Administrative Procedure Act (VwVfG) of May 25th 1976 in the wording last promulgated on January 23rd 2003 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 102), amended by Article 4, para. 8 of the Act to Modernise the Law on Costs (Kostenrechtsmodernisierungsgesetz – KostRMoG) of May 5th 2004 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 718)

Nationality Act (StAG) of 22 July 1913 (Reich Law Gazette I p. 583 - Federal Law Gazette III 102-1), as last amended by Article 5 of the Act on the Implementation of Residence- and Asylum-Related Directives of the European Union of 19 August 2007 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1970)

Passport Act (PassG) of 19 April 1986 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 537), last amended by Article 1 of the Act of 20 July 2007 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1566, 2317)

Ordinance Governing Residence (AufenthV) of 25 November 2004 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 2982), last amended by the Act to Implement Residence- and Asylum-Related Directives of the European Union of 19 August 2007 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1970)

Asylum Procedure Act (AsylVfG) in the version promulgated on 27 July 1993 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1361), last amended by Article 3 of the Act to Implement Residence- and Asylum-Related Directives of the European Union of 19 August 2007 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1970)

Residence Act (AufenthG) of 30 July 2004 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1950), last amended by the Act on Implementation of Residence- and Asylum-Related Directives of the European Union of 19 August 2007 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1970)

Act on the General Freedom of Movement for EU Citizens (Freedom of Movement Act/EU - FreizügG/EU) of 30 July 2004 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1950, 1986), last amended by Art. 2 of the Act to Implement Residence- and Asylum-Related Directives of the European Union of 19 August 2007 (Federal Law Gazette I, p. 1970, 1991)