Residence permit for attending a language course

• Intensive language course to learn German For an intensive language course, it is assumed that its duration is limited from the outset; it usually includes daily lessons (at least 18 lessons per week) and is aimed at acquiring comprehensive German language skills. Evening, weekend and distance learning courses do not meet these requirements. • Secured livelihood Sufficient funds to secure your livelihood, including adequate health insurance coverage, are required. Sufficient funds are available if they correspond to the maximum BAföG funding rate. For a stay for attending a language course, a monthly amount of 1,091.20 euros must be available, i.e. 13,094.40 euros per year (current value for the year 2026). • Health insurance You have health insurance in Germany, either through statutory health insurance or a comparable private health insurance scheme. Travellers’ health insurance will also suffice for the duration of the language course. • Main residence in Berlin You live in Berlin. A second residence in Berlin is not sufficient. • Current email adress The Berlin Immigration Office will contact you via your current email address. Please also check your spam folder regularly. • For the online application: Consent to the electronic payment process The following methods of payment are available to you: • Credit card (Visa, Mastercard) • Paypal

• Application for a residence permit for language and study purposes • Only online and at the earliest 4 months before your current residence title expires • You will receive a PDF document to confirm your application. This document will certify that your current residence title (national D visa or residence permit) remains valid in the federal territory beyond the previous validity date. (This does not apply if you hold a Schengen visa (C visa) for a short-term stay). • The following applies to nationals of the beneficiary countries under Section 41 of the Ordinance Govering Residence (see section “Further information”): Did you arrive in the country fewer than 91 days ago and are now applying for a residence permit for the first time? Then your residence in Germany is considered lawful until a decision is made on your application. This means that you can already begin the language course. However, taking up employment is not yet permitted. • Please therefore make sure to save this document and print a copy if possible. • In the case of an application being filed by an authorised representative: power of attorney stating the subject matter of the procedure • Passport copies (in color) Copies of the following pages of your passport are required: • always: data pages (with your photo and personal data) • if you have entered the country and are applying for a residence permit for the first time, also: entry stamp, as well as visa for entry or residence title for another EU Member state in your passport (if you have these) • If you already have a residence permit for language course or another German residence title: a copy of your residence title • Proof of health insurance: insurance card, contract • Proof of your residence in Berlin • Certificate of registration at the main residence (Melde-Bestätigung) or • lease and written confirmation of occupancy from the landlord (Wohnungsgeber-Bestätigung) More on this topic in the section "More information" • Proof of livelihood e.g. blocked account (Sperrkonto) at a German Bank / submission of a declaration of commitment by a third party on an official form / notarized declaration from parents securing the livelihood for the duration of the language course with proof of the income of the parents in the last six months / employment contract for a part-time job • Proof of intensive language course • Certification from the language school for a booked language course of at least three months • Contract with the language school

The fee must be paid before you send off the online application (by credit card or PayPal). • 56.00 euros: for the issue of the residence permit as a sticker label • 100.00 euros: for the issue of the residence permit as an electronic residence permit (eAT) • 27.60 euros: for Turkish nationals up to the age of 24 • 46.00 euros: for Turkish nationals aged 24 and over • 6.00 euros extra: for creating a digital passport photo at the self-service terminal on site A refund is not possible in the event that the application is withdrawn if we have already begun to process the application (by examining the documents you sent or sending you an appointment).

• Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 16f para. 1 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__16f.html

• You will receive an appointment if your application is reviewed positively. • A residence permit in the form of a sticker label can be issued directly on site during the appointment. • If issued as an electronic residence permit (eAT), it takes 4 to 6 weeks before it can be collected.

• Ordinance Governing Residence (Aufenthaltsverordnung) § 41 - Privileges for nationals of certain countries www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_aufenthv/englisch_aufent • Certificate of registration at the main residence (Melde-Bestätigung) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120686/de_plain/ • Example: confirmation of occupancy from the landlord (Wohnungsgeber-Bestätigung) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/zentrale-e • Information on blocked accounts (Federal Foreign Office) www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/sperrkonto/388600

The service can only be used at the Landesamt für Einwanderung (LEA, State Office for Immigration) at the Keplerstraße location.