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Eligibility is condition-based, not a yes-or-no question. Start with the free interactive self-check for your path, then see which track your conditions anchor on - or Full Access if your situation crosses tracks. No account, no form, no data collected.
Each check runs against the published criteria for its path: answer a few questions about your situation and see which conditions you already meet, which documents you still need, and where the gaps sit. If you are not sure which path applies, start with the five anchor questions further down.
Interactive document self-check: APS certificate, blocked account (Sperrkonto), admission, health insurance, and your VFS appointment.
Run the Study check Deep dive: the 5 hard gatesSee which pathway tends to fit: EU Blue Card, §18b, Opportunity Card, or Recognition Partnership - plus the document checklist.
Run the Work check Deep dive: degree, job, salaryFind your reunification constellation and the documents it requires - from A1 German to the visa appointment.
Run the Family check Deep dive: A1 and sponsor rulesEligibility is a structural mapping - what conditions you meet, what conditions you don't, and where the gaps sit. It runs in the same order a real application is assessed.
What qualifies you for each track - recognition status, financial capacity, employment basis, family relation. Each track has its own anchor, the foundation a permit can rest on.
Where your situation is structurally exposed - timeline gaps, threshold proximity, dependency chains, conditional admission. Risk markers don't block eligibility, but they shape which track is sustainable.
Anchors and risk markers point to one or more tracks. Single-track situations route to that track. Multi-track or ambiguous situations route to Full Access for cross-track logic.
Every German residence application is structured around the same five questions. Your answers determine the track, the gates you will face, and the failure modes to plan for.
What's verified: APS for India, plus anabin and ZAB equivalence for degrees. The first gate on most paths.
What's checked: which residence categories your situation can anchor on - Study, Work, Family, or the transitions between them.
What's measured: blocked account, salary threshold, or household income against the Regelbedarf - whichever the candidate track requires.
What's required: A1 to B2 depending on track and timing - before entry, on entry, or during stay. Some sponsor categories waive it entirely.
What's determined: whether your status rests on your own conditions or on a sponsor's permit. This separates the Family track from Study and Work.
Each track holds the structural conditions, the gates, and the failure modes for that path. Pick the one your situation anchors on - or Full Access if it crosses tracks.
You hold or expect a German university admission. Your residence basis is enrollment.
§16b AufenthG
Explore StudyYou have a job offer in Germany, or are searching for one. Your residence basis is employment - Blue Card, skilled worker, or the national IT route.
§18a / §18b / §18g / §19c AufenthG
Explore WorkYou are joining a sponsor in Germany - spouse, child, or parent. Your residence basis is family reunion.
§§27 to 30 AufenthG
Explore FamilyYour situation crosses tracks - multi-track ambiguity, an expected track switch, or family on one track and dependents on another. All three tracks plus cross-track logic.
Study + Work + Family + transitions
Explore Full AccessEligibility on bay.in maps your situation against published criteria. To use it correctly, it helps to know exactly what we do not provide.
We document the conditions, thresholds, and trigger consequences as published in the Aufenthaltsgesetz. We do not give individual legal opinions or represent applicants in administrative procedures.
We do not review individual cases, file applications, or interpret personal documents. This is a self-mapping tool against published criteria, not a case service.
Meeting structural conditions does not guarantee a permit. Discretion, processing variability, and case-specific factors remain with the German authority. We provide structure, not outcome.
Yes. All three interactive self-checks are free and collect no data: the Study checklist, the Work pathway check, and the Family pathway check. Each maps your situation against published criteria and points you to the track that fits. You only pay if you decide to buy that track.
Each track is a structured journey for that path - the Visa Matrix, the phase-by-phase document pack and timeline, the gates with their thresholds, the renewal pack, and documented scenarios for when something does not go to plan. Access runs for 12 months on a one-time payment.
If you expect to switch tracks - study to work, work to family, or a family member on a different track - a single track only covers part of the picture. Full Access holds all three tracks plus the cross-track transition logic, which is where most multi-stage plans actually fail.
No. We map the structural conditions and gates as published, but the decision rests with the German authority, including discretion and case-specific factors. We provide the structure to prepare well - not a guaranteed outcome.
No. bay.in documents published rules and thresholds for orientation. It is not legal advice, does not assess individual cases, and does not replace the competent authority or a lawyer. For a binding assessment of your situation, consult the Ausländerbehörde or a qualified migration lawyer.
Choose the track that fits your situation - or Full Access if your path crosses tracks.
All plans: 12 months access · one-time payment · no auto-renewal
Structural clarity for Germany migration. Study • Work • Family.
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