Certificate confirming permission to reside (Aufenthaltsgestattung) - extension
Bescheinigung über die Aufenthaltsgestattung verlängern
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15
Foreigners seeking asylum in the federal territory are permitted to remain while the asylum procedure is pending. Once they have filed an application for asylum, they are issued with a certificate that is valid for a limited period.
This certificate confirming permission to reside is extended until the decision by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has been made and is no longer contestable or permission to reside expires for another reason.
Extending the certificate is possible 4 weeks before it expires at the earliest.
Book an appointment
Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)
Requirements
• Result of the asylum proceedings in the federal territory is still pending
The certificate may only be extended if permission to reside has not expired by law. Permission to reside expires in particular when the Federal Office makes an incontestable decision.
For further possible reasons for the expiration, see the section “More information”.
• Main residence in Berlin
Taking up residence in Berlin while asylum proceedings are pending must be permitted.
Geographical restriction to the district of any other foreigners authority is not permissible.
• Visit in person (over 18 years of age) with appointment
• To arrange an appointment, please contact responsible units A 2, A 3 or A 4 using the contact form (see “More information” section).
• Minors (under 18 years of age) do not need to attend in person. Please present a current school attendance certificate for children of school age.
Documents you need
• 1 current biometric photo of each person with an own permission to reside www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/kraftfahrzeugwesen/foto-mustertaf
35mm x 45mm, frontal shot with neutral facial expression and closed mouth, looking straight into the camera, light background
• Previous certificate confirming permission to reside
At the time of the appointment, the certificate confirming permission to reside should have no more than four weeks' validity remaining.
Fees
None
Legal basis
• Asylgesetz (AsylG) (Asylum Act) § 55 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/asylvfg_1992/__55.html
• Asylgesetz (AsylG) (Asylum Act) § 63 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/asylvfg_1992/__63.html
Processing time
The certificate confirming permission to reside is usually extended at the appointment.
Further information
• Reasons for the expiry of a permission to reside www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_asylvfg/englisch_asylvfg
• Contact forms for arranging an appointment in units A 2, A 3 or A 4 www.berlin.de/einwanderung/en/about-us/contact/artikel.15007
Who is responsible
This service can only be used at the Landesamt für Einwanderung (LEA, State Office for Immigration) at the Friedrich-Krause-Ufer location.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Landesamt für Einwanderung (LEA)
- LEA, Friedrich-Krause-Ufer
Original
German originalOfficial English page
Service number 350429 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350429/