City guideKiel

Moving to Kiel: Anmeldung, residence permit and first steps

Most people arriving in Kiel 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.

Your personal plan Related guides

Anmeldung in Kiel

Registering your address at a Bürgeramt.

Authority

Landeshauptstadt Kiel — Bürger- und Ordnungsamt

Official Kiel sources

Open official page
www.kiel.de

Last checked: 18 August 2026

Good to know

Registration must be completed within 14 days of moving in.

Immigration authority in Kiel

Residence permits and appointments.

Official Kiel sources

Open official page
www.kiel.de

Last checked: 25 August 2026

How appointments work

Appointments are arranged by email or phone

You cannot book the appointment yourself.

How to apply

Send an appointment request by email to the Zuwanderungsabteilung. The official page asks for your surname, first name, date of birth and the reason for the appointment.

What happens next

The authority processes the email request and arranges the appointment. Some individual services have their own booking routes.

If the authority does not respond

Follow up through the authority's stated contact route if your request has not been answered.