Schleswig-Holstein · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)
Ausländerbehörde Kreis Steinburg
The immigration office responsible for 111 towns and municipalities with about 132,731 inhabitants. Name of the unit on the office’s own website: Ausländerbehörde (Sachgebiet Aufenthalt).
Contact
- Address
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Steinburg
Karlstraße 13
25524 Itzehoe
Show on map - Phone
- +49 4821 69 0
- Opening hours
- Telefonzeiten Sachgebiet Aufenthalt: Mo–Fr 11–12 Uhr; Vorsprache nur nach Terminvereinbarung, keine offene Sprechstunde
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock. - abh@steinburg.de
- Office’s website
- steinburg.de
Verified on 6 October 2026 on the official pages source 1, source 2. For applications with a deadline, make sure you can prove receipt; many offices give appointments online only.
Area of responsibility
The Ausländerbehörde Kreis Steinburg is responsible for these places. As a rule the place where you live decides; local responsibility is set by state law.
- Itzehoe32,725
- Glückstadt11,410
- Kellinghusen8,243
- Horst (Holstein)5,961
- Hohenlockstedt5,918
- Wilster4,302
- Schenefeld2,820
- Lägerdorf2,677
- Krempe2,435
- Wrist2,347
- Kremperheide2,300
- Brokstedt2,263
- Kiebitzreihe2,215
- Wacken2,098
- Hohenaspe1,910
- Münsterdorf1,822
- Kollmar1,625
- Oelixdorf1,531
- Heiligenstedten1,500
- Wewelsfleth1,369
- Vaale1,249
- Breitenburg1,241
- Herzhorn1,126
- Oldendorf1,073
- Dägeling1,065
- Brokdorf1,000
- Hohenfelde889
- Beidenfleth830
- Engelbrechtsche Wildnis822
- Nortorf819
- Sankt Margarethen812
- Neuendorf b. Elmshorn799
- Lohbarbek777
- Borsfleth770
- Reher747
- Sommerland743
- Süderau726
- Neuenbrook711
- Ottenbüttel710
- Heiligenstedtenerkamp709
- Hennstedt614
- Blomesche Wildnis588
- Bahrenfleth564
- Rethwisch543
- Puls542
- Krempermoor541
- Kleve528
- Sarlhusen448
- Kaaks441
- Holstenniendorf435
- Quarnstedt432
- Neuendorf-Sachsenbande421
- Mehlbek403
- Gribbohm399
- Westermoor393
- Wulfsmoor381
- Fitzbek380
- Looft375
- Poyenberg364
- Grevenkop337
- Rosdorf335
- Winseldorf315
- Breitenberg312
- Warringholz295
- Dammfleth289
- Ecklak282
- Peissen280
- Huje262
- Nutteln257
- Mühlenbarbek256
- Pöschendorf253
- Landscheide242
- Krempdorf241
- Altenmoor238
- Drage230
- Besdorf227
- Schlotfeld219
- Hodorf200
- Agethorst191
- Oeschebüttel181
- Wittenbergen174
- Willenscharen169
- Kronsmoor168
- Aasbüttel163
- Bekmünde156
- Lockstedt156
- Elskop150
- Silzen148
- Hadenfeld147
- Bokhorst136
- Nienbüttel133
- Auufer132
- Bokelrehm132
- Vaalermoor122
- Moordiek116
- Stördorf115
- Landrecht112
- Oldenborstel109
- Kudensee109
- Rade105
- Bekdorf92
- Störkathen91
- Krummendiek85
- Hingstheide78
- Moorhusen67
- Kaisborstel67
- Christinenthal66
- Aebtissinwisch43
- Kollmoor33
- Büttel24
- Wiedenborstel10
Good to know
The essentials for applications at the immigration office.
Renewing a residence permit
If you apply before your permit expires, it continues to apply until the office decides (§ 81 (4) AufenthG).
Guide (in German)Fiktionsbescheinigung
The office issues a certificate on the effect of your application (§ 81 (5) AufenthG). Whether you may work with it depends on the application.
Guide (in German)Settlement permit
Niederlassungserlaubnis: as a rule after five years with a residence permit, for skilled workers after three years (§ 9, § 18c AufenthG).
Guide (in German)Naturalisation
A claim after five years of lawful residence (§ 10 StAG). The citizenship authority is responsible; in many places that is not the immigration office.
Guide (in German)Moving
Register your new address within two weeks (§ 17 BMG). Which office is responsible afterwards is a matter of state law.
Guide (in German)Formal obligation
Verpflichtungserklärung: whoever invites someone is liable for five years for public funds spent on that person’s living costs (§ 68 AufenthG).
Guide (in German)No decision
After three months without a decision you can usually bring an action for failure to act (§ 75 VwGO).
Guide (in German)Rejection
One month for an objection or a court action; neither suspends the rejection (§§ 70, 74 VwGO, § 84 AufenthG). An urgent application to the court can.
Guide (in German)
Frequently asked questions
How do I contact the Ausländerbehörde Kreis Steinburg?
Address: Karlstraße 13, 25524 Itzehoe. Phone: +49 4821 69 0. E-mail: abh@steinburg.de. Opening hours as published by the office: Telefonzeiten Sachgebiet Aufenthalt: Mo–Fr 11–12 Uhr; Vorsprache nur nach Terminvereinbarung, keine offene Sprechstunde.
How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Kreis Steinburg?
The office gives appointments online on its own website: https://termine-reservieren.de/termine/steinburg/
Which places does the Ausländerbehörde Kreis Steinburg serve?
111 towns and municipalities, among them Itzehoe, Glückstadt, Kellinghusen, Horst (Holstein), Hohenlockstedt, Wilster, Schenefeld, Lägerdorf and others.
My residence permit expires and I have no appointment yet. What applies?
The application counts, not the appointment: if you apply for the extension before the permit expires, it is deemed to continue until the office decides (§ 81 (4) AufenthG). Apply in a way you can prove, for example in writing or through the office’s online form.
Is the immigration office also responsible for naturalisation?
Not everywhere. The naturalisation certificate is issued by the citizenship authority (§ 16 StAG); which body that is locally is decided by the federal state. In many places it is a different office.
More immigration offices in Schleswig-Holstein
- Ausländerbehörde Flensburg
- Ausländerbehörde Kiel
- Ausländerbehörde Lübeck
- Ausländerbehörde Neumünster
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Dithmarschen
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Herzogtum Lauenburg
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Nordfriesland
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Ostholstein
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Pinneberg
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Plön
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Segeberg
- Ausländerbehörde Kreis Stormarn