Granting of residence (FG 1) for temporary protection for refugees from Ukraine - identification procedure (erkennungsdienstliche Behandlung)
Aufenthaltsgewährung (FG 1) zum vorübergehenden Schutz für Geflüchtete aus der Ukraine - erkennungsdienstliche Behandlung
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
As of 01.06.2022, due to a change in the law, all persons who have reached the age of 14 and who have fled Ukraine because of the war must undergo an erkennungsdienstliche Behandlung (ed-Behandlung) (identification procedure). During the ed-Behandlung, fingerprints are taken and stored in the Ausländerzentralregister (AZR) (Central Register of Foreign Nationals).
Procedure
1. You will be contacted by the LAF (Landesamt für Flüchtlingsangelegenheiten, State Office for Refugee Affairs) by email and invited to a Termin (appointment).
• Your cooperation is mandatory. You must appear at the Termin you have been notified of.
• If you are unable to attend the Termin, please contact [email protected] by email.
2. Attend your Termin at the LAF. There your fingerprints will be taken. The fingerprint data will be stored in the Ausländerzentralregister (AZR).
3. The LEA (Landesamt für Einwanderung, State Office for Immigration) subsequently checks whether the ed-Behandlung has taken place.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• You had already submitted an "Online-Antrag auf vorübergehenden Schutz" (online application for temporary protection) to the LEA before 31.05.2022
• You have received a residence permit under Section 24 of the Aufenthaltsgesetz (Residence Act) or a Fiktionsbescheinigung (certificate of fictitious continuation of status)
• Your fingerprint data has not yet been stored in the Ausländerzentralregister (AZR, Central Register of Foreign Nationals)
• You are at least 14 years old
• You want to cancel or change your appointment:
If you are unable to keep your appointment, contact the following email address instead of the cancellation link in the appointment confirmation: [email protected]. The LAF will then book you a new appointment.
Documents you need
• Appointment confirmation
(printed or by email)
You will receive the appointment for the ed treatment by email from the LAF.
Fees
none
Legal basis
• Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG) (Residence Act) § 49 para. 4a www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthg_2004/__49.html
Processing time
5-10 min
Who is responsible
You will receive an appointment (Termin) from the LAF (State Office for Refugee Affairs). You cannot book an appointment yourself.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Flüchtlingsangelegenheiten und Unterbringung (LFU)
Original
Service number 331095 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331095/