Entry and residence - Selected countries

Description

Visa-free entry:

Citizens of Australia, Israel, Japan, Canada, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America can also enter Germany without a visa and apply for a residence permit in Munich.

After entry:

You must first register your residence in Munich at the Citizens Office.

Application and appointment:
If you are entering without a visa and you want to stay here for more than 90 days or take up gainful employment, you must apply for a residence title at the Foreigners Office within 90 days of your entry. If you are travelling with a visa, you must apply for a residence permit before your visa expires. As long as the Federal Employment Agency has not yet approved your employment, the Foreigners Office cannot usually issue the residence permit.

To apply and make an appointment, please send us your application form and the required documents online or by post. After we have checked your application, you will receive an appointment for a personal interview.

Residence permit for family members:
If your spouse, children or registered same-sex partner have a different nationality, they may need to apply for a family reunion visa. Possible exceptions to the visa requirement and further information can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office.

Prerequisites

• You are registered in Munich.
• You belong to one of the countries listed above.
• Residence permit: After registering, you apply for your residence permit at the Foreigners Office in the District Administration Department.

Required documents

• Fully completed application form
• Valid national passport or passport substitute
• biometric passport photo(only at the appointment, photo machines can also be found at the Foreigners Office)

You want to work as an employee:

• Employment contract
• Fully completed insurance for the exercise of employment(please upload together with the employment contract)
• Completed form " Declaration of employment relationship"
• Last three salary slips (only for extension)

You wish to be self-employed or freelance:

For nationals of the United States of America and Japan:

• Proof of health insurance
• Proof of a pension scheme (compulsory insurance for self-employed persons or life insurance in sufficient amount)
• Proof that you have sufficient means of subsistence

Please submit your documents via our online contact form.

Additional documents are required for citizens of Australia, Israel, Canada, the Republic of Korea and New Zealand. You can find these here.

You are not gainfully employed, for example a pensioner:

• Proof of means of subsistence (pension certificate with certified German translation, savings, declaration of commitment from a third party or other)
• Proof of health insurance
• Proof of sufficient living space (rental agreement/purchase contract stating the number of square metres and proof of the rent amount or interest and repayment and the amount of the monthly house allowance/housing benefit)

Please submit your documents via our online contact form.

You want to bring your family members with you:

Information on family reunification can be found here.

Please note:

Further documents may be required in individual cases.

Legal basis

§ Section 19c (1) AufenthG, Section 26 BeschV, Section 41 AufenthV