Thuringia · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)
Ausländerbehörde Kyffhäuserkreis
The immigration office responsible for 28 towns and municipalities with about 71,738 inhabitants. Name of the unit on the office’s own website: Amt für Ausländer- und Flüchtlingswesen.
Contact
- Address
- Ausländerbehörde Kyffhäuserkreis
Waldstraße 2
99706 Sondershausen
Show on map - Phone
- +49 3632 741-552
- Opening hours
- Di 09:00–12:00 Uhr und 13:00–18:00 Uhr; Do 09:00–12:00 Uhr und 13:00–16:00 Uhr; sowie nach vorheriger Terminvereinbarung (Terminvereinbarung telefonisch unter 03632 741-552)
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock. - abh@kyffhaeuser.de
- Fax
- +49 3632 741-88512
- Office’s website
- kyffhaeuser.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 Kyffhäuserkreis is responsible for these places. As a rule the place where you live decides; local responsibility is set by state law.
- Sondershausen20,910
- Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser9,715
- Roßleben-Wiehe7,062
- Artern6,462
- An der Schmücke5,881
- Greußen5,544
- Kyffhäuserland3,810
- Ebeleben2,667
- Helbedündorf2,113
- Clingen985
- Oberheldrungen711
- Reinsdorf672
- Gehofen599
- Kalbsrieth591
- Topfstedt534
- Abtsbessingen463
- Wasserthaleben357
- Westgreußen351
- Oberbösa291
- Mönchpfiffel-Nikolausrieth284
- Trebra283
- Holzsußra268
- Etzleben262
- Borxleben261
- Rockstedt200
- Freienbessingen172
- Bellstedt161
- Niederbösa129
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 Kyffhäuserkreis?
Address: Waldstraße 2, 99706 Sondershausen. Phone: +49 3632 741-552. E-mail: abh@kyffhaeuser.de. Opening hours as published by the office: Di 09:00–12:00 Uhr und 13:00–18:00 Uhr; Do 09:00–12:00 Uhr und 13:00–16:00 Uhr; sowie nach vorheriger Terminvereinbarung (Terminvereinbarung telefonisch unter 03632 741-552).
How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Kyffhäuserkreis?
The office explains on its website how it gives appointments: https://www.kyffhaeuser.de/service-verwaltung/aemter-organigramm/amt-fuer-auslaender-und-fluechtlingswesen/
Which places does the Ausländerbehörde Kyffhäuserkreis serve?
28 towns and municipalities, among them Sondershausen, Bad Frankenhausen/Kyffhäuser, Roßleben-Wiehe, Artern, An der Schmücke, Greußen, Kyffhäuserland, Ebeleben 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 Thuringia
- Ausländerbehörde Erfurt
- Ausländerbehörde Gera
- Ausländerbehörde Jena
- Ausländerbehörde Suhl
- Ausländerbehörde Weimar
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Eichsfeld
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Nordhausen
- Ausländerbehörde Wartburgkreis
- Ausländerbehörde Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Schmalkalden-Meiningen
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Gotha
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Sömmerda
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Hildburghausen
- Ausländerbehörde Ilm-Kreis
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Weimarer Land
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Sonneberg
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Saalfeld-Rudolstadt
- Ausländerbehörde Saale-Holzland-Kreis
- Ausländerbehörde Saale-Orla-Kreis
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Greiz
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