I left germany with GRENZUBERTRITTSBESCHEINIGUNG , does it mean Entry ban for my next visit?

Question

I am from afghanistan and I was women activist, I had approval from Germany so I moved Germany, after 1 year of living my husbend Decided we moved to Canada, so I had to come with him Canada because my child was 1 year old and He told me if you don't go I will take my daughter with myself and you can live alone in Germany.
My husbend applied Canadian Refugee travel document for me and my child , so after getting canadian refugee travel document, without visa we could go to germany and I went germany with my daughter because after we moved canada ( my EX boyfriend live in canada ,I was totally disagree to live in canada ) I was living like prison person and doctor told my husbend send her for vocation .
  I wanted to ask about my previous Residence permit In Germany I went to Auslenderamt , My residence permit was from 2022 till 2025 so my husbend told me no issue even we moved to Canada you can go and live in germany.
But after asking Information they told me your Residence permit is already expired because you enter germany after 1 year and they told me if you want residence permit seek asylum but I showed them my tickets of returned and they gave me GRENZUBERTRITTSBESCHEINIGUNG , I gived back that GRENZUBERTRITTSBESCHEINIGUNG for border officer and came back to Canada.

Now I want to go back germany for asylum , Iam not sure is that mean Iam entry ban? Or I have no right to Enter back Germany ?
If you please help me.

Answer 1

Hi @Pari

As you have given the Grenzübertrittsbescheinigung to the border officer, then there is no issue. The Grenzübertrittsbescheinigung is sent to the immigration authorities as confirmation that you have left Germany before the deadline given to you. There are no further consequences such as an entry ban.

I am not sure what, if any, effect your refugee status in Canada will have on a future asylum application in Germany. I have tried to find some information on this but could not find anything regarding people who have a refugee status in a non-EU country and then seek asylum in Germany. Within the European Union, the rules are very clear. If a person has received a refugee status in one EU country, an asylum application by them in another EU country will be rejected as inadmissible. I do not see any similar such complication in your case but you will be questioned in detail about having left Germany for Canada when you have your asylum interview.

Best,

Éanna