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Chapter 1 General provisions |
Section 1Purpose of the Act; scope |
Section 2Definitions |
Chapter 2 Entry into and residence in the federal territory |
Part 1 General |
Section 3Passport requirement |
Section 4Residence title requirement |
Section 4aAccess to economic activity |
Section 5General prerequisites for granting residence titles |
Section 6Visas |
Section 7Temporary residence permit |
Section 8Extending the temporary residence permit |
Section 9Permanent settlement permit |
Section 9aEU long-term residence permit |
Section 9bCounting residence periods |
Section 9cSubsistence |
Section 10Residence titles and applications for asylum |
Section 11Ban on entry and residence |
Section 12Area of application; ancillary provisions |
Section 12aResidence rule |
Part 2 Entry |
Section 13Border crossing |
Section 14Unlawful entry; exceptional visa |
Section 15Refusal of entry |
Section 15aAllocation of foreigners who have entered the federal territory unlawfully |
Part 3 Residence for educational purposes |
Section 16Principle underlying residence for educational purposes |
Section 16aVocational training; advanced vocational training |
Section 16bFurther education |
Section 16cMobility of students |
Section 16dMeasures regarding the recognition of foreign professional qualifications |
Section 16eStudy-related EU training programmes |
Section 16fLanguage courses and school attendance |
Section 17Seeking a vocational training place or a place in higher education |
Section 17aRecognition of foreign professional qualifications |
Section 17bStudy-related EU training programmes |
Part 4 Residence for the purpose of economic activity |
Section 18Principle of skilled immigration; general provisions |
Section 18aSkilled workers with vocational training qualification |
Section 18bSkilled workers holding a university degree |
Section 18cPermanent settlement permit for skilled workers |
Section 18dResearch |
Section 18eShort-term mobility for researchers |
Section 18fTemporary residence permit for mobile researchers |
Section 19ICT Card for intra-corporate transferees |
Section 19aShort-term mobility for intra-corporate transferees |
Section 19bMobile ICT Card |
Section 19cOther employment purposes; civil servants |
Section 19dTemporary residence permit for the purpose of employment for qualified foreigners whose deportation has been suspended |
Section 19eParticipation in European voluntary service |
Section 19fReasons to deny residence titles referred to in sections 16b, 16c, 16e, 16f, 17, 18b (2), 18d, 18e, 18f and 19e |
Section 20Skilled workers seeking employment |
Section 20aShort-term mobility for researchers |
Section 20bTemporary residence permit for mobile researchers |
Section 20cGrounds for rejection in the case of researchers, students, pupils, trainees, participants in language courses and European voluntary service |
Section 21Self-employment |
Part 5 Residence granted for reasons of international law or on humanitarian or political grounds |
Section 22Admission from abroad |
Section 23Granting of residence by the supreme Land authorities; admission when special political interests apply; resettling persons seeking protection |
Section 23aGranting residence in case of hardship |
Section 24Granting of residence for temporary protection |
Section 25Residence on humanitarian grounds |
Section 25aGranting residence in the case of well-integrated juveniles and young adults |
Section 25bGranting residence in the case of permanent integration |
Section 26Duration of residence |
Part 6 Residence for family reasons |
Section 27Subsequent immigration of dependants |
Section 28Subsequent immigration of dependants to join a German national |
Section 29Subsequent immigration of dependants to join a foreigner |
Section 30Subsequent immigration of spouses |
Section 31Independent right of residence for spouses |
Section 32Subsequent immigration of children |
Section 33Children born in the federal territory |
Section 34Children’s right of residence |
Section 35Children's independent, permanent right of residence |
Section 36Subsequent immigration of parents and other family members |
Section 36aSubsequent immigration to join persons granted subsidiary protection status |
Part 7 Special rights of residence |
Section 37Right of return |
Section 38Residence title for former Germans |
Section 38aResidence permit for long-term residents in other member states of the European Union |
Part 8 Involvement of the Federal Employment Agency |
Section 39Approval of employment for a foreigner |
Section 40Grounds for denial |
Section 41Revocation of approval and withdrawal of the work permit |
Section 42Authorisation to issue statutory instruments and instructions |
Chapter 3 Integration |
Section 43Integration course |
Section 44Entitlement to attend an integration course |
Section 44aObligation to attend an integration course |
Section 45Integration programme |
Section 45aJob-related language training; authorisation to issue statutory instruments |
Chapter 4 Administrative provisions |
Section 46Administrative orders |
Section 47Prohibition and restriction of political activities |
Section 47aObligation to cooperate; checking photographs |
Section 48Obligations related to identification papers |
Section 48aCollection of access data |
Section 49Verification, establishment and documentation of identity |
Chapter 5 Termination of stay |
Part 1 Grounds establishing the obligation to leave the federal territory |
Section 50Obligation to leave the federal territory |
Section 51Termination of lawful residence; continued validity of restrictions |
Section 52Revocation |
Section 53Expulsion |
Section 54Interest in expulsion |
Section 55Interest in remaining |
Section 56Monitoring for internal security reasons foreigners required to leave the federal territory |
