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Moving to Leipzig: Anmeldung, residence permit and first steps

Most people arriving in Leipzig 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 Leipzig

Registering your address at a Bürgeramt.

Authority

Stadt Leipzig — Bürgeramt

Official Leipzig sources

Open official page
www.leipzig.de

Last checked: 18 August 2026

Good to know

Registration must be completed within 14 days of moving in.

Immigration authority in Leipzig

Residence permits and appointments.

Official Leipzig sources

Open official page
english.leipzig.de

Last checked: 25 August 2026

How appointments work

You apply first, then the authority assigns an appointment

You cannot book the appointment yourself.

How to apply

For residence permits such as a study permit, submit the application and documents online. The authority invites you for the biometric appointment after a decision.

What happens next

The official study residence-permit page says you are invited to give biometric data once a decision has been made.

If the authority does not respond

Follow the application or contact route for your residence purpose. The general Leipzig appointment calendar is not the application route.