Visa
142 events
| Name | Priority | Deadline | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anmeldung (residence registration) | Critical | Deadline applies | Just arrivedHousingVisa |
| School type selection (Gymnasium/Realschule/Hauptschule) | Critical | On transition | ParentingVisa |
| Hochschule application (university) | Critical | Deadline applies | ParentingVisa |
| Homeschooling notification | Critical | Regulatory deadline | ParentingVisa |
| Student visa extension (for studies) | Critical | Deadline applies | ResidenceVisa |
| Child Anmeldung (residence registration) | Critical | Deadline applies | ParentingFamilyVisa |
| Familienzusammenführung (family reunification visa) application | Critical | Deadline applies | Pre-arrivalFamilyVisa |
| Anmeldung (residence registration) | Critical | 14 days after move-in | Just arrivedHousingVisa |
| Ummeldung (address change registration) | Critical | 14 days after move-in | HousingVisa |
| Ausländerbehörde dispute / visa refusal appeal | Critical | When triggered | ResidenceVisa |
| Asylantrag legal support | Critical | When triggered | ResidenceVisa |
| Scheidung (divorce) proceedings | Critical | When triggered | FamilyVisa |
| Sorgerechtsstreit (child custody dispute) | Critical | When triggered | FamilyParentingVisa |
| Integrationskurs application | Critical | When triggered | Just arrivedResidenceVisa |
| Sprachnachweis for visa application (A1 for spouse visa) | Critical | Deadline applies | Pre-arrivalFamilyVisa |
| Einbürgerungstest (citizenship test) registration | Critical | Deadline applies | ResidenceVisa |
| B1 Deutschprüfung for Niederlassungserlaubnis | Critical | Deadline applies | ResidenceVisa |
| Einbürgerung language proof submission | Critical | Deadline applies | ResidenceVisa |
| Anmeldung (residence registration) | Critical | 14 days after arrival | Just arrivedHousingVisa |
| Residence permit application (non-EU citizens) | Critical | 90 days after arrival | Just arrivedResidenceVisa |
| Section 38a application (EU long-term residents) | Critical | 90 days after arrival | Just arrivedResidenceVisa |
| Family visa to residence permit conversion | Critical | 28 days before visa expiry | Just arrivedResidenceVisa |
| Start residence permit renewal application | Critical | 90 days before permit expiry | ResidenceVisa |
| Book Ausländerbehörde appointment | Critical | 70 days before permit expiry | ResidenceVisa |
| Start Blue Card renewal application | Critical | 56 days before permit expiry | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Final Blue Card renewal deadline | Critical | 14 days before permit expiry | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Automatic permit lapse warning threshold | Critical | 150 days after departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Automatic permit lapse (temporary permits) | Critical | 180 days after departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Automatic Blue Card lapse | Critical | 365 days after departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Niederlassungserlaubnis lapse (general) | Critical | 180 days after departure | ResidenceVisa |
| EU long-term permit lapse (outside EU) | Critical | 365 days after departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Apply for long-absence extension certificate (Rückkehrberechtigung) | Critical | 30 days before departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Notify Ausländerbehörde in advance (long absence) | Critical | 30 days before departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Check re-entry refusal risk after permit lapse | Critical | After permit expired | ResidenceVisa |
| Permit lapse risk after Abmeldung | Critical | After Abmeldung | DepartureResidenceVisa |
| Student visa immediate lapse risk when studying abroad | Critical | On departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Report employer change (Blue Card, under 12 months) | Critical | Before job change starts | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Report employer change (general work permit, Section 18) | Critical | Immediately on employment end | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Check Blue Card unemployment grace period (under 2 years) | Critical | On employment end | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Check Blue Card unemployment grace period (2+ years) | Critical | On employment end | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| ICT Card unemployment (immediate lapse) | Critical | On employment end | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Report Blue Card salary drop below threshold | Critical | When salary drops below threshold | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Address change (Ummeldung) and permit update | Critical | 14 days after address change | ResidenceHousingVisa |
