Permit Rulebook

Researcher (§ 18d)

The rules, quoted and dated:

A research institution — from a university to a company's research department — has agreed to host you and to cover the costs. The permit runs for at least a year, and you may stay 18 months afterwards to look for work. Every number on this page is the authority's own sentence, with the page it came from and the day we read it. This page is for people who need a permit to work in Germany. This page describes the rules; it does not decide on you.

PR

What this route asks for

No salary or points threshold — what this route asks for is in the conditions below

Read from the authority's own page on , with the sentence it came from below.

Where do you stand on this route? The questions are answered on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere. You get each rule against what you declared, the gap if there is one, and which single change would open more routes.

Check yours — Germany, Researcher (§ 18d)
What the checker asks, and what it does not

Every number below is quoted from an official page, and a daily check re-reads every source. On this route — quoted and dated · scored against your answers. Every rule that decides this route is a question you answer; the hosting agreement with a research facility is the situation you declare, and the page states it in the authority's words beside your answer.

A non-EU passport

Who this is for

Citizens of the EU, of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and of Switzerland, can live and work in Germany, France, Spain and the Netherlands under free movement — the routes on this site are for other passports. Check registration rules after arrival (e.g. Anmeldung in Germany).

As an EU national you generally don't need a work permit to work anywhere in the EU. · europa.eu · TFEU (the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) art. 45 (free movement of workers) — Your Europe · · English, from europa.eu. Official page ↗

A research hosting agreement

Condition

This route asks for a research hosting agreement.

concluded a hosting agreement or corresponding contract with a research facility to carry out a research project · bamf.de · · English, from bamf.de. Official page ↗
Also required — not checked here
  • A hosting agreement — the formal agreement a research institution signs to take you on — or an equivalent contract, concluded with a research facility for a research project
    you will need to have concluded a hosting agreement or corresponding contract with a research facility to carry out a research project · bamf.de · Section 18d of the Residence Act · · English, from bamf.de. Official page ↗