Office for Foreigners

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• All further information on residence permits

• Further and current information from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs
• Flyer "My way to the German passport"

The Foreigners' Registration Office is your contact for questions regarding the following matters:

• Declaration of commitment

  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.

  • Online application for declaration of commitment
  • More information on the declaration of commitment
  • More information on how to apply for a declaration of commitment
• Residence permit

  Since 15.05.2024, residence permits can be applied for or extended online. Please note that a personal visit (by prior appointment) is still required to submit the biometric data.

  • Amendment of ancillary provisions under residence law
  • Residence of EU and EEA citizens and their families (persons entitled to freedom of movement)
  • Power of attorney to issue an electronic residence permit
  • Residence permit for family reasons
  • Residence permit for the purpose of training
  • Residence permit - Accelerated procedure for skilled workers
  • Residence permit for gainful employment
  • Residence permit - application for the purpose of settlement

  Forms to print out. Please give priority to the online application option.

  • 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

  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.

  • Information from the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees on the "Electronic Residence Permit
• Naturalization

  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:

  • Information on naturalization from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Home Affairs

  We offer detailed advice on the subject of naturalization after we have received your application. You will receive confirmation of receipt of your application as soon as possible.

  Please download the following documents(application for German citizenship/questionnaire for naturalization). These can be found under the "Forms" tab.

  Then complete the forms, enclose a copy of your current residence permit and send everything together to:

  By post:

  City of Wolfsburg
  Immigration office
  Porschestraße 49
  38440 Wolfsburg

  By e-mail:

  E-Mail: Antrag-EBH@stadt.wolfsburg.de

  Due to the very high number of appointment requests, we ask for your patience.
  

  Please refrain from making further inquiries until you have received confirmation of receipt and have provided all the details. Repeated requests will extend the processing time and therefore also your waiting time. All requests are processed chronologically according to the date of receipt.

  Please use the e-mail inbox exclusively for the application and associated documents!

  For all other questions and messages, please use the e-mail inbox Einbuergerung@stadt.wolfsburg.de

  
  

• European Union

  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.

• Related links

  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
• Forms
  • Declaration on the employment relationship
  • Travel document application
  • Application for acquisition of German citizenship
  • Questionnaire naturalization
  • 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:

• All contacts on the topics of residence law, naturalization and declarations of commitment can be found here

• Opening hours

  You can obtain your electronic residence permit

  Mondays from 08:30 to 12:00, Tuesdays from 13:00 to 16:30 and Thursdays from 13:00 to 17:30 without an appointment at Rathaus B at the Hollerplatz entrance information desk.

  You can also hand in the following documents there without an appointment:

  • Declaration of employment

  • Documents that have been requested from you by the case worker for processing.

  A detailed consultation, application and extension of residence permits is only possible by prior appointment!

  • Link to online appointment

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