The research institution recognised by the BAMF will conclude a hosting agreement or a corresponding contract with you. This must contain the following information in addition to details of the research organisation and the researcher:
- exact details of the research institution
- exact description of your research project
- Your commitment to realise the research project
- The research institution's commitment to employ you for this purpose
- Details of the contract between you and the institution (e.g. salary, holidays, working hours)
- Provision that the hosting agreement will become invalid if you do not receive a residence permit for the purpose of research
The research institution forwards the signed agreement to the competent authority.
You can find out about the rest of the procedure from the responsible office. Enquire there.
If the project changes during the research period, this has no effect as long as you remain employed at the same research institution.
Do you already hold a residence permit as a researcher from another EU member state? Then you have the following options:
- Short-term mobility for researchers
- A residence permit is not required for a stay for the purpose of research that does not exceed 180 days within a period of 360 days. The prerequisite is that the host research institution has notified the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees that the foreign national intends to carry out part of his/her research activities in Germany and that the following was submitted with the notification:
- Proof that the foreigner holds a valid residence title as a researcher in an EU member state
- the hosting agreement or the corresponding contract with the hosting research institution
- A copy of the foreigner's passport and
- proof that the foreigner's livelihood is assured.
- Residence permit for mobile researchers
- For a stay for the purpose of research lasting more than 180 days and a maximum of one year, a foreigner will be granted a residence permit if
- they hold a valid residence permit as a researcher in another EU Member State for the duration of the research stay in Germany,
- a copy of his/her passport is presented and
- a corresponding hosting agreement or a corresponding contract with the hosting research institution is presented.