Extended stay visa for Germany
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- Aparna Patel
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- 11 Aug, 2023
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I think you may be looking at the wrong form.
As I understand it, as a US passport holder, you’re allowed to spend up to 90 days in any 6 month period in the Schengen area without needing a visa. See Visa for European countries for US passport holder
To go beyond that, you generally need a long stay visa (typically in the form of a residents permit) for one country in the Schengen area. Once in possession of that, you’re allowed to stay in that one country for as long as you want / your visa allows. Visits to other Schengen countries are normally covered by your US passport visa waiver, so you’re limited to 90 days in any 6 months in the remainder of the Schengen area.
Depending on the Schengen country you’re heading to, as a US passport holder you may need to apply for the long stay visa / residence visa / residency permit before you leave, or on arrival.
For Germany, it looks like you normally do it when you’re there on your 90 days. It’s actually a two step process, first you need to go to the local Einwohnermeldeamt with your passport and proof of German address, to get a Meldeschein or a Anmeldebestätigung. Then you can go to the Landratsamt with this and various other paperwork, and get a Aufenthaltserlaubnis (residence visa). See this site for a really good walkthrough of the process.
That said, the German Embassy in America do say on their website that Americans can apply for a Permanent Residence Visa before getting to Germany if they wish. This page explains the process and required documentation, as well as the application form and fees. You’ll need to contact the appropriate consulate for where you live (different ones cover different states), see this page for how to identify the one covering you and how to get in touch with them.
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