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I am about to quit my scientific position and start CFD day trading. I need to change my resident permit from § 18 to § 21 AufenthG. Should I apply via chamber of commerce or immigration office?

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Make it in Germany provides international professionals with information on working and living in Germany. Detailed information on setting up a business are available on Make it in Germany.

In order to set up a business in Germany, you usually need a residence permit for the purpose of self-employment (“Aufenthaltserlaubnis zur Ausübung einer selbständigen Tätigkeit”). Therefore, please get in touch with your competent foreigners’ authority (“Ausländerbehörde”) to clarify your residence status and what conditions need to be met to obtain a residence permit according to § 21 AufenthG.

For a first advice you can also contact the experts of the Hotline “Working and Living in Germany”, telephone number +49 30 1815 – 1111. The hotline offers personalized information and advice in German or English on the following topics:

1. Job search, work and careers
2. Recognition of foreign vocational qualifications
3. Entry and residence
4. Learning German

We wish you all the best!

Reference: Justina Godesberg
Projekt „Make it in Germany“
Internet: www.make-it-in-germany.com
Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln e.V.
November 2019

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