Foreigners' affairs and naturalizations

In cases of doubt, the administration can make a generally binding decision as to whether or not German citizenship exists.

If you want to enable a foreign guest or several foreign guests to stay in Germany, you can undertake to pay for his or her living expenses.

Foreigners who are required to leave the country and whose deportation has been temporarily suspended are tolerated. The foreigner is issued with a certificate of this, the so-called toleration.

The EU Blue Card can be applied for by non-EU nationals with an academic or equivalent level of qualification who intend to take up employment in Germany.

Foreign nationals from non-EU countries who are legally resident in Germany on a long-term basis and who have integrated both economically and socially can, under certain conditions, obtain an EU permanent residence permit.

A foreigner living in Germany is entitled to naturalization under certain conditions.

Foreigners who do not or do not yet meet the requirements for naturalization can be naturalized at their discretion, provided certain conditions are met.

Upon application, the residence permit issued in the form of a sticker in the passport can be replaced by an electronic residence permit.

The settlement permit is an unlimited residence title and entitles the holder to pursue gainful employment. The requirements for obtaining it vary depending on the purpose of residence.