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Moving to Erfurt: Anmeldung, residence permit and first steps

Most people arriving in Erfurt 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 Erfurt

Registering your address at a Bürgeramt.

Authority

Landeshauptstadt Erfurt — Bürgeramt

Official Erfurt 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 Erfurt

Residence permits and appointments.

Official Erfurt sources

Last checked: 25 August 2026

How appointments work

You book the appointment yourself online

You can book the appointment yourself.

How to apply
For applications requiring you to attend in person, use the Ausländerbehörde's online appointment system and book a slot before going.
What happens next
You choose an available appointment and attend it with the required documents.
If the authority does not respond
Use the official appointment or contact route if no suitable slot is available.
Official Erfurt sources

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

Landeshauptstadt Erfurt — Bürgeramt

Last checked: 18 August 2026

Open official page

Last checked: 25 August 2026