§ 45 AufenthV: Fees for the residence permit, the EU Blue Card, the ICT Card and the Mobile ICT Card
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This rule explains how much money you must pay for your residence permit.
You must pay a fee. The law says: the authority must collect these fees.
Are you getting a residence permit for the first time? Are you getting an EU Blue Card? Are you getting an ICT card? Then you pay 100 euros. This applies if your permit is valid for up to one year. This also applies if your permit is valid for longer than one year.
Do you want to extend your residence permit? Do you want to extend your EU Blue Card? Do you want to extend your ICT card? Then the fee depends on the length of time. Are you staying up to three months longer? Then you pay 96 euros. Are you staying longer than three months? Then you pay 93 euros.
Are you changing the purpose of your stay? Then the authority must change your residence permit. This costs 98 euros. This 98 euros also includes an extension.
Are you applying for a Mobile ICT Card for the first time? Then you pay 80 euros.
Do you want to extend your Mobile ICT Card? Then you pay 70 euros.
An Gebühren sind zu erheben 1.für die Erteilung einer Aufenthaltserlaubnis, einer Blauen Karte EU oder einer ICT-Kartea)mit einer Geltungsdauer von bis zu einem Jahr100 Euro,b)mit einer Geltungsdauer von mehr als einem Jahr100 Euro,2.für die Verlängerung einer Aufenthaltserlaubnis, einer Blauen Karte EU oder einer ICT-Kartea)für einen weiteren Aufenthalt von bis zu drei Monaten96 Euro,b)für einen weiteren Aufenthalt von mehr als drei Monaten93 Euro,3.für die durch einen Wechsel des Aufenthaltszwecks veranlasste Änderung der Aufenthaltserlaubnis einschließlich deren Verlängerung98 Euro,4.für die Erteilung einer Mobiler-ICT-Karte80 Euro,5.für die Verlängerung einer Mobiler-ICT-Karte70 Euro.
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