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Research and short-term mobility

Scientists are also to be granted more mobility within the EU. Sect. 18e AufenthG and Sect. 18f AufenthG regulate the requirements for these procedures. Here, several options are available enabling researchers to come to Germany for teaching and research purposes.

Conditions for the right of residence

proof of a doctoral degree or a university degree which gives you access to doctoral programmes
place of residence in Germany for research* purposes
hosting agreement or a corresponding contract for the implementation of a research project with a recognized research institution
financing of personal livelihood and that of the family (e.g. by means of your own, a scholarship or an employment contract with the research institution)

* Research, as defined in European Directive 2016/801, means: systematic creative work aimed at expanding knowledge, including knowledge about people, culture and society, and the use of this knowledge to find new applications.

If you as a researcher hold a residence title for the purpose of research in an EU member state in accordance with the so-called REST Directive (2016/801), you do not need another residence title to conduct research at a research institution in Germany for a maximum of 90 days within 180 days. Your host research institution must inform the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (Sect. 18e AufenthG) of this.

If you, as a researcher from another EU member state with a residence title for the purpose of research, wish to conduct research in Germany for more than 180 days up to a maximum of one year in accordance with the so-called REST Directive (2016/801), you can apply for a German residence title without a visa as long as your foreign residence title is valid (Sect. 18f AufenthG).

Further information on this residence title can be found in our decision sheet.

Please note:

If you are a national of Andorra, Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Monaco or San Marino and would like to work in Germany for more than 90 days, you need a visa to enter the country!

Visa-free residence and obtaining a residence title in Germany is only permitted if you do not wish to work.