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Residence Permit

Application

Everybody who comes from a country outside of the EU, who intends to stay longer than 90 days in Germany and does not have a valid visa for the entire duration of his or her stay requires an electronic residence permit (eAT).

The residence permit is a document containing biometric, statistical and personal data and serves digital functions. You can enquire about the biometric data to be stored upon application. You also need to decide whether you wish to activate or deactivate the electronic functions.

Production of the eAT takes around 4 to 6 weeks. You should apply for a residence permit after arriving in Halle and at the latest before your visa expires. To apply, you need the registration certificate [Meldebescheinigung] from the City of Halle (see “Registration in Halle”) and a whole series of other documents, which you can find further below. Here    you will find an overview of residence permits that are suitable for international doctoral candidates and researchers.

• Website of the Department for entry and residence    

Information sheet residence permit for the purpose of a doctorate (§ 16b) (only in German)
Merkblatt Aufenthaltserlaubnis zum Zwecke der Promotion.pdf (115.1 KB)  vom 11.08.2020

Information sheet residence permit for the purpose of employment (§ 18b) (only in German)
Informationsblatt Aufenthaltserlaubnis bei Aufenthalt mit Beschäftigung zum Zwecke der Beschäftigung (§ 18b).pdf (113.6 KB)  vom 11.08.2020

Information sheet residence permit for the purpose of research (§ 18d) (only in German)
Merkblatt Aufenthaltserlaubnis zum Zweck der Forschung (§ 18d).pdf (113.8 KB)  vom 11.08.2020

Residence permit application form / Application for renewal of residence permit
Antrag Aufenthaltserlaubnis NEU.pdf (325.3 KB)  vom 21.02.2023

Address of the foreigners' registration office

City of Halle (Saale)
Halle Immigration Authority
Am Stadion 5
D-06122 Halle (Saale)
phone +49 345 221-5305
fax +49 345 221-5312

Making an appointment with the immigration authority

Before you receive an appointment at the Foreigners' Registration Office, you must submit all the necessary documents to the Foreigners' Registration Office. Once this has been done, you will be given an appointment by the Foreigners' Registration Office. After this appointment, the final preparation and printing of the residence permit will take 4 to 6 weeks.

Individual appointments are made for doctoral students and researchers. We can help arrange such an appointment for you. If you would like this, please send an e-mail to phd.network@international.uni-halle.de.

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Information issued by the DAAD

Detailed information issued by the DAAD regarding entry and residence permits here:

DAAD_Legal framework conditions Immigration and Residence_january_2017.pdf (546.5 KB)  vom 18.01.2018

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