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Your selected location: Haren (Ems) (497...)

Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Extension of the residence permit for the continuation of studies begun in another EU country

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If you come from a country outside the European Union (EU), have been studying in another EU member state for at least 2 years and are recognized there as a person entitled to protection, you can obtain a residence permit to continue your studies in Germany.

This residence permit is a temporary residence permit. If your residence permit is about to expire, you can have it extended, for example for

  • for the duration of a compulsory period of study or
  • an exchange program that has not yet ended.

The same conditions apply for the extension of a residence permit for the purpose of studying as for the granting of a residence permit. As a rule, you cannot extend your residence permit if the immigration authority has already ruled this out when issuing it or when it was last extended.

You may work for up to 140 days a year with the residence permit you have received for the purpose of studying. You can also work part-time as a student for an unlimited period of time.

Who should I contact?

The foreigners' authority responsible for the applicant's place of residence

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Sicherheit und Ordnung
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Opening Hours:

Öffnungszeiten 

Mo. - Do. 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr u. 14:30 - 16:00 Uhr
Fr. 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr

Ausländerbehörde seit 01.10.2009:
Mo., Di., Do. 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr u. 14:30 - 16:00 Uhr
Fr. 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr
Wichtig: Terminvereinbarung (telefonisch oder per E-Mail) erforderlich

Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Applications / forms

  • Forms: forms specific to the authorities can be obtained from your foreigners authority; these may also be available online.
  • Online procedure possible in some cases

What are the fees?

  • Extension of the residence permit for the purpose of studying for beneficiaries of international protection
  • for a further stay of up to three months: EUR 96
  • for a further stay of more than three months: EUR 93
  • Under certain conditions, a fee reduction or exemption may be considered.

Processing duration

about six to eight weeks

Further information

  • You can also get free advice on the topics of entry, residence and work from the "Hotline Working and Living in Germany" from the Federal Government's portal for skilled workers from abroad.
    Phone: 030 1815-1111
    Service hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    Portal of the Federal Government for skilled workers from abroad
    https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/de/ueber-das-portal/kontakt/hotline/

Legal basis

Appeal

Legal action can be taken before the competent administrative court against negative decisions by the immigration authorities.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
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