| Start next permit application before graduation | Critical | 90 days before graduation | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Book Ausländerbehörde appointment before graduation | Critical | 90 days before graduation | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Permit conversion deadline after starting employment | Critical | On employment start | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Anmeldung after family arrival | Critical | 14 days after family arrival | Just arrivedFamilyVisa |
| Residence permit application after family arrival | Critical | 90 days after family arrival | Just arrivedFamilyVisa |
| Abmeldung (deregistration) filing | Critical | Deadline applies | DepartureVisa |
| Kündigung of rental contract | Critical | Deadline applies | DepartureHousingVisa |
| Abmeldung (deregistration) | High | Deadline applies | DepartureVisa |
| Ummeldung (address change registration) | High | Deadline applies | HousingVisa |
| Online-Gewerbeanmeldung (digital business registration) | High | When triggered | Self-employmentVisa |
| Digitale Ummeldung (online address change) | High | When triggered | HousingVisa |
| School enrollment registration | High | Deadline applies | ParentingVisa |
| Kindergarten application | High | Deadline applies | ParentingVisa |
| Krippe application | High | Deadline applies | ParentingWorkVisa |
| Ausbildung (vocational training) application | High | Deadline applies | ParentingVisa |
| Studienkolleg enrollment | High | Deadline applies | Just arrivedVisa |
| Diploma/degree recognition (anabin check) | High | Before event | Pre-arrivalVisa |
| Language support class (DaZ) enrollment | High | When triggered | ParentingVisa |
| Special needs assessment (Förderschule/Inklusion) | High | When triggered | ParentingVisa |
| School transfer (Umschulung) after relocation | High | When triggered | ParentingHousingVisa |
| Ausbildungsvertrag signing and registration | High | When triggered | ParentingWorkVisa |
| Kinderreisepass (child travel document) application | High | When triggered | ParentingFamilyVisa |
| Eheschließung (marriage registration) in Germany | High | When triggered | FamilyVisa |
| Sorgerechtserklärung (joint custody declaration) | High | When triggered | ParentingFamilyVisa |
| Adoptionsantrag (adoption application) | High | When triggered | FamilyVisa |
| Sterbefall (death) registration and estate notification | High | When triggered | FamilyVisa |
| Bestattung (funeral) arrangements | High | When triggered | FamilyVisa |
| Update permit address after Ummeldung | High | Notify Ausländerbehörde after address change | HousingResidenceVisa |
| Notify institutions of address change after Ummeldung | High | 14 days after address change | HousingVisa |
| Submit Abmeldung | High | On move-out or leaving Germany | DepartureHousingVisa |
| Keep old registered address until new Anmeldung is completed | High | Between move-out and move-in | HousingResidenceVisa |
| Diskriminierungsbeschwerde (discrimination complaint) | High | When triggered | WorkVisa |
| Integrationskurs provider selection | High | When triggered | Just arrivedResidenceVisa |
| Goethe-Institut exam registration (A1–C2) | High | Deadline applies | Pre-arrivalVisa |
| TestDaF exam registration | High | Deadline applies | Pre-arrivalVisa |
| DSH exam registration (Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang) | High | Deadline applies | Pre-arrivalVisa |
| telc Deutsch exam registration | High | Deadline applies | Pre-arrivalVisa |
| C1 Deutschprüfung for professional recognition | High | Deadline applies | WorkResidenceVisa |
| Berufssprachkurs (vocational German) enrollment | High | When triggered | WorkResidenceVisa |
| Sprachkurs for children (DaZ) enrollment | High | When triggered | ParentingVisa |
| Document preparation deadline | High | 56 days before permit expiry | ResidenceVisa |
| Obtain Fiktionsbescheinigung | High | After application | ResidenceVisa |
| Niederlassungserlaubnis lapse (age 60+, 15+ years residence) | High | 365 days after departure | ResidenceVisa |
| EU long-term permit lapse (former Blue Card holders) | High | 730 days after departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Prepare long-absence application documents | High | 21 days before departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Confirm housing retention before departure | High | 14 days before departure | ResidenceHousingVisa |
| Verify permit validity after return | High | On return | ResidenceVisa |
| Niederlassungserlaubnis eligibility (general) | High | 5 years after residence | ResidenceVisa |
| Blue Card to Niederlassungserlaubnis (with B1) | High | 21 months after Blue Card | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Blue Card to Niederlassungserlaubnis (with A1 only) | High | 27 months after Blue Card | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Section 21 self-employment to Niederlassungserlaubnis | High | 3 years after residence | ResidenceSelf-employmentVisa |
| Skilled Worker to Niederlassungserlaubnis | High | 3 years after residence | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Naturalization eligibility (general) | High | 5 years after residence | ResidenceVisa |
| Naturalization eligibility (German spouse) | High | 3 years after residence | ResidenceFamilyVisa |
| Citizenship check for children born in Germany | High | At child birth | ResidenceParentingVisa |
| Take integration civics test (Leben in Deutschland) | High | 90 days before naturalization application | ResidenceVisa |
| Check passport expiry date | High | 180 days before passport expiry | ResidenceVisa |
| Update permit records after passport renewal | High | After passport renewal | ResidenceVisa |
| Report employer change (Blue Card, 12+ months) | High | 14 days after job change | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Verify Blue Card salary threshold compliance | High | Annually | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Check Fiktionsbescheinigung expiry | High | 14 days before fiktion expiry | ResidenceVisa |
| Check permit expiry before graduation | High | 180 days before graduation | ResidenceVisa |
| Apply for 18-month job-seeker permit | High | After final exam | ResidenceWorkVisa |
| Start family visa application | High | 90 days before planned arrival | Pre-arrivalFamilyVisa |
| Child age limit check (under 18 requirement) | High | 90 days before child turns 18 | FamilyResidenceVisa |
| Family residence permit renewal | High | 90 days before permit expiry | FamilyResidenceVisa |
| Wohnungsübergabe (apartment handover) preparation | High | When triggered | DepartureHousingVisa |
| Kaution (deposit) recovery after departure | High | When triggered | DepartureHousingVisa |
| Kündigung of electricity/gas contracts | High | Deadline applies | DepartureHousingVisa |
| Kündigung of internet contract | High | Deadline applies | DepartureVisa |
| Kündigung of Rundfunkbeitrag (GEZ) | High | When triggered | DepartureVisa |
| Ausländerbehörde departure notification | High | When triggered | DepartureResidenceVisa |
| Address change notification to authorities | Medium | When triggered | HousingVisa |
| BAMF online portal for visa/integration | Medium | Before event | Just arrivedResidenceVisa |
| Digitale Meldebestätigung (digital registration certificate) request | Medium | When triggered | Just arrivedHousingVisa |
| After-school care (Hort/OGS) registration | Medium | Deadline applies | ParentingWorkVisa |
| Private school application | Medium | Deadline applies | ParentingVisa |
| International school application | Medium | Deadline applies | ParentingVisa |
| Religious education opt-out | Medium | Deadline applies | ParentingVisa |
| Gap year / Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ) application | Medium | Deadline applies | ParentingVisa |
| Namensänderung (name change) after marriage | Medium | When triggered | FamilyVisa |
| Orientierungskurs (orientation course) completion | Medium | When triggered | Just arrivedResidenceVisa |
| Berufsdeutsch (job-specific German) course | Medium | When triggered | WorkResidenceVisa |
| Sprachzeugnis (language certificate) apostille | Medium | When triggered | ResidenceVisa |
| EU long-term permit lapse (within EU) | Medium | 2190 days after departure | ResidenceVisa |
| Naturalization eligibility (children) | Medium | 3 years after residence | ResidenceFamilyVisa |
| Start preparing naturalization documents | Medium | 180 days before eligibility date | ResidenceVisa |
| Naturalization eligibility for spouse and children | Medium | 3 years after residence (family) | FamilyResidenceVisa |
| Kündigung of mobile phone contract | Medium | Deadline applies | DepartureVisa |
| Nachsendeauftrag (mail forwarding) setup | Medium | When triggered | DepartureVisa |
| Schule / Kita Abmeldung (school/childcare deregistration) | Medium | When triggered | DepartureParentingVisa |
| Arzt / Zahnarzt Abmeldung (doctor/dentist records transfer) | Medium | Before event | DepartureVisa |
| Zollanmeldung für Umzugsgut (customs declaration for household goods) | Medium | When triggered | DepartureVisa |
| School holiday calendar registration (Ferienbetreuung) | Low | Recurring | ParentingVisa |
| Parent-teacher meeting (Elternabend) participation | Low | Recurring | ParentingVisa |
| Elternbeirat (parent council) election participation | Low | Annually | ParentingVisa |
| School lunch registration (Schulverpflegung) | Low | When triggered | ParentingVisa |
| Online German course registration (DUO, Babbel, etc.) | Low | Before event | Pre-arrivalVisa |
| Nachhilfe (tutoring) arrangement for German | Low | When triggered | ParentingVisa |