Termination of residence , Date: 2018.11.28, format: Article, area: Asylum and refugee protection

When an asylum application is turned down, an obligation to leave the country is the consequence.

If the rejection is outright, the individual in question is set a deadline of 30 days in which to leave the country, whereas if the asylum application is rejected as "manifestly unfounded", the deadline period for leaving is only one week.

If an individual fails to leave the country by this deadline, it will be enforced by the competent immigration authority by means of coercive deportation. The respective immigration authorities are responsible for such removals, but may temporarily suspend the removal and and issue a temporary suspension of deportation (Duldung) or a time-limited residence permit if there are obstacles to the return which the Federal Office was not able to take into account in its decision.

It is also possible to return on a voluntary basis at any time. The German authorities – that is the Federation and the Länder – offer various return programmes for prospective returnees.

Further information on voluntary return is available on the Internet at www.returningfromgermany.de.