Brandenburg · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)
Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Elbe-Elster
The immigration office responsible for 33 towns and municipalities with about 97,967 inhabitants.
Contact
- Address
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Elbe-Elster
An der Lanfter 5
04916 Herzberg (Elster)
Show on map - Phone
- +49 3535 46-4480
- Opening hours
- Telefonische Terminvergabe (Hotline) Di 8–12 und 13–17 Uhr, Do 8–12 und 13–16 Uhr; Vorsprache nur nach Terminvereinbarung; erkennungsdienstliche Behandlung nach Termin Mo, Mi oder Fr
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock. - Fax
- +49 3535 46-4448
- Office’s website
- lkee.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 Landkreis Elbe-Elster is responsible for these places. As a rule the place where you live decides; local responsibility is set by state law.
- Finsterwalde15,496
- Bad Liebenwerda8,899
- Herzberg (Elster)8,732
- Doberlug-Kirchhain8,438
- Elsterwerda7,663
- Falkenberg/Elster6,070
- Uebigau-Wahrenbrück4,905
- Röderland3,618
- Mühlberg/Elbe3,309
- Sonnewalde3,120
- Schönewalde2,899
- Plessa2,500
- Schlieben2,344
- Massen-Niederlausitz1,890
- Hohenleipisch1,857
- Schönborn1,455
- Sallgast1,392
- Rückersdorf1,360
- Gröden1,309
- Hirschfeld1,173
- Crinitz1,127
- Großthiemig981
- Gorden-Staupitz929
- Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf880
- Merzdorf820
- Lebusa793
- Kremitzaue779
- Tröbitz627
- Hohenbucko620
- Fichtwald592
- Schraden510
- Heideland461
- Schilda419
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 Landkreis Elbe-Elster?
Address: An der Lanfter 5, 04916 Herzberg (Elster). Phone: +49 3535 46-4480. E-mail: auslaenderbehoerde@lkee.de. Opening hours as published by the office: Telefonische Terminvergabe (Hotline) Di 8–12 und 13–17 Uhr, Do 8–12 und 13–16 Uhr; Vorsprache nur nach Terminvereinbarung; erkennungsdienstliche Behandlung nach Termin Mo, Mi oder Fr.
How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Elbe-Elster?
The office gives appointments online on its own website: https://lkee.konsentas.de/modules/ota_public/form/1/?signup_new=1
Which places does the Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Elbe-Elster serve?
33 towns and municipalities, among them Finsterwalde, Bad Liebenwerda, Herzberg (Elster), Doberlug-Kirchhain, Elsterwerda, Falkenberg/Elster, Uebigau-Wahrenbrück, Röderland 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 Brandenburg
- Ausländerbehörde Brandenburg an der Havel
- Ausländerbehörde Cottbus
- Ausländerbehörde Frankfurt (Oder)
- Ausländerbehörde Potsdam
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Barnim
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Havelland
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oberhavel
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oder-Spree
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Prignitz
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Teltow-Fläming
