2. Application for an electronic residence permit (eAT) with or without eID function

The application for an electronic residence permit issued card-sized including biometric information (finger prints, body hight, eye colour) has to be made personally at the Foreigners' Registration Office. Please arrange your appointment there online in time ► eAppointment.

The following documents need to be submitted:

• Passport
• 1 current passport photograph, more...
• Registration at the Local Registration Office of the Berlin boroughs (Bürgeramt). The form is available in PDF format.
• Proof of health insurance
• Proof of financial coverage, e.g. work contract or scholarship certification
• Application for a residence permit. The form can be found on the internet in PDF format in German, English, French, Italian and German, Greek, Turkish, Serbian and German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian. The form has to be filled out with black ink.
• Marriage certificate and birth certificate(s), if applicable (if spouse or children intend to live in Germany)
• School registration for children of school age

It may take up to 6-8 weeks until you get your residence permit. The costs can amount to 110 Euro.

If the eAT needs to be extended, the application process has to be repeated because the biometric information is not saved at the Foreigners' Registration Office. This also applies to its loss.

More information about the eAT can be found on the websites of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge).