Office for Foreigners
Wolfsburg cosmopolitan
Wolfsburg has 125,416 inhabitants and is a modern and cosmopolitan city. The proportion of foreign citizens from at least 151 nations is 16.7 percent (as of 31.03.2022).
The Foreigners' Office of the City of Wolfsburg is the service point for immigrants.
Our employees advise and support all those who want to find a new home in Wolfsburg. The goal is to clarify the legal status as quickly as possible in order to enable access to the labor market in the most favorable case. But of course, the Foreigners' Office also decides on the termination of a stay and the resulting measures.
The law amending the Citizenship Act was promulgated on 26.03.2024 and will enter into force in its essential parts on 26.06.2024.
Pending Translation: Durch das Gesetz ist die Mehrstaatigkeit (doppelte Staatsangehörigkeit) generell zugelassen und der Weg zum Erwerb der deutschen Staatsangehörigkeit einfacher. Eine Einbürgerung soll künftig nach fünf, statt wie bisher nach acht Jahren möglich sein, bei besonderen Integrationsleistungen kann die Voraufenthaltszeit auf bis zu drei Jahre verkürzt werden.
The Foreigners' Registration Office is your contact for questions regarding the following matters:
When applying for a visa, in many cases it is necessary to submit a declaration of commitment to the Foreigners' Registration Office for your visit from abroad.
What is a residence permit and what are the requirements?
The granting or extension of a residence title depends on the purpose of residence. Therefore, the requirements are very different and cannot be shown in their entirety. The differences as well as questions and detailed answers to these residence titles can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior. In total, there are the following five residence titles:
- the residence permit
- the EU Blue Card
- the Permit for Permanent Residence - EU
- the settlement permit and
- the visa
The competent German mission abroad is solely responsible for deciding on the visa application.
Please take the opportunity to get detailed advice from your responsible officer.
Documents/Fees
Which documents you need to submit depends on the facts of the case. Please enquire about this directly with your responsible case officer.
Since the fees depend on the duration of the residence permit, please ask your responsible officer for the amount of the fee.
Important information about the residence permit
Since 01.09.2011, the residence permit has only been issued as an electronic residence permit.
With the acquisition of German citizenship you enjoy, for example:
- the right to vote and to be elected,
- freedom of movement within the European Union,
- visa-free travel to many countries, including outside Europe,
- free choice of profession,
- the right to become self-employed,
- protection against expulsion or deportation, and extradition to another country.
The acquisition of German citizenship through naturalization is subject to certain conditions.
Here you can get a lot of information and useful tips:
We offer a detailed consultation on the subject of naturalization after receipt of your application. You will receive a confirmation of receipt of your application as soon as possible.
Please download the following documents(application for German citizenship/questionnaire for naturalization). You will find them under the tab "Forms".
Then fill out the forms, attach a copy of your current residence permit and send everything together to:
By mail:
City of Wolfsburg
Foreigners' Registration Office
Porschestrasse 49
38440 Wolfsburg
By e-mail:
Due to the very high number of appointment requests, we already ask for your patience.
Please use the e-mail box exclusively for the application and associated documents!
For all other questions and messages, please use the e-mail inbox Einbuergerung@stadt.wolfsburg.de
Nationals of the Member States of the European Union (Union citizens) and of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland enjoy freedom of movement. They do not need a visa for entry, this also applies to their family members, even if they are not nationals of these states.
This page will provide you with additional information that may be of interest to you and may help answer any questions you may have.
- Federal Ministry of the Interior, Immigration Portal
- Foreign Office
- Federal Office for Migration and Refugees
- Federal Office of Administration
- Federal Employment Agency
- Federal Employment Agency - Helmstedt/Wolfsburg Region
- Ostfalia - University of Applied Sciences
- Technical University Carolo-Wilhelmina of Braunschweig
- Student Union Braunschweig
- Application for acquisition of German citizenship
- Questionnaire naturalization
- Online application for declaration of commitment
- Power of attorney to issue an electronic residence permit
- Declaration on the employment relationship
- Application for a residence permit - Residence Act (AufenthG) - in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian
- Application for a residence permit - Residence Act (AufenthG) - in German, English, Serbian, Turkish, Russian and Arabic
- Application for extension of a residence permit - Residence Act (AufenthG) - in German, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese and Albanian
- Application for extension of a residence permit - Residence Act (AufenthG) - in German, English, Serbian, Turkish, Russian and Arabic
- Travel document application
- Application for a settlement permit - Residence Act (AufenthG)
- Commitment to the free democratic basic order
- Consent to the collection of personal data
- Duty to provide information pursuant to Article 13 of the Basic Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) - Aliens Office
- Information obligation pursuant to Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (DSGVO) - Declaration of commitment
Contact & Opening hours
City of Wolfsburg
Immigration office
City Hall A
Porschestraße 49
38440 Wolfsburg
Telephone: 05361 28-1234
auslaenderstelle@stadt.wolfsburg.de
Pending Translation:
Ihren elektronischen Aufenthaltstitel können Sie jeweils
montags von 08:30 Uhr bis 12:00 Uhr, dienstags von 13:00 Uhr bis 16:30 Uhr und donnerstags in der Zeit von 13:00 bis 17:30 Uhr ohne Termin im Rathaus B am Infostand Eingang Hollerplatz abholen.
Sie können dort ebenfalls ohne Termin folgende Unterlagen abgeben:
- Erklärung zum Beschäftigungsverhältnis
- Unterlagen die zur Bearbeitung vom Sachbearbeiter*in von Ihnen angefordert wurden.
Eine ausführliche Beratung, Beantragung und Verlängerung von Aufenthaltserlaubnissen erfolgt ausschließlich nach vorheriger Terminvereinbarung!