Applying for an extension of a mobile ICT card

The immigration authority responsible for the place of residence of the applicant is responsible for processing the application.

In principle, you must meet the same requirements for the renewal of your Mobiler-ICT card as for the initial issue, i.e:

• You have a recognized and valid identity document (e.g. passport or passport substitute).
• You have a residence permit from another member state valid for the entire duration of the procedure for the purpose of intra-company transfers.
• Your company or group of companies has its headquarters outside Germany and would like to continue to employ you as a manager, specialist or trainee in a branch in Germany.
• The transfer lasts longer than 90 days in total, but shorter than the duration of your stay in another EU member state.
• You can present an employment contract valid for the duration of the transfer and, if necessary, a letter of secondment.
• The Federal Employment Agency has approved the employment (approval is obtained from the immigration authority) or there is an exemption from the approval requirement for the intended activity.
• You can secure your livelihood and health insurance cover from your income without claiming public benefits.
• The conditions under which you will work in the future are comparable to those of German employees.
• Your salary corresponds to the salary of German employees.
• There are no grounds for deportation against you.
• Your stay does not jeopardize or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Forms available: Yes

Written form required: Yes

Informal application possible: No

Personal appearance necessary: Yes

In principle, the renewal of your Mobiler-ICT card requires the submission of the same documents as for the initial issue:

• Recognized and valid identity document (e.g. passport or passport replacement)
• Current biometric photo in passport format (45 x 35 mm)
• Residence permit from another member state for internal company transfer (recognizable by the abbreviation "ICT")
• Proof of qualifications (e.g. university certificate, certificate of completed vocational training) and your professional experience (e.g. job references)
• Employment contract or secondment letter from the employer, if required
• "Declaration of employment" form (to be completed in full by the employer)
• Proof of means of subsistence (e.g. equity capital, blocked account, declaration of commitment)
• Proof of health insurance cover
• Current registration certificate

The documents and information must always be submitted in German.

In individual cases, the Immigration Office may require less or further proof.

Fee: 70 Euro

Remark:

Additional fees may apply for the issuance of the Mobile ICT Card in the form of an electronic residence permit.

• (§ 45 Residence Ordinance - Fees for the residence permit, the EU Blue Card, the ICT Card and the Mobile ICT Card)
  

  Remark: URL to the office

• Find out whether your foreigners authority allows you to apply online or has a special application form.
• If the application can only be submitted in person, make an appointment at the immigration office. If you apply online, the immigration office will contact you after receiving your application to arrange an appointment.
• During the appointment, your identity and documents will be checked (please bring your documents to the appointment, in the original if possible).
• If your application is approved, your fingerprints will be taken for the production of the Mobile ICT Card (issued in the form of a new electronic residence permit, or eAT card for short). The Foreigners' Registration Office will commission the Bundesdruckerei to produce the Mobile ICT Card. After completion, you will receive information and can collect the card from the responsible office. The card must always be collected in person.
• If your application is rejected, you will receive a notice of rejection.

Duration: approx. 8 weeks

Note for further information on the processing time:

The production of the electronic residence permit by Bundesdruckerei takes about 4 to 6 weeks.

• The MobilerICT card is not issued if the foreign person will be staying longer in Germany than in other EU member states as part of the internal company transfer.
• The ICT card is issued in all EU member states except Denmark, Great Britain and Ireland. It is therefore not possible to enter these countries with an ICT card

• Application notes of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community (BMI) on the law and ordinance on the implementation of European Union directives on labor migration (as of: 14.07.2017):
• Information from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on mobility within the EU for intra-company transfers:
• Information from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on the internal transfer of personnel:
• Information from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on the internal transfer of personnel:
• Publication (flyer) of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) on the internal transfer of third-country nationals:
• Directive 2014/66/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of May 15, 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals in the framework of an intra-corporate transfer (ICT Directive):

• § 8 Absatz 1 Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) - Verlängerung der Auf-enthaltserlaubnis
• § 19b Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) - Mobiler-ICT-Karte
• § 19 Absatz 3 und 4 Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) - ICT-Karte für unternehmensintern transferierte Arbeitnehmer
• § 39 Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) - Zustimmung zur Beschäftigung
• § 10a Beschäftigungsverordnung (BeschV) - Unternehmensintern transferierte Arbeitnehmer

• An appeal against a negative decision by the immigration authority can be lodged with the competent administrative court.
• There is no preliminary procedure (objection) in Lower Saxony.
• Detailed information can be found in the negative decision.