Procedure descriptions
Applying for a residence permit for Swiss nationals
Swiss nationals do not require a residence permit.
To enter the federal territory
- they require a valid identity card or passport and
- must register with the relevant registration office if they wish to remain resident in Germany.
If they apply for a residence permit, one can be issued to them. However, this is not mandatory. You must submit the application to the relevant immigration authority.
Family members who claim a right of residence on the basis of the EU-Switzerland Agreement must report their residence to the immigration authority.
Note: If family members do not report their residence, this is an administrative offence.
Responsible department
the registration authority in whose district your main place of residence is located.
For family members of Swiss nationals or for applying for a residence permit: the immigration authority in whose district your main place of residence is located.
Depending on your place of residence, the foreigners authority is the municipal administration or the district office.
Details
Prerequisite
- You are a Swiss citizen or
- You are married to a Swiss citizen or are related in the ascending or descending line.
Procedure
If you wish to apply for a residence permit, you must do so at the Foreigners' Registration Office, providing the information listed below. The following information must also be provided by family members of Swiss nationals who wish to derive a right of residence:
- Name (also possible previous names)
- First names
- Date and place of birth
- Your address in Germany and former addresses
- former and current nationalities
- Purpose, start and duration of residence
- if you derive your right of residence from another person to whom you are married or related: Details of this relationship
The foreigners authority will check whether you fulfil the requirements for the right of free movement. After a positive examination and payment of the fee, you will receive a residence permit.
The residence permit is issued in the form of a cheque card with additional electronic functions. You can choose whether you wish to receive the residence permit in the form of a cheque card with additional electronic functions or in the previous form on a form.
Deadlines
none
Required documents
- Identity card or passport
- if you are basing your right of residence on a specific relationship to a specific person: Proof of the marriage or family relationship
Costs
- Issue and extension of the residence permit in the form of a cheque card: EUR 37.00
- for under 24-year-olds: EUR 22.80
- Issuing and extending a residence permit on a standard form: EUR 10.00
Miscellaneous
none
Legal basis
Aufenthaltsgesetz (AufenthG):
- § 78 Dokumente mit elektronischem Speicher- und Verarbeitungsmedium
Aufenthaltsverordnung (AufenthV):
- § 52 Befreiungen und Ermäßigungen
- § 56 Ausweisrechtliche Pflichten
- § 28 Befreiung für freizügigkeitsberechtigte Schweizer
- § 47 Absatz 3 Gebühren für sonstige aufenthaltsrechtliche Amtshandlungen
Release note
machine generated, based on the German release by: Justizministerium Baden-Württemberg, 06.12.2024
Contact
Bürger- und Standesamt (Bürgeramt)
eMail buergeramt@heidenheim.de
Telefon (0 73 21) 3 27-33 42
Fax (0 73 21) 3 23-33 32