§ 68a AufenthG: Transitional Provision on Declarations of Commitment
This provision has been repealed
§ 68a AufenthG was repealed with effect from July 29, 2026 (Artikel 3 des Gesetzes vom 22. Juli 2026 (BGBl. 2026 I Nr. 222)).What applies instead: § 68 AufenthG — Liability for Subsistence
The text below is the version that applied until the repeal. It is shown for documentation only and is no longer applicable law.
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Transitional Provision for Declarations of Commitment (§ 68a AufenthG)
This rule applies to older declarations of commitment that were made before August 6, 2016.
What is different?
- For these older declarations, a period of 3 years applies instead of 5 years.
- If the 3-year period had already expired by August 6, 2016, the obligation to reimburse ended on August 31, 2016.
§ 68 Absatz 1 Satz 1 bis 3 gilt auch für vor dem 6. August 2016 abgegebene Verpflichtungserklärungen, jedoch mit der Maßgabe, dass an die Stelle des Zeitraums von fünf Jahren ein Zeitraum von drei Jahren tritt. Sofern die Frist nach Satz 1 zum 6. August 2016 bereits abgelaufen ist, endet die Verpflichtung zur Erstattung öffentlicher Mittel mit Ablauf des 31. August 2016.
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