Niederlassungserlaubnis: Eligibility?
Hi all,
I am going to keep this quite short and if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask in the comments.
I've been working since September 2024 as a teacher and have had a normal Aufenthaltstitel (18b) and various Fiktionsbescheinigungen. The amount of money I have earned has always been above the minimum limit for the Blaue Karte EU, so I probably should have been given that originally.
Fast forward to May 2026 and I was given a Blaue Karte EU 18g (I've waited 8 months for an Aufenthaltstitel). It expires in November...I don't know why they gave me an Aufenthaltstitel that lasts less than 5 months...but ok. I informed them that my job has offered me a new contract and I will continue to work.
I am questioning the law regarding getting a Niederlassungserlaubnis. By June it will have been 21 months - I have C2 German and I recently took the Leben in Deutschland test and I will get the results in a few weeks.
Do I qualify since I have been working (by June) for 21 months and always have met the Blaue Karte EU specifications, when they should have issued that to me prior? I feel like I have been fighting with the Ausländerbehörde for so long and I just want to get the Niederlassungserlaubnis so I can just be done dealing with them until I apply for citizenship.