"General requirements for visa and residence permit"
In most cases, the issuance of a visa, a residence permit or a permanent residence permit or settlement permit is only possible if the following general requirements are met (§§ 5, 10, 11 Residence Act)
1. Enough money to be able to live in Germany without social benefits (SGB II "Hartz IV", SGB XII (social assistance)); securing one's livelihood from one's own resources
In most cases, you can only get a visa or a residence permit if you have enough income or other means of your own (see § 2 para. 3 Residence Act).
For this purpose, the Visa Office/Foreigners' Registration Office first calculates how high the need is in order to be able to live in Germany without so-called "Hartz IV benefits". For each person in the household, the so-called standard rate is taken. In addition, there are the rental costs, from which the amount of euros is calculated, which is needed in Germany to reach the subsistence minimum (one person Single adult need: 426 € e.B. Rental costs for a room in a shared apartment 350 € ; Requirement = 776 €; that sounds like a lot of money, so you can just survive with the prices in Germany).
The income and the own funds must now be calculated. This includes the monthly income from employment minus the allowance. Own funds also include child benefit, parental allowance, pensions based on insurance benefits, interest and rental income from assets (whether in Germany or abroad). Only if you have more money available than you need according to your needs, then the livelihood is secured.
2. The identity must be clarified.
3. No interest in expulsion if you have comitted criminal offences or otherwise endanger public security, you will not receive a residence permit.
4. Usually, a valid passport is required.
5. A residence permit may normally only be issued if the visa procedure is followed. You can only legally reside in Germany if you have applied for a visa for a longer stay in Germany at the visa office before entering the country, correctly stating the purpose of your stay.
6. There shall be no entry or residence ban or Schengen alert. An entry and residence ban (the so-called blocking effect) occurs, among other things, if you have been deported from Germany, if you have been "expelled" from Germany, if you have been rejected in the asylum procedure in certain cases as "obviously unfounded" or if you have not left "voluntarily" in certain cases despite setting a deadline.
7. Usually, when an asylum procedure is ongoing, no residence permit is issued.
Visa for Residence Purposes of Family Reasons
Visa for Residence Purposes of Work and Vocational Training
Visa Procedure – How to get a visa?
