Livelihood calculator
Is your income enough for a residence permit, family reunification or naturalisation? Calculate your household's minimum requirement from Bürgergeld standard rates plus warm rent.
A secured livelihood is the basic condition for almost every residence permit and every naturalisation: you must be able to pay for housing, food, clothing, personal needs and health insurance permanently from your own regular income. The authority adds up every household member and compares that requirement with your net income. Enter your numbers and see immediately where you stand.
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Livelihood — minimum requirement
- Minimum requirement (net)
- €2,126
- Your income
- €3,500
Comfortably above. Your income is well above the calculated minimum requirement.
The underlying rates
2025/26 Bürgergeld standard rates, as the immigration authorities apply them:
| Item | Per month |
|---|---|
| Standard rate per adult | 563 € |
| Standard rate per child under 6 | 390 € |
| Standard rate per child aged 6–17 | 471 € |
| Warm rent | full amount |
Worked example: a family of four with one child under 6 and one school-age child in a flat with €1,000 warm rent needs roughly €2,987 net per month (2 × €563 + €390 + €471 + €1,000). Anyone cutting it close risks a refusal on grounds of “risk of reliance on social assistance” — build in a buffer.
An orientation value, not an official decision: the immigration authority assesses your individual case and may calculate differently.
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