Residence

Dear reader,

I have legally came to Germany, actually in the evacuation process from Afghanistan.

it’s been a year now, I haven’t received my 3 years resident permit card as my other colleagues have.
i have my Fiktionsbescheiningung valid for 6 months.
As I know, one must legally stay for 8 years in Germany in order to apply for naturalization.

i would like to know, if this one year which I have stayed in Germany is countable for naturalization or not? Or the count of years start when i get my 3 years resident permit card.

i am looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

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My Nguyen_Community Managerin

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Dear @khanan thank you for your message. I am sorry to hear that you still haven't received your residence permit card. I assume you already reached out to the foreigners department. Did you ordered the card at the foreigners department and might move, so the card went to your old place? Actually, the print of the card can take up to 3 months, sometimes longer. Depending on when you applied for it, you might want to check in again. You are very correct. To be eligible for a naturalization you will need to proof at least 8 years of legal stay in Germany. You can read more about the requirements on our website: https://handbookgermany.de/en/citizenship Your time until now should count in to that time but can also depending on your case worker in the future. You can reach out to a migration councelling center to check all your options. They can also help you to reach out to the foreigners department to follow up with your residence permit card. If you need support finding a councelling center close to you, please tell me the next big city close to you. Alternatively, you can also have a look at the search mask of BAMF: https://bamf-navi.bamf.de/en/Themen/Migrationsberatung/ Happy if you get back to me or tell me if you have further questions.

khanan

Thank you so much for you reply.

Seoyoung_Community Management Support

Hi @khanan ,

I wanted to check if you have received residence permit yet. Could you get support from a counselling center?

Let us know if you have questions.

Best wishes

Seoyoung

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