City guideDresden

Moving to Dresden: Anmeldung, residence permit and first steps

Most people arriving in Dresden deal with the same handful of things in their first weeks: a place to live, registering that address, health insurance, a bank account, and — if you are not an EU citizen — a residence permit.

This page gathers what RechtX holds on the two offices behind those steps, with the official links and the date each entry was last checked. For the wider process, the guides and the personal plan walk through the order step by step.

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Anmeldung in Dresden

Registering your address at a Bürgeramt.

Authority

Landeshauptstadt Dresden — Bürgerbüro

Official Dresden sources

Last checked: 18 August 2026

Good to know

Registration must be completed within 14 days of moving in.

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Immigration authority in Dresden

Residence permits and appointments.

Official Dresden sources

Last checked: 25 August 2026

How appointments work

Appointments are arranged by email or phone

You cannot book the appointment yourself.

How to apply
Request the appointment by telephone or email. The immigration authority handles residence-title matters by appointment only.
What happens next
The authority arranges the appointment after your request. The official page gives the hotline and the email address.
If the authority does not respond
If the phone line is busy, try again later or send the request by email. The authority states that the hotline is heavily occupied.
Official Dresden sources

The official pages behind the information above, with the date each was checked.

Landeshauptstadt Dresden — Bürgerbüro

Last checked: 18 August 2026

Open official page

Last checked: 25 August 2026