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IMPORTANT: Select a location.To obtain application forms, location-specific information and contacts, select a town or zip code.

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Your selected location: Rhede (Ems) (268...)

Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Applying for a permanent EU residence permit

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With the EU permanent residence permit, foreign nationals are allowed to move more freely within the European Union (EU). It is equivalent to the settlement permit in many respects and is a permanent residence permit.

Who should I contact?

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Sicherheit und Ordnung
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Ausländerbehörde
Telephone: 05931 44-0
Email: Get in touch
responsible for:

Requirements

  • Your identity has been clarified and you comply with the passport and visa requirements.
  • You have been living in Germany for at least five years without interruption with a residence permit.
  • Your livelihood and that of your relatives, whom you have to support, is secured by fixed and regular income.
  • You are insured under statutory health insurance or have unlimited or automatically renewable health insurance cover.
  • You have paid contributions into the statutory pension insurance scheme or into another pension scheme with comparable benefits.
  • You have sufficient knowledge of German as well as basic knowledge of the German legal and social system.
  • You have enough living space for you and your family.
  • There are no grounds for expulsion or other reasons of public security or order that prevent the granting of the EU permanent residence permit.

Which documents are required?

  • Proof of compliance with passport and visa requirements
  • Proof that you have been living in Germany with a residence permit for at least five years without interruption
  • Proof of secure livelihood
  • Proof of health insurance coverage
  • Proof of pension contributions paid or payments to a comparable pension institution
  • Proof of sufficient knowledge of German as well as basic knowledge of the German legal and social system
  • Proof of sufficient living space for you and your family
  • Proof that there are no grounds for expulsion or other reasons of public security or public order that prevent the granting of the EU permanent residence permit.

Please inquire at the responsible immigration authority which other documents are required.

What are the fees?

Fee: 109,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Reductions and exemptions are possible in exceptional cases.

Process flow

You must apply for a permanent EU residence permit at the competent immigration authority.

Legal basis

Appeal

Administrative court action:
Detailed information on this can be found in the decision rejecting your application.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families