Applying for a residence permit for a study-related internship in the EU

The residence permit must be applied for at the immigration authority responsible for your place of residence. The procedure is as follows:

• Depending on the immigration authority and concerns, it may be possible to apply via the Internet. Find out whether your immigration authority offers the electronic application for a residence permit.
• If the application is only possible in person, make an appointment with the Foreigners' Registration Office. During the appointment, your application will be received and your supporting documents will be checked (bring them with you to the appointment). Your fingerprints will be taken to produce an electronic residence permit (eAT card).
• In the event of an electronic application, the Foreigners' Registration Office will contact you upon receipt of your online application in order to make an appointment at the Foreigners' Registration Office if necessary. During the appointment, your documents will be checked (bring them with you to the appointment) and your fingerprints will be taken for the production of the electronic residence title (eAT card).
• If your application is granted, the Foreigners' Registration Office will arrange for the eAT card to be produced.
• After about six to eight weeks, you can pick up the eAT card at the Foreigners' Registration Office.
• The eAT card must always be picked up in person.

Fees apply for the issuance of the residence permit. The timing and form of payment vary depending on the authority

• You have a recognized and valid passport or passport substitute and - if required for entry - an appropriate visa.
• There is no interest in expulsion against you.
• Your stay does not endanger or impair the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany.
• You have concluded an agreement with the host institution to participate in a traineeship.
• The internship serves to enable you to acquire knowledge, practical knowledge and experience in a professional environment.
• You are studying in a third country or have successfully completed your studies no more than two years before applying.
• The internship corresponds to your university degree or studies.
• The host institution undertakes to bear the costs, the public authorities up to six months after the termination of the internship agreement, which arise for the foreigner's subsistence during the unauthorized stay in the Federal territory and for deportation.
• Your livelihood is secured for the entire duration of the study-related internship.

• Valid passport
• Current biometric photo
• Visa, if required
• Proof of subsistence (e.g. proof of internship remuneration or blocked account at a bank)
• Lease
• Proof of your health insurance
• Proof of university degree obtained or ongoing studies in a third country
• Traineeship agreement with the host institution
• Declaration of assumption of costs by the receiving institution

Issue of residence permit: EUR 100.00

Under certain conditions, a fee reduction or exemption may be considered.

• The residence permit should be applied for at least eight weeks before the expiry of your valid visa.
• Deadline for appeal: 1 month

about six to eight weeks.

- Forms: Forms can be obtained from your immigration office, if necessary they are also offered online
- Online procedures possible in some cases
- Written form required: yes
- Personal appearance required: yes
 

An action may be brought before the competent administrative court against negative decisions of the Foreigners' Registration Office.

• Portal of the Federal Government for skilled workers from abroad
  https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/de/visum/arten/praktikum/
  (German)
  https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/visa/kinds-of-visa/internship/
  (English)
• Evaluation recommendations of the Central Office for Foreign Education:
  https://anabin.kmk.org/anabin.html
• You can also get free advice on the topics of entry, residence and work from the "Hotline Working and Living in Germany" from the Federal Government's portal for skilled workers from abroad.
  Phone: 030 1815-1111
  Service hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport

Division 64 (Law on Aliens and Asylum)

27.10.2020

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.