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Moving to Magdeburg: Anmeldung, residence permit and first steps

Most people arriving in Magdeburg 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 Magdeburg

Registering your address at a Bürgeramt.

Authority

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg — Bürgerbüro

Official Magdeburg 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 Magdeburg

Residence permits and appointments.

Official Magdeburg sources

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
Submit the residence-title application and documents. The authority assigns the appointment; you cannot book it yourself.
What happens next
The official information states that applicants do not book the appointment. The authority invites them for the next in-person step.
If the authority does not respond
Follow up through the Ausländerbehörde if no appointment arrives once the application has been processed.
Official Magdeburg sources

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

Landeshauptstadt Magdeburg — Bürgerbüro

Last checked: 18 August 2026

Open official page

Last checked: 25 August 2026