Extend the residence permit for third-country nationals in cases of special dependency on a minor child with EU citizenship.

Prerequisites

• They possess a current residence permit.
• Your child holds the nationality of an EU country.
• A special relationship of dependency continues to exist between you and your child in a legal, economic and/or affective way.

Documents required

• valid passport or passport substitute from your country of origin
• valid passport or identity card of your child
• Proof of your child's continuing special dependency relationship
• If applicable, proof of maintenance payments.
• biometric passport photo in electronic form
  • You can have a passport photo taken on site. A photo booth is available.
  • You can have a passport photo taken at a certified photo studio. The photo studio will then provide the photo to the relevant authority via a cloud service.

You may be required to submit further documents. You can find out more when completing the online service or from the responsible authority.

Please note

Deadlines

Submit your application approximately 4 months before your current residence permit expires.

Procedure

• They use the online service to apply for a residence permit and upload the required documents.
• The relevant authority will then send you an appointment for a consultation.
• Please bring all necessary documents, preferably in original form, to the appointment.
• The relevant authority will verify your identity and documents.
• The responsible authority will involve other authorities if necessary.
• You pay the necessary fees.
• If your application is approved, your fingerprints, signature and a biometric photo will be taken for the production of the electronic residence permit (eAT).
• The responsible authority commissions an external body, the Federal Printing Office, to produce your eAT.
• Once your electronic residence permit (eAT) is ready, you can collect it in person from the responsible office. The responsible office will contact you to schedule an appointment.
• If your application is rejected, you will receive a rejection notice stating the reasons for the rejection.

Processing time

The processing time varies depending on the individual case and can take several weeks.

Fees

The fees amount to 96.00 euros.


Under certain conditions, a reduction or waiver of fees may be considered.


Additional fees may apply.

Legal remedies

Contradiction


Lawsuit before the Administrative Court

Legal basis

Articles 20 and 21 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)


https://dejure.org/gesetze/AEUV/20.html


Section 45 of the Residence Ordinance (AufenthVO)


https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthv/__45.html