Residence title

List of residence titles which qualify for participation in the free application process for refugees:

• Persons with a BÜMA/Ankunftsnachweis proof of arrival (asylum application registration prior to submission of the application under §63a AsylG)
• Asylum seekers (ongoing procedure – Aufenthaltsgestattung temporary residence title under §55 AsylG)
• Tolerated persons (temporary suspension of deportation – tolerated stay under §60a AufenthG)
• Persons entitled to asylum under Art. 16a GG/1951 Refugee Convention (residency under §25 para. 1 AufenthG)
• Recognised refugees under §3 AsylG (residency under §25 para. 2 sentence 1/1. AufenthG)
• Persons entitled to subsidiary protection under §4 AsylG (residency under §25 para. 2 sentence 1/2. AufenthG)
• Persons with protection against deportation under §60 para. 5 and 7 AufenthG (residency under §25 para.3 AufenthG)
• Persons with residence permit status under §22 sentences 1 and 2, §23 para. 1, 2 and 4, §24 and §25 para. 5 AufenthG
• Relatives (parents, children, spouses) of recognised refugees they followed, refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention and persons entitled to subsidiary protection may have access to the free procedure if they can provide the residence title of the principal person entitled (the first relative to enter the country) under §29 para. 2, §30, §31, §32, §34 para. 1 and 2 and §36 AufenthG
• Persons with a „fictional certificate“ under §81 para. 3 and 4 AufenthG