Certificate confirming permission to reside (Aufenthaltsgestattung) - extension at the location Berlin Immigration Office, Friedrich-Krause-Ufer

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New procedure for making appointments

LEA is fundamentally changing the procedure for allocating appointments with immediate effect. Appointments can no longer be booked via the previous Online Appointment System (OTV). The OTV, which was initially shut down for maintenance work, has now been permanently decommissioned.

The main reason for this decision is that, in particular, providers operating on the Internet had increasingly siphoned off the dates available on OTV in order to sell them. Many appointments were not available to our customers or were only available at a fee. This abusive business model is now being deprived of its basis.

Online application or contact form

LEA is consistently converting the majority of its services to digital applications. For more and more services (e.g. such as declarations of commitment, residence titles for employment or educational purposes, permanent residence titles), appointments are allocated directly to applicants by the relevant departments after the documents submitted online have been checked.

Should an online application not yet be available for the required service, appointments can be made with the relevant departments using the contact form.

Is there an emergency and you urgently need an appointment?

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  • This facility is wheelchair accessible.
  • Handicapped parking space available.
  • A wheelchair-accessible elevator is available.
  • A wheelchair-accessible WC is available.
Explanation of symbols

Elevators in the houses A and C

Opening hours

  • Monday

      7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (by appointment only)

  • Tuesday

      7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (by appointment only)

  • Wednesday

      8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (by appointment only )

  • Thursday

      9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (by appointment only )

  • Friday

      8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (by appointment only)

Public transportation

Additional information

  • Payments are also possible by credit card (VISA, Mastercard) and contactless via smartwatch or smartphone.
  • Photo booth and copier (fees apply) are available in the cash desk area (Building A, 1st floor).

Payment options

  • Cash payment
  • girocard (with PIN)

Service description

Certificate confirming permission to reside (Aufenthaltsgestattung) - extension

Foreigners seeking asylum in the federal territory are permitted to remain while the asylum procedure is pending. Once they have filed an application for asylum, they are issued with a certificate that is valid for a limited period.

This certificate confirming permission to reside is extended until the decision by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees has been made and is no longer contestable or permission to reside expires for another reason.

Extending the certificate is possible 4 weeks before it expires at the earliest.

Prerequisites

  • Result of the asylum proceedings in the federal territory is still pending
    The certificate may only be extended if permission to reside has not expired by law. Permission to reside expires in particular when the Federal Office makes an incontestable decision.
    For further possible reasons for the expiration, see the section “More information”.
  • Main residence in Berlin
    Taking up residence in Berlin while asylum proceedings are pending must be permitted.
    Geographical restriction to the district of any other foreigners authority is not permissible.
  • Visit in person (over 18 years of age) with appointment
    • To arrange an appointment, please contact responsible units A 2, A 3 or A 4 using the contact form (see “More information” section).
    • Minors (under 18 years of age) do not need to attend in person. Please present a current school attendance certificate for children of school age.

Documents required

  • 1 current biometric photo of each person with an own permission to reside
    35mm x 45mm, frontal shot with neutral facial expression and closed mouth, looking straight into the camera, light background
  • Previous certificate confirming permission to reside
    At the time of the appointment, the certificate confirming permission to reside should have no more than four weeks' validity remaining.

Fees

None

Legal basis

Average time to process request

The certificate confirming permission to reside is usually extended at the appointment.

More information

Notes on responsibility

This service can only be taken advantage of in the Berlin Immigration Office (Landesamt für Einwanderung – LEA) at Friedrich-Krause-Ufer.

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