Residence permit - change of conditions

The application for a change of conditions must be submitted to the immigration authority before the intended change. The application must be made in writing. A decision will be made on the change of conditions.

The residence permit will not be extended.

Change when changing subject during studies

As students' residence permits generally expire by law if they change their course of study without the involvement of the Aliens Department, an application must be submitted to the Aliens Department in advance.

Change when changing jobs

Whether gainful employment is permitted is determined by the residence permit. If the entry in the residence permit reads "Gainful employment permitted", any gainful employment is permitted. No further application is necessary in this case.

If, for example, the entry reads "Employment only permitted with the permission of the Aliens Department", an application must be made to the Aliens Department for permission to take up employment. In order for the application to be processed, the specific job offer must be available and the employer must be provided as the contact person and the company number.

Before making a decision on this application, the immigration authority must always involve the relevant employment agency. As a rule, the employment agency checks whether employees with preferential rights are available for the intended employment. This procedure can take up to six weeks.

Changing the residence requirement

The supplementary sheet to the residence permit shows whether a residence requirement exists. If the entry on the supplementary sheet reads, for example, "Residence is restricted to the Free State of Thuringia", an application to change the residence requirement can be submitted to the immigration authority with an individual justification.

Before making a decision on this application, the foreigners authority must always involve the competent foreigners authority at the requested place of relocation.

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 email) 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 contacted by post or, if necessary, by e-mail or telephone if you have any queries.

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

Documents for a change of field of study

• written application
• passport
• existing electronic residence permit with supplementary sheet
• Proof of all academic achievements in the past
• Proof of crediting of prior achievements for the future subject (confirmation from the Examination Office)
• current certificate of the future duration of studies taking into account previous achievements (available from the International Office of the Friedrich Schiller University Jena or from the Registrar's Office of the Ernst Abbe University of Applied Sciences Jena) with signature of the university
• If applicable, declaration of consent to the storage and use of your e-mail address and telephone number

Documents when changing jobs

• written application
• passport
• existing electronic residence permit with supplementary sheet
• Proof of termination of previous employment (e.g. letter of termination, last proof of earnings)
• Proof of qualification (e.g. skilled worker certificate, university degree)
• In the case of a foreign qualification, proof of its recognition in Germany
• Concrete job offer (declaration of employment completed by the employer)
• If applicable, declaration of consent to the storage and use of your e-mail address and telephone number

Documents for the change of residence requirement

• Written application
• Employment contract, training contract, letter of admission to university
• Proof of family ties (e.g. birth certificate, marriage certificate, acknowledgement of paternity, extract from the family register)
• Medical evidence in the case of illnesses presented (e.g. medical certificates or reports, medical service reports, proof of degree of care)

• 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)