Filing secures your rights; fingerprints are taken at the appointment. The extension fee is €93–100.
✓ Verified: 17/07/2026
WHAT TO DO
Ausländerbehörde (ABH)
Municipal authorityThe Ausländerbehörde for your registered address is the one responsible. Enter your postcode and we will show yours.
§ 45 AufenthV; up to 3 months: €96
In big cities filing is increasingly online-only (Berlin: LEA online form), elsewhere by post or in person. Biometrics are always taken in person — no fingerprints, no eAT card.
Do not postpone the fee: without payment the application can sit idle while you believe it is “filed”.
I paid the fee by card on site and got the fiction certificate at once — with it I worked and lived calmly while the chip was printed. A full proof of legality, not a stopgap.
Check with the caseworker whether your fiction certificate allows work and travel — these two points differ by type and shape your coming months.
Document check, biometrics, the fee (usually 93–100 €), issuance of the fiction certificate for the production time. The eAT chip is printed over weeks and arrives separately.
Careful: not every fiction certificate allows re-entry. Clarify the type with the caseworker BEFORE travelling — the wrong paper means being stuck abroad.
Usually 4–8 weeks after biometrics. The office notifies you when the card is ready — that needs another short visit with the fiction certificate.
A few weeks to several months, depending on the ABH’s workload. Your residence and work rights are protected meanwhile by § 81(4) — if you filed on time.
No: Turkish citizens pay reduced rates (association agreement), children under 18 pay half. The fee is not refunded if the extension is refused.
Each permit holder files their own application, but families often get a joint appointment — mention it when booking.