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Apply for asylum

Foreigners who invoke the right of asylum (asylum seekers) must undergo a recognition procedure that is laid down in the Asylum Act.

Travel document for stateless persons

If you are stateless, the Service Centre for Immigration and Naturalisation can issue you with a travel document for stateless persons in individual cases.

Residence permit for the asylum procedure

If you have submitted an application for asylum to the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, you will receive a residence permit to carry out the asylum procedure.

Residence permit – Sustainable integration

Tolerated persons or holders of the right of residence with an opportunity (§ 104c AufenthG) can receive a residence permit if they have integrated sustainably.

Travel document for refugees

Travel document for foreigners

If you do not have a passport or passport replacement, the Foreigners Office can issue you with a travel document for foreigners in individual cases.

Residence permit – adolescents and young adults

Tolerated persons or holders of the right of residence between the ages of 14 and 26 can receive a residence permit if they have integrated well.

Temporary suspension of deportation (tolerated stay)

If you are obliged to leave Germany but cannot be deported, you will receive a certificate of suspension of deportation.

Residence permit – Opportunity right of residence

Tolerated persons can apply for a residence permit with the right of residence opportunity in order to later fulfil the requirements for a long-term right of residence.

Residence permit - Humanitarian reasons with protection against deportation

If you are banned from deportation under the Residence Act, the Service Centre for Immigration and Naturalisation will issue you with a residence permit.

Residence permit - admission promise from the federal government

If you have been granted admission, the Service Centre for Immigration and Naturalisation will issue you with a residence permit.

Residence permit - beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

If you have been recognised by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees as a person entitled to subsidiary protection, you will receive a residence permit.

Assistance under the Asylum Seekers Benefits Act

Asylum seekers who have little or no income receive economic assistance in accordance with the Asylum Seekers' Benefits Act (AsylbLG).

Residence permit - Humanitarian residence without protection status

Residence permit for rejected asylum seekers, by order of the highest state authority or if it is impossible to leave the country.

Residence permit - refugee status and travel document for refugees

If you have been recognised as a refugee under the Geneva Refugee Convention, you will receive a residence and travel permit for refugees.

Care, integration and accommodation of refugees

If you are homeless in Munich and have fled from another country, there is the possibility of temporary accommodation with socio-pedagogical support.