Section 56aElectronic location monitoring; authorisation to issue statutory instruments |
Part 2 Enforcement of the obligation to leave the federal territory |
Section 57Removal |
Section 58Deportation |
Section 58aDeportation order |
Section 59Deportation warning |
Section 60Deportation bans |
Section 60aTemporary suspension of deportation (Duldung) |
Section 60bTemporary suspension of deportation for persons whose identity is not verified |
Section 60cTemporary suspension of deportation for the purpose of training (Ausbildungsduldung) |
Section 60dTemporary suspension of deportation for the purpose of employment (Beschäftigungsduldung) |
Section 61Geographic restrictions, residence restriction, departure facilities |
Section 62Custody awaiting deportation |
Section 62aEnforcement of custody awaiting deportation |
Section 62bCustody to secure departure |
Chapter 6 Liability and fees |
Section 63Obligations of transport carriers |
Section 64Return transport obligation of transport carriers |
Section 65Obligations of airport operators |
Section 66Parties liable for costs; security |
Section 67Scope of liability for costs |
Section 68Liability for living expenses |
Section 68aTransitional provision regarding declarations of commitment |
Section 69Fees |
Section 70Limitation of actions in respect of claims |
Chapter 7 Procedural provisions |
Part 1 Areas of competence |
Section 71Competence |
Section 71aJurisdiction and notification |
Section 72Obligation to consult |
Section 72aSecurity check of visa application data |
Section 73Other consultation requirements in visa procedures, in public register and asylum procedures and in issuing residence titles |
Section 73aNotification of the issuance of visas |
Section 73bBackground check of persons and organisations involved in visa procedures |
Section 73cCooperation with external service providers |
Section 74Consulting the Federation; authority to issue instructions |
Part 1a Transit |
Section 74aTransit of foreigners |
Part 2 Federal Office for Migration and Refugees |
Section 75Duties |
Section 76(repealed) |
Part 3 Administrative procedures |
Section 77Written form; exemption from formal requirements |
Section 78Documents with an electronic storage and processing medium |
Section 78aForms for residence titles in exceptional cases, substitute identity card document and certificates |
Section 79Decision on residence |
Section 80Legal capacity |
Section 81Applying for the residence title |
Section 81aFast-track procedure for skilled workers |
Section 82Cooperation by the foreigner |
Section 83Limits on the right of appeal |
Section 84Effects of an objection and legal action |
Section 85Calculation of residence periods |
Section 85aProceedings in case of specific indications of wrongful acknowledgement of paternity |
Part 4 Data protection |
Section 86Collection of personal data |
Section 86aCollection of personal data to promote voluntary departure and reintegration |
Section 87Transfer of data and information to foreigners authorities |
Section 88Transfer of data and information in the case of special statutory regulations on the processing of data |
Section 88aProcessing data in connection with integration measures |
Section 89Procedures to investigate, establish and document a foreigner’s identity |
Section 90Transmission of information by foreigners authorities |
Section 90aNotifications by the foreigners authorities to the registration authorities |
Section 90bComparing data between foreigners authorities and registration authorities |
Section 90cData transfer in visa procedures via the Federal Foreign Office |
Section 91Storage and deletion of personal data |
Section 91aTemporary protection register |
Section 91bTransfer of data by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees as the National Contact Point |
Section 91cIntra-Community information to implement Directive 2003/109/EC |
Section 91dInformation to implement Directive 2016/801/EU |
Section 91eCommon provisions for the register for the purposes of temporary protection and intra-Community data transfer |
Section 91fInformation to implement Directive 2009/50/EC within the European Union |
Section 91gInformation to implement Directive 2014/66/EU |
Chapter 8 Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration |
Section 92Office of the Commissioner |
Section 93Duties |
Section 94Scope of authority |
Chapter 9 Punishment of criminal offences and fines |
Section 95Penal provisions |
Section 96Smuggling foreigners into the federal territory |
Section 97Smuggling foreigners into the federal territory resulting in death; smuggling for gain and as organised gangs |
Section 97aObligation of secrecy |
Section 98Fines |
Chapter 9a Legal consequences of unlawful employment |
Section 98aRemuneration |
Section 98bExclusion from subsidies |
Section 98cExclusion from the award of public contracts |
Chapter 10 Authorisation to issue statutory instruments; transitional and final provisions |
Section 99Authorisation to issue statutory instruments |
Section 100Linguistic adaptation |
Section 101Continued validity of previous rights of residence |
Section 102Continued validity of other measures under the law relating to foreigners and consideration of prior periods |
Section 103Application of previous law |
Section 104Transitional provisions |
Section 104aRegulations governing old cases |
Section 104bRight of residence for integrated children of foreigners whose deportation has been suspended |
Section 105Transitional arrangements for the temporary suspension of deportation for persons whose identity is not verified |
Section 105aProvisions as to the administrative procedure |
Section 105bTransitional provision for residence titles issued according to a standard form |
Section 105cTransition of measures to monitor for internal security purposes foreigners subject to expulsion orders |
Section 106Curtailment of fundamental rights |
Section 107City-state clause |