Settlement permit - EU permanent residence permit

The requirements are regulated in §§ 9a to 9c of the Residence Act. They are fulfilled if:

• the foreigner has been living in Germany with a residence permit for 5 years,
• his or her livelihood and that of his or her dependants, to whom he or she is obliged to provide maintenance, is secured by fixed and regular income (no receipt of public benefits under SGBII or XII),
• the foreigner is permitted to work if he is an employee,
• he/she has a permit to pursue his/her gainful employment on a permanent basis, if this is required (e.g. professional license, license to practice medicine, etc.),
• they have fulfilled their tax obligations,
• he or his spouse living together has made sufficient contributions to the statutory pension insurance or comparable insurance benefits (usually 60 months),
• he and his spouse living together can provide evidence of contributions to health and long-term care insurance that are paid for an unlimited period or are automatically extended,
• they have sufficient knowledge of the German language ("Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer", Telc, Goethe or ÖSD certificate at level B1 of the CEFR) or have successfully completed a German-language university degree or German-language vocational training),
• they have a basic knowledge of the legal and social order and living conditions in Germany ("Living in Germany" test or "Naturalization test" successfully completed),
• there is no interest in deporting him/her (e.g. due to criminal offenses),
• they have sufficient living space for themselves and their family members.

All incoming applications will be reviewed without a personal visit.

Please send us the relevant application forms and all necessary documents either by post or electronically by e-mail to: antrag-abh@jena.de(link sends e-mail). Please do not send us any original documents.

We will contact you directly if we have any queries. Therefore, please make sure that you can be reached by post or, if necessary, by e-mail or telephone for any queries.

If a personal appointment is necessary after final examination of your application, you will receive an appointment from us at short notice.

• completed application form
• passport
• Proof of residence (tenancy agreement, in the case of a sub-tenancy agreement also a declaration of consent from the owner, in the case of use of own living space [property] extract from the land register)
• Proof of health insurance
• Proof of pension insurance (usually in the form of a pension insurance history from the German pension insurance)
• Proof of financing (e.g. pay slip for the last three months and employment contract, for self-employed persons the last two income tax assessments and a current BWA/GUV)
• Language certificate ("Deutsch-Test für Zuwanderer", Telc, Goethe or ÖSD certificate completed at level B1 of the CEFR) or a German-language university degree or German-language vocational training successfully completed [degree certificate])
• Test "Living in Germany" or "Naturalization test"
• "Certificate in tax matters" from the tax office
• Signed instruction sheet
• If applicable, declaration of consent to the storage and use of your e-mail address and telephone number

• Law on the residence, employment and integration of foreigners in Germany (Residence Act - AufenthG)
• Ordinance on the Employment of Foreign Nationals (Employment Ordinance - BeschV)
• Residence Ordinance (AufenthV)
• Ordinance on the implementation of integration courses for foreigners and late repatriates (Integration Course Ordinance - IntV)