    • Proof of further training measures
  • to prove the place of residence of the person/partnership/minor child who is married to you:
    • Registration certificate
    • Marriage certificate
    • Birth certificate
    • Recognition of paternity
    • Joint declaration of custody
  • Other humanitarian reasons
    • z. e.g. medical certificates
    • detailed written justification

The responsible immigration authority may request further documents from you in individual cases.

• Authorization to collect an eAT

Residence requirement: 50.00 euros; if you receive social benefits, the application is free of charge

Exemption and reduction is possible according to the Residence Ordinance.

• § Section 12 (2) Residence Act (AufenthG)
• § Section 12a Residence Act (AufenthG)

Action before the administrative court

• If you would like to apply to change or cancel a residence restriction on your residence permit, you must first submit an application to your local immigration authority.
• The foreigners authority will check your application and usually asks the foreigners authority of your new place of residence for approval.
• Once the examination has been completed, you will receive a corresponding notification.

You can only move after you have received approval from your previous immigration authority.

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