Category: Visa & Residence
Residence permits, family reunification, settlement permit, naturalisation and integration courses — step by step from the statute.
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The compulsory integration course in Germany (Section 44a): when it becomes an obligation
Four situations turn the integration course into a legal obligation — and the statute ties non-compliance directly to renewal or revocation of your residence permit.
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Permanent residence in Germany (Niederlassungserlaubnis): Section 9 and the sixty-month trap
Five years of residence does not mean sixty months of pension contributions. The condition that catches most applicants, and why the statute names no CEFR level for permanent residence.
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German citizenship under Section 10 StAG: the five-year rule and the seven conditions
Five years of lawful habitual residence, B1 German and seven conditions that must all be met. What the statute says — and why the three-, six- and eight-year figures belong to other provisions.
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Spouse reunification in Germany: the conditions of Section 30 AufenthG
The age rule, the language condition and every exemption from it, and the permits the resident spouse must hold. Simply living in Germany is not enough — the statute names a list.