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I. Exceptions due to a certain permit of residence
I hold the below marked residence permit for Germany. This is a residence permit not only for study
purposes but for family-related reasons (e. g. as a spouse, life partner or child of a German, an
EU/EEA citizen or a foreigner with a settlement permit), or because I had to flee from my homeland,
or I hold an unlimited residence permit for other reasons:
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 1 LHGebG: Residence permit as a spouse, life partner or child of an EU/EEA
citizen who enjoys freedom of movement according to § 3 subs. 1 and 4 of the Freedom of
Movement Act/EU
Proof: - (permanent) residence card (acc. § 5 subs. 1 Freedom of Movement Act/EU) or an un-
limited European Community residence permit (acc. § 7a Residence Act/EEC)
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 2 LHGebG: Settlement permit or permit for permanent residency-EU
Proof: - residence permit (settlement permit or permanent EU residence permit)
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 3 LHGebG: Residence permit as a refugee according to the Geneva Conven-
tion on Refugees who is recognized abroad and resides in Germany
Proof: - foreign passport for refugees according to art. 28 of the Geneva Convention on Refu-
gees or appropriate entry of the foreigner's office in the passport or substitute passport
AND
- residence permit that not only temporarily entitles to stay in Germany
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 4 LHGebG: Residence permit as a homeless foreigner
Proof: - certificate or entry in the passport confirming the status as a homeless foreigner
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 5 LHGebG: Residence permit for international-law, humanitarian, political,
family-related or other reasons (acc. §§ 22, 23 subs. 1, 2 or 4, 23a, 25 subs. 1 or 2, 25a, 25b,
28, 37, 38 subs. 1 sent. 1 no. 2, 104a AufenthG)
Proof: - residence permit (or fictional certificate); for refugees additionally: German passport
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 5 LHGebG: Residence permit as a spouse, life partner or child of a foreigner
with a settlement permit (acc. §§ 30, 32, 33, 34 AufenthG)
Proof: - residence permit AND
- settlement permit of the spouse, life partner or parent AND
- marriage, partnership or birth certificate with translation
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 6 LHGebG: Residence permit with previous residence times (acc. § 25 subs. 3,
4 sent. 2 or subs. 5, § 31 AufenthG)
Proof: - residence permit AND
- confirmation from the foreigner's office indicating an uninterrupted legal, permitted or
tolerated stay of at least 15 months
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 6 LHGebG: Residence permit as a spouse, life partner or child of a foreigner
with a residence permit (acc. §§ 30, 32, 33, 34, 36a AufenthG)
Proof: - residence permit AND
- confirmation from the foreigner's office indicating an uninterrupted legal, permitted or
tolerated stay of at least 15 months AND
- marriage, partnership or birth certificate with translation
§ 5 subs. 1 no. 7 LHGebG: Residence permit based on suspension of deportation (toleration)
Proof: - certificate or entry in the passport confirming the toleration AND
- confirmation from the foreigner's office indicating an uninterrupted legal, permitted or
tolerated stay of at least 15 months