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Rights of residence for students and scientists from non-EU countries - Sven Hasse
Sven Hasse
             Rechtsanwalt und
       Fachanwalt für Migrationsrecht &
       Fachanwalt für Verwaltungsrecht

    Rights of residence
for students and scientists
  from non-EU countries

          December 2019
Rights of residence for students and scientists from non-EU countries - Sven Hasse
Student                        Employment               EU Blue Card              Researcher          High qualified
                   language course PhD                                                                                   specialist
                   candidate

Legal basis        § 16 (language student 16b)    § 18                     § 19a                     § 20                § 19

from March 2020    § 16b (language student 16f)   § 18b par. 1             § 18 b par. 2             § 18 d              § 18 c

Minimum            Subsistence must be            Subsistence must be      53.600 €/year             1.914 €/month       Subsistence
income             secured                        secured by                                                             must be
                   • Blocked account              employment               41.808 €/year                                 secured by
                   • Declaration of                                        in specific shortage                          employment
                     commitment                   from 1.3.2020:           occupations (IT/natural
                   • part time jobs               If older than 45 years   science)
                                                  by first issuance:
                                                  3383,- €/month or
                                                  proof of pension
                                                  funds
German             Depending on the               no                       no                        no                  no
language skills    requriement of the
                   university,
                   if none: A2
Other              Admission letter of            concrete job offer       concrete job offer        Hosting             „Exceptional
requirements       university/                                                                       agreement and       qualification
and restrictions   Studienkolleg or                                                                  Declaration of      in special
                   language course                                                                   commitment          field of high
                                                                                                     of research         importance“
                   May contain resolutory                                                            institute (if not
                   condition:                                                                        public funded       concrete job
                   „get´s void with                                                                  institute)          offer
                   exmatrikulation“

Employment         120 days                       Restricted to authorized employment                In context of       yes
                   or 240 half days               Self-empoyment can be allowed                      research project

                   plus employment on             full access to labour market after 2 years of
                   university/ institute          employment or 3 years of legal residence
                                                  (student residence counts 50% max. 2 years)
Rights of residence for students and scientists from non-EU countries - Sven Hasse
Student                   Employment                 EU Blue Card             Researcher              High
                    language course PhD                                                                                   qualified
                    candidate                                                                                             specialist

Legal basis         § 16                      § 18                       § 19a                    § 20                    § 19

Duration            1 – 2 years               Depending on working       Duration of working      Depending on            unlimited
                                              contract;                  contract + 3 months;     research project
                                              Max. 4 years               max. 4 years

Extension           Language student max.     Yes                        Yes                      Yes                     unlimited
                    1year                     if contract continues      if contract continues    if project continues    duration

                    Student: usually
                    average duration plus 3
                    semesters

                    Student preparations: 2
                    years
                                                                                                  After termination of
                    After succesful           After termination of       After termination of     project for 9
                    completition:             employment for 6           employment for 6         months for job
                    18 months for job         months for job search      months for job search    searchwith full
                    search with full access   under discretion                                    access to labour
                    to labour market                                                              market

Permanent           No.                       after 5 years of           after 33 months          after 5 years of        ./.
settlement permit                             residence and 60           employment under         residence and 60
„Niederlassungs-                              months contribution to     BlueCard conditions      months contribution
erlaubnis“          After an other            social security system     Language: A1             to social security
                                                                                                  system
                    residence title was       (from 1.3.2020: 4
                                                                                                  (from 1.3.2020: 4
                    issued ½ of the           years/48 months)           after 21 months with     years/48 months)
                    residence period as       with German university     language: B1             with German
                    student can be taken      degree after 2 years/24                             university degree
                    into account              months                                              after 2 years/24 mths
                                              Language: B1                                        Language: B1

EU permanent                                   after 5 years of residence and 60 months contribution to the social security system
residency
„Daueraufenthalt-
EU“
Rights of residence for students and scientists from non-EU countries - Sven Hasse
Student                   Employment                 EU Blue Card              Researcher     High qualified
                       language course PhD                                                                           specialist
                       candidate

Legal basis            § 16                      § 18                       § 19a                     § 20           § 19

Subsequent             • Marriage must have existed at the time the         Subsistence must be       • Subsistence must be secured
immigration              residence permit was granted                       secured
(spouse and minor      • Further duration of stay is expected to exceed                               • Marriage has existed at the
children)                one year                                                                       time the residence permit
                       • Subsistence must be secured                                                    was granted or A1 language
                       • A1 language test (exeptions for some nationals)                                test

labour market                              Full access to employment and self-employment for family members
access
for family members

Child benefits         no                        yes                        yes                       yes            yes
„Kindergeld“

and

Parental benefits
„Elterngeld“

Unemployment           no                        yes                                                                 yes
benefit                                          if access to labour market persits (not with job seaker title)
„Arbeitslosengeld I“
                                                 Contributions of not less than 12 months within the last 24
                                                 months (from 2020: 30 months)

Change of              • after graduation        yes                        yes                       yes            titel is unlimited
residence permit       • for voactional                                                                              and not
for other purpose        training in shortage                                                                        connected to
                         professions                                                                                 the purpose of
                       • In case of                                                                                  residence
                         mandatory rights
                       • in exeptional cases
Rights of residence for students and scientists from non-EU countries - Sven Hasse
electronic residence title   Passport stickers
Rights of residence for students and scientists from non-EU countries - Sven Hasse
collateral clauses                       meaning                       excample
Erwerbstätigkeit gestattet             Employment and self-        •   indefinite residence titles
                                       employment/freelance        •   family reunion
                                       allowed                     •   prior employment of 2
                                                                       years

Beschäftigung gestattet                Specific employment         Residence titles for
(als Programmierer bei Firma Müller)   allowed                     employment

Selbständige Tätigkeit (nicht) self-employment/freelance           Collateral clause for Blue
gestattet.                     (not) allowed                       Card holders or researchers.

Beschäftigung für 120 Tage             Employment limited to 120   Students
oder 240 halbe Tage im Jahr            days/240 half days
gestattet

Erlischt mit Beendigung eines Resulutory contition: gets           Students
Studiums an einer deutschen void if finishing studies
Hochschule/im Fach XY         (possible with further
                              specification)
Schengen-countries
  European Union

  - UK
  - Ireland

  -   Romania
  -   Bulgaria
  -   Croatia
  -   Cyprus

  + Island
  + Norway
  + Switzerland

                     Quelle: EU-Kommission
                                             7
visa exception list for short stays
 These nationals can apply any residence permit in Germany
 These nationals can apply a residence permit in Germany for other purposes
  than employment (e.g. student, language course, family reunion)
     o   Albania               o   Japan
     o   Andorra                                       o   Seychelles
                               o   Kiribati            o   St. Kitts und Nevis
     o   Antigua und Barbuda   o   Kolumbia
     o   Argentina                                     o   St. Lucia
                               o   Marshall Inseln     o   St. Vincent und
     o   Australia             o   Malaysia
     o   Bahamas                                           Grenadines
                               o   Mauritius           o   Singapur
     o   Barbados              o   Mexiko
     o   Bosnia and                                    o   South Korea
                               o   Mikronesia          o   Timor-Leste (Osttimor)
         Herzegowina,          o   Moldowa
     o   Brasil                                        o   Tonga
                               o   Monaco              o   Trinidad and Tobago
     o   Brunei Darussalam     o   Montenegro
     o   Canada                                        o   Tuvalu
                               o   New Zealand         o   Ukraine
     o   Chile                 o   Nicaragua
     o   Costa Rica                                    o   Uruguay
                               o   Palau               o   Vatikan
     o   Dominica              o   Panama
     o   Mazedonia                                     o   Vanuatu
                               o   Paraguay            o   Venezuela
     o   El Salvador           o   Peru
     o   Georgia                                       o   United Arab Emirates
                               o   Salomones           o   USA
     o   Grenada               o   Samoa               o Hongkong and Macau
     o   Guatemala             o   San Marino               (appendix 2 EU-VisaDirective)
     o   Honduras              o   Serbia
     o   Israel
Fiktions-
bescheinigung
Applying for a residence title, § 81
(3) If a foreigner who is legally resident in the federal territory and
    does not possess a residence title applies for a residence title,
    his residence shall be deemed to be permitted up to the time of
    the decision by the foreigners authority. If the application is filed
    too late, deportation shall be deemed to be suspended from
    the time of application up to the time of the decision by the
    foreigners authority.

(4) If a foreigner applies for an extension of his residence title or for
    a different residence title before his current residence title
    expires, the current residence title shall be deemed to remain in
    force from the time its expires until the time of the decision by
    the foreigners authority. This shall not apply to visas pursuant to
    Section 6 (1).
    If the application to issue or extend a residence title was filed
    too late, the foreigners authority may order that the previous
    residence title remains valid in order to avoid undue hardship.
acquiring citizenship (§ 4 StAG)
  Birth in Germany
    one parent is German or
    one parent has an indefiniete residence permit and legal residence
     for not less than 8 years
  Birth abroad if if one parent is German;
   if the parent is born abroud himself after 1999 registration in Gemran birth
   registry within one year.

  naturalization:
    Legal right (§ 10 StAG):
    8 years legal residence (including student´s time) (§ 10 StAG)
    7 years with integration course (§ 10 III StAG)
    6 years with sepecial integration efforts such as language skills of
     B2 or more (§ 10 III StAG)
    under discretion (§ 8 StAG):
    3 years if married to a German spouse
    shorter periods possible with public interest
Further requirements for naturalization
 Subsistence must be secured without social
  welfare

 Giving up former citizenship
    o Exceptions if this is not possible or with unaceptable conditions

 no crimial record

 Language skills B1

 naturalization test
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