German · Ausländerbehörde
You are told your permit card is ready: what to say in German
You were told that the permit card is ready.
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How it's done. The eAT card (electronic residence permit) comes separately; you pick it up in person with your passport, and PIN codes are sent by letter.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Ihr Aufenthaltstitel ist fertig. Sie können ihn abholen.Eer OW-faynt-khuhlts-tee-tel eest FEHR-teekh. Zee KYOH-nayn een AHB-khoh-layn.
Your residence permit is ready. You can collect it.
They might also say:
Ihre Karte ist da. Bringen Sie bitte Ihren Pass mit.
EE-reh KAHR-teh eest duh. BREEN-gayn zee BEE-teh EE-rayn pahs meet.
Your card is here. Please bring your passport.
YOU REPLY
Wo kann ich ihn abholen?
Voh kahn eekh een AHB-khoh-layn?
Where can I collect it?
THEY SAY
Hier im Erdgeschoss, Zimmer zwölf.Kheer eem EHRD-geh-shos, TSEE-muh tsvyolf.
Here on the ground floor, room twelve.
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YOU FINISH
Und bis wann?
Oont bees vahn?
And until when?
THEY SAY
Sie können jederzeit während der Öffnungszeiten kommen.Zee KYOH-nayn YEH-dehr-tsight VEH-raynt dehr OF-noongs-tsigh-tayn KOH-mayn.
You can come at any time during opening hours.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Aufenthaltstitel
OW-faynt-khuhlts-tee-tel
noun
residence permit
ist
eest
verb
is
fertig
FEHR-teekh
adjective
ready, finished
können
KYOH-nayn
verb
to be able to, can
abholen
AHB-khoh-layn
verb
to pick up, to collect
Wo
Voh
adverb
where
18 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
Similar situations
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