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Electronic residence permit (eAT) - Issuance

elektronischer Aufenthaltstitel (eAT) - Ausgabe
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Issuance of an electronic residence permit (eAT) after production and delivery by the Bundesdruckerei (Federal Printing Office)

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• The eAT (electronic residence permit) has been ordered An application for the issuance of a residence permit (Aufenthaltserlaubnis [temporary residence permit], Blue Card EU, Niederlassungserlaubnis [settlement permit], or Erlaubnis zum Daueraufenthalt-EU [permit for permanent residence-EU]) must have been approved, and the eAT must have been ordered from the Bundesdruckerei (Federal Printing Office). • Personal collection or collection by an authorized representative

Documents you need

• Passport or passport substitute • Previous eAT (electronic residence permit) If available, the eAT for the previous residence permit must be brought along. • Power of attorney (Vollmacht) and passport / identity card of the authorized person The eAT can be collected by an authorized person. This person must be at least 14 years old.

Forms

• Vollmacht zur Abholung (power of attorney for collection) www.berlin.de/einwanderung/_assets/vollmacht-zur-abholung-vo

Fees

none

Legal basis

• Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) § 78 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__78.html

Processing time

An eAT (electronic residence permit) can generally be handed over after approximately 4-5 weeks, following production and delivery by the Bundesdruckerei (Federal Printing Office) and internal review.

Further information

• Information on the Electronic Residence Permit (eAT) (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge, Federal Office for Migration and Refugees) www.bamf.de/DE/Willkommen/Aufenthalt/eAufenthaltstitel/e-auf

Who is responsible

The eAT (electronic residence permit) can only be collected from the authority that ordered the eAT from the Bundesdruckerei (Federal Printing Office). • Did you apply for the issuance of the eAT at a Bürgeramt (citizens' office)? Then please also go to that same Bürgeramt to collect it. • Did you apply for the issuance of the eAT at the Landesamt für Einwanderung (State Office for Immigration)? Then please also go to the same location of the Landesamt für Einwanderung to collect it.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 326231 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326231/