Moving to Düsseldorf: Anmeldung, residence permit and first steps
Most people arriving in Düsseldorf 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.
Anmeldung in Düsseldorf
Registering your address at a Bürgeramt.
Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf — Bürgerbüro
- Open official pageservice.duesseldorf.de
Last checked: 18 August 2026
Registration must be completed within 14 days of moving in.
Immigration authority in Düsseldorf
Residence permits and appointments.
- Open official pagewww.duesseldorf.de
- More official informationservice.duesseldorf.de
Last checked: 25 August 2026
You apply first, then the authority assigns an appointment
You cannot book the appointment yourself.
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The official pages behind the information above, with the date each was checked.
- Open official pageservice.duesseldorf.de
Last checked: 18 August 2026
- Open official pagewww.duesseldorf.de
- More official informationservice.duesseldorf.de
Last checked: 25 August 2026