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Humanitarian visas in Germany

All visa options within this category.

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Subsidiary Protection (subsidiärer Schutz)

Entry: not_applicable
Stay: as granted under protection decision
status

Fee: 0 EUR (No fee for protection status determination)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: yes

Processing time: varies

Tolerated Stay (Duldung) – Suspension of Deportation (Duldung, §60a AufenthG)

Entry: not_applicable
Stay: temporary administrative status (no fixed maximum; depends on circumstances)
status

Fee: 0 EUR (Administrative status; no consular fee)

Work allowed: conditional

Extendable: conditional

Processing time: administrative determination

Recognition as Refugee (Anerkennung als Flüchtling) under the Geneva Convention

Entry: not_applicable
Stay: refugee status grants right to residence as defined by law
status

Fee: 0 EUR (No application fee for asylum recognition)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: yes

Processing time: varies

Asylum Application and Temporary Stay during Procedure (Aufenthaltsgestattung)

Entry: conditional
Stay: duration of asylum procedure
status

Fee: 0 EUR (No consular fee; administrative provisions apply)

Work allowed: conditional

Extendable: conditional

Processing time: varies widely

Temporary Protection (Directive 2001/55/EC Implementation; e.g., for displaced persons)

Entry: conditional
Stay: as defined by implementing decision (time-limited)
status

Fee: 0 EUR (Implemented for groups under EU temporary protection decisions (e.g., Ukraine 2022); specifics vary)

Work allowed: yes

Extendable: conditional

Processing time: administrative registration timelines vary

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