Anlage B AufenthV: (re Section 19)
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Annex B — Countries and Official Passports (re § 19 AufenthV)
Annex B belongs to § 19 of the Residence Ordinance (Aufenthaltsverordnung). It says: if you come from one of the listed countries and hold one of the listed official passports, you need no residence title for entry and a short stay. The condition is that you do not take up gainful employment. The exceptions to this are set out in § 17 para. 2 AufenthV.
The list is ordered by type of passport:
- Official passports (service, ministerial and diplomatic passports as well as other passports for travel on official business): Bolivia, Ghana, Colombia, the Philippines, Thailand, Chad, Türkiye.
- Diplomatic passports: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ecuador, India, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Malawi, Morocco, North Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Serbia, South Africa, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam.
- Special passports of the United Arab Emirates.
- Service passports of Ecuador.
- Biometric service passports of Moldova and Ukraine.
- Biometric diplomatic passports of Gabon, Kuwait and Mongolia.
- Biometric official passports (diplomatic, service and special passports) of Qatar and Oman.
- Biometric special passports of Kuwait.
1. Inhaber dienstlicher Pässe (Dienst-, Ministerial-, Diplomaten- und anderer Pässe für in amtlicher Funktion oder im amtlichen Auftrag Reisende) von Bolivien, Ghana, Kolumbien, Philippinen, Thailand, Tschad, Türkei.
- 2.Inhaber von Diplomatenpässen von
Albanien, Algerien, Armenien, Aserbaidschan, Bosnien und Herzegowina, Ecuador, Indien, Jamaika, Kasachstan, Malawi, Marokko, Mazedonien, ehemalige Jugoslawische Republik, Moldau, Montenegro, Namibia, Pakistan, Peru, Serbien, Südafrika, Tunesien, Ukraine, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Vietnam.
- 3.Inhaber von Spezialpässen der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate.
- 4.Inhaber von Dienstpässen von Ecuador.
- 5.Inhaber biometrischer Dienstpässe von
Moldau, Ukraine.
- 6.Inhaber biometrischer Diplomatenpässe von
Gabun, Kuwait, Mongolei.
- 7.Inhaber biometrischer Offizialpässe (Diplomaten-, Dienst- und Spezialpässe) von Katar,
Oman.
- 8.Inhaber biometrischer Spezialpässe von Kuwait.
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