Apply for a residence permit for temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine

• You belong to the group of people listed below and were habitually resident in Ukraine before 24 February 2022 • Ukrainian nationals, • or: stateless persons and nationals who are not from EU/EEA countries or Ukraine and who have been granted international protection or equivalent national protection in Ukraine, • or: stateless persons and nationals who are not from EU/EEA countries or Ukraine and who can prove that they have been lawfully resident in Ukraine on the basis of a permanent residence permit issued under Ukrainian law, • or: family members of the persons mentioned above • You do not hold a temporary protection residence permit in another EU Member State • Allocation decision regarding distribution to Berlin Anyone submitting an "online application for temporary protection" must have • a placement decision assigning them to Berlin from the State Office for Refugee Affairs (LAF) or another reception centre in the Federal Republic of Germany. You have been issued with a registration certificate to this effect. • You have submitted the online application for temporary protection and are attending the interview Once you have submitted your online application for temporary protection, you will receive an appointment to attend an interview by email as soon as possible. You cannot attend the interview without an appointment.

• Application for temporary protection under Section 24 of the Residence Act for refugees from Ukraine Available online only • At the end of the online process, you will receive a PDF document confirming your application. Please save this document and, if possible, print it out as well. • Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit - in German, English, French, Italian (under "Forms") Please bring the completed form with you to your appointment, along with all the necessary documents. • A valid form of identification For each person, we require at least one of the following documents: • A valid passport or passport substitute • A Ukrainian identity card • If you do not hold a passport, passport substitute or Ukrainian identity card: a certificate issued by the Ukrainian Embassy confirming your identity • 1 recent biometric photograph for each person www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/foto-mustertaf • Your Ukrainian residence permit (if you are not a Ukrainian national) • Proof of the allocation decision regarding relocation to Berlin You will receive a registration certificate from the State Office for Refugee Affairs (LAF) or another reception centre in the Federal Republic of Germany. This serves as proof of your allocation decision for placement in Berlin (see the template under ‘Further information’). • Marriage certificate or civil partnership certificate (if available) for married couples or civil partners • Birth certificate (if available) for children under the age of 18 • Confirmation of your online application for temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine When you submitted the online application, a PDF was displayed. Please bring this with you, either printed out or in digital form on your smartphone. • Appointment confirmation You have received an appointment confirmation by email after submitting your online application for temporary protection. Please bring this invitation with you to your appointment (either as a printout or on your smartphone).

• Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit - in German, Russian, Spansh, Portuguese www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/zuwanderun • Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit - in German, English, French, Italian www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/zuwanderun • Antrag auf Erteilung eines Aufenthaltstitels (Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit) - in German, Greek, Turkish, Vietnamese www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/zuwanderun • Application for Issuance of a Residence Permit - in German, Serbian, Bosnian www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/zuwanderun • Confirmation of the provision of long-term accommodation for Ukrainian refugees www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/zuwanderun

• None: Issuance of a residence permit If a travel document needs to be issued: • 60.00 Euro: From the age of 24 • 38.00 Euro: Up to the age of 24 • 14.00 Euro: For children up to the age of 12

• Residence Act (AufenthG) Section 24 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_aufenthg/englisch_aufent • Council Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/382 of 4 March 2022 <https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/DE/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2022.071.01.0001.01.DEU&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2022%3A071%3ATOC>

• Due to the very high number of refugees, it may take some time before you receive an appointment. • Immediately: if you visit in person with an appointment • 5–6 weeks: if an electronic residence permit needs to be issued.

• Information for refugees from Ukraine (Senate Chancellery) www.berlin.de/ukraine/uk/ • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) (Senate Chancellery) www.berlin.de/ukraine/uk/tschasto-sadawani-pitannja/ • Granting of temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine – Allocation decision (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/330869/ • Confirmation of registration (registration of a flat) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120686/de_plain/ • Template: Certificate of commencement www.berlin.de/einwanderung/_assets/anlaufbescheinigung_muste