Immigration
Do I need a visa if I want to live in Germany? My partner is German – can I
live and work in Germany too? There are many aspects to the topic of immigration into
Germany, and lots of questions associated with it. This page provides answers,
advisory services, links and much more.
If you wish to enter Germany for a longer-term stay, you must apply for a national visa.
In principle, you can only be admitted to Germany as an ethnic German resettler if you leave your resettlement area as part of the admission procedure. Please note that you must always submit your application from the resettlement area.
If you receive social benefits or are financially needy, you can take part in an integration course free of charge under certain conditions. This also applies to employees whose gross salary does not exceed a certain amount.
If you have successfully completed the integration course within 2 or 3 years, you can apply for a refund of 50 percent of your cost contribution under certain conditions.
If you are entered in the central register for foreigners, you can request that your data not be passed on under certain conditions.
Citizens who require a visa for a short stay in Germany or the Schengen area must apply for one in good time before entering the country at one of the German diplomatic missions abroad.
If you live abroad, have close ties to Germany and would like to acquire German citizenship, you can apply for naturalization.
If you would like to know what information about you is stored in the Central Register of Foreigners, you can obtain information under certain conditions. German nationals are not recorded in the Central Register of Foreigners.
If you or your ancestors were deprived of German citizenship during the National Socialist era, you can apply for re-naturalization under certain conditions.
If you live abroad, have already been German and would like to become German again, you can apply for re-naturalization under certain conditions.
If you have a residence permit from a member state of the European Union (EU) for study purposes, you can use it to enter Germany for a certain period of time and study there. You do not need a German residence permit.
If you have a residence permit from a member state of the European Union (EU) for research purposes, you can use it to enter Germany for a certain period of time and conduct research there.
If you have a residence permit from a member state of the European Union (EU) for the purpose of intra-corporate transfer, you can use it to enter Germany for a certain period of time and work there.
Discretionary naturalization
Co-naturalization of spouses or registered partners and underage children.
Temporary privileged naturalization of spouses or registered partners of Germans and their minor children.
Here you will find information on naturalization requirements for citizens of another EU member state
If you have received a notice of admission as an ethnic German repatriate and are registered in Germany at your new place of residence, you will receive a certificate as an ethni...
If you have not reached level B1 in the final test of your integration course, you can repeat the language course once under certain conditions for a maximum of 300 teaching units.
If you would like to know what information the visa warning file has stored about your organization, you can request information.
If you would like to know what information is stored about you in the visa warning file, you can request information.
If you would like to know what information the Visa Information System (VIS) has stored about you, you can apply for information.
If you are a foreigner and wish to become a German citizen with all rights and obligations, you are entitled to naturalization under certain conditions.
