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I'm an Algerian, 25 years old and I have a Danish residence permit valid for 3 months. Although I have an Algerian passport, the rest of my family (parents and siblings) live in Germany and they all have German citizenship.
Since my family lives in Germany, is there a way that I can be granted a German residence permit after the Danish resident permit expires? Could I apply for it without going back to Algeria?
If not, what are my chances of hiring an immigration lawyer?
Since you are an adult, wishing to stay with your relatives is not a reason for Germany to grant you a resident permit.
You can get a resident permit related to a job, a study program at any Germany university or any refugee state protection...
Your legal base as an adult relative is:
Commonly called "Family reunification".
The law basically says that family reunification for minors and spouses is allowed (§29), others only in specific cases of hardship (§36).
Those cases of hardship are decided case-by-case. Normally, courts will rule that the binding between parents and non-minor children are not of such a kind that separation constitutes a case of hardship. "außergewöhnliche Härte" (case of hardship) applies for example if the child cannot live a life of their own, maybe because of a (mental) disability, chronic illness or trauma.
Whether you can find a lawyer that is so good (or sleazy) that he can bend the law to your will, I cannot say. Maybe you can find some other option to stay in Germany that does not rely on your relatives already being here. Maybe you qualify for a blue card on your own?
