Your personal route
I’m leaving temporarily
- I’m planning to leave Germany
- Keep the option to return
- I’m leaving temporarily
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Resources and next steps
Resources for this topic
How You Can Lose a German Residence Permit: Reasons, Deadlines, and a Checklist for Protecting Your Status Why a German residence permit is not a lifetime guarantee: leaving Germany, losing the basis for residence, income, a passport, violations, and duties toward the Ausländerbehörde. Open article How Not to Lose Your Residence Permit in Germany: 5 Mistakes That Put Your Status at Risk Open article How to Keep Your Residence Permit in Germany: What the Ausländerbehörde Checks A practical overview of the conditions for keeping and extending a German residence permit: residence, absences abroad, income, passport, work, study, family, and communication with the Ausländerbehörde. Open article
