If you have been granted subsidiary protection by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees, apply for a residence permit at the immigration authority responsible for you.

You must be granted a residence permit (legal entitlement) if you have been indisputably recognised by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees as a beneficiary of subsidiary protection. However, you may not be granted a residence permit if you have been expelled on the basis of a particularly serious interest in expulsion (e.B. conviction for an intentional offence to a prison sentence or juvenile sentence of at least two years).

Until the residence permit is issued, your stay is considered permitted by law.

The residence permit entitles you to work.

Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection receive a residence permit with a validity of one year, which can be extended for two years at a time. After five years at the earliest (the time of the asylum procedure is included), a permanent settlement permit can be issued, provided that you meet the requirements for this.

They are subject to a residence requirement for three years for the federal state in which they were assigned to carry out the asylum procedure. The residence regulation does not apply or can be repealed if you, your spouse, registered partner or a minor child take up or have taken up employment subject to social security contributions with at least 15 hours per week and a minimum income above the monthly average requirement according to SGB (currently 723 euros), or vocational training or studies. Employment must also be sustainable. This is assumed if your employment relationship is expected to last for more than three months.

Consequences:

They are allowed to work.

You are entitled to social benefits (basic security for jobseekers or basic security in old age or in the event of reduced earning capacity) and child benefit, parental allowance and educational support

The possibility of family reunification exists for your relatives, the so-called nuclear family – these are the spouse, minor unmarried children and parents of minor children who live in Germany without a parent with custody.

Reunification is limited to a total of 1,000 people per month for the entire territory of the Federal Republic of Germany and assumes that there is a humanitarian reason. The decision on the right of reunification is made within the framework of the visa procedure.

You are entitled to participate in the integration course. When the residence permit is issued, the Foreigners' Registration Office also determines ex officio whether there is a right to participate in an integration course. If this is the case, it will issue you with a certificate of eligibility. At the same time, you will also receive a list of course providers in your area, where you can register by presenting your authorization certificate.

A settlement permit can be granted to you if you

• have had a residence permit for five years,
• be able to secure the livelihood for yourself and your family (community of needs) from your own income without using public services,
• have paid contributions to the statutory pension insurance scheme or to another pension scheme with comparable benefits for at least 30 months,
• your stay does not endanger or adversely affect the interests of the Federal Republic of Germany,
• be allowed to pursue an economic activity and have all the necessary permits,
• have sufficient knowledge of the German language (level B1),
• have basic knowledge of the legal and social order and living conditions in Germany and

have sufficient living space for yourself and your family.