DeutschHumanitarian grounds
Asylum procedure
If you would like to make an application for asylum in Germany, you must approach the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF).
Its headquarters is in Nuremberg, but there are branches all over Germany.
The BAMF also makes decisions regarding applications for asylum. Residence is permitted for the duration of the asylum procedure. We require the temporary residence permit issued for the time of the asylum request procedure ("Aufenthaltsgestattung").
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After the decision
Provided that the BAMF has definitively recognised you as being entitled to asylum or has decided that you fulfil the conditions stipulated by § 60, para. 1 of the Federal Residence Act, you may approach us to apply for a residence permit and a travel ID for refugees.
In the event that your application for asylum is rejected, you will usually be required to exit the country. This means that you have to leave Germany. This will be determined on the basis of the decision by the BAMF, which is also binding for the Aliens Registration Office. In principle, you will be able to leave of your own volition.
You may be able to obtain financial aid for your departure from the ”International Organization for Migration“ (IOM).
Your contact partner in Münster is the social services department.
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Residence on other humanitarian grounds
In the event that you have further questions regarding the issue of a residence permit on humanitarian grounds, please contact us.