Citizenship (If you are stateless: Please select the state you or your parents are from.)
Please Select
*unresolved nationality (Palestinians and Kurds from Lebanon)
*unresolved nationality / Palestinians from Syria (Family name A – E)
*unresolved nationality / Palestinians from Syria (Family name F – Z)
Afghanistan
African States, Other
Albania
Algeria
American States, other
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Asian States, other
Australia
Australian States, other
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Overseas Territory in Africa
British Overseas Territory in America
British Overseas Territory in Asia
British Overseas Territory in Australia
British Overseas Territory in Europe
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroons
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Republic
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d´Ivoire
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
European States, other
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic
Iraq
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People`s Republic
Korean Republic
Kosovo
Krygyzstan
Kuwait
Laos, Democratic People`s Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federal States
Moldavia, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Nortern Mariana Islands
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Southern Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Switzerland
Syria (family name A - E)
Syria (family name F - Z)
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Number of applicants who need a residence title (inluding foreign spouse and children)
Please Select
one person
two people
three people
four people
five people
six people
seven people
eight people
Do you live in Berlin with a family member (e.g. wife, husband or child)
Please Select
yes
no
Citizenship of the family member?
N/A
*unresolved nationality (Palestinians and Kurds from Lebanon)
*unresolved nationality / Palestinians from Syria (Family name A – E)
*unresolved nationality / Palestinians from Syria (Family name F – Z)
Afghanistan
African States, Other
Albania
Algeria
American States, other
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Asian States, other
Australia
Australian States, other
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Overseas Territory in Africa
British Overseas Territory in America
British Overseas Territory in Asia
British Overseas Territory in Australia
British Overseas Territory in Europe
Brunei Darussalam
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroons
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Congo, Republic
Cook Islands
Costa Rica
Côte d´Ivoire
Cuba
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
European States, other
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran, Islamic Republic
Iraq
Israel
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, Democratic People`s Republic
Korean Republic
Kosovo
Krygyzstan
Kuwait
Laos, Democratic People`s Republic
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federal States
Moldavia, Republic of
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Niue
Nortern Mariana Islands
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Qatar
Russian Federation
Rwanda
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Southern Sudan
Sri Lanka
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Sudan
Suriname
Switzerland
Syria (family name A - E)
Syria (family name F - Z)
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania, United Republic of
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States of America
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
If you are married: nationality of your spouse
If you are single: nationality of your minor child
Topic
Apply for a residence title
Extend a residence title
Transfer of a Residence title to a new passport
Apply for a permanent settlement permit
Passport substitute - Reissue
Aufenthaltsgestattung (asylum procedure) - Extension
Temporary suspension of deportation (Duldung) - Extension
Reason category
N/A
Educational purposes
Economic activity
Family reasons
Humanitarian grounds
Special rights of residence
Reason
Permanent residence card for family members of EU (except Germany) and EEA citizens
Permanent settlement permit for children (sect. 35)
Permanent settlement permit for family members of German citizens (sect. 28 para. 2)
Permission to reside (Aufenthaltsgestattung) - Extension
Residence card for family members of EU (except Germany) and EEA citizens
Residence document-GB
Residence permit for Turkish employees and their family members (DAC 1/80) - Extension (sect. 4 para. 2)
Residence permit for a freelance employment - Issuance (sect. 21 para. 5)
Residence permit for a newborn foreign child - Initial issuance (section 33)
Residence permit for attending a language course (sect. 16f para. 1)
Residence permit for foreigners with a long-term residence in an EU member state (sect. 38a)
Residence permit for freelancers and self-employed persons - Extension (sect. 21)
Residence permit for in-service training (sect. 16a)
Residence permit for job-seeking qualified skilled workers – Issuance (sect. 20)
Residence permit for medical treatment (sect. 7)
Residence permit for participation in a voluntary service (sect. 19c or 19e)
Residence permit for qualified skilled workers with an academic education (sect. 18b)
Residence permit for qualified skilled workers with vocational training (sect. 18a)
Residence permit for scientific staff and research workers (sect. 18d)
Residence permit for spouses and children of holders of an EU Blue Card (sect. 29-32)
Residence permit for spouses and children of skilled workers, students, trainees, scientists and teachers (sect. 29-32)
Residence permit for spouses, parents and children of German citizens (sect. 28)
Residence permit for spouses, parents and children of foreign citizens (sect. 29-34)
Residence permit for spouses, parents and children of persons eligible for subsidiary protection (sect. 36a)
Residence permit for study preparation (sect. 16b para. 1)
Residence permit for the employment of certain nationals (sect. 19c para. 1)
Residence permit for the purpose of self-employment - Issuance (sect. 21)
Residence permit for the purpose of studying (sect. 16b)
Residence permit for the recognition of a foreign professional qualification in a non-regulated profession (sect. 16d para. 1)
Residence permit for the recognition of a foreign professional qualification in a non-regulated profession (§ 16d para. 3)
Residence permit for vocational training (sect. 16a)
Residence permit in cases of hardship - extension (sect. 23a)
Residence permit issued on humanitarian grounds - Extension (sect. 22 - 25)
Residence permit to participate in the Working-Holiday or Youth-Mobility-Program (sect. 19c para. 1)
Residence permit to start a traineeship (sect. 19c para. 1)
Residence permit to start an employment as an Au-pair (sect. 19c para. 1)
Residence permit to take part in a student exchange or to attend school (sect. 16f)
Temporary suspension of deportation (Duldung) - Extension
Transfer of a Blue Card EU to a new passport
Transfer of a Residence document-GB (for British nationals and their family members) to a new passport
Transfer of a permanent settlement permit or an EU long-term residence permit to a new passport
Transfer of a residence card or permanent residence card to a new passport
Transfer of a residence permit to a new passport
Travel document for foreigners (Reiseausweis) - Reissue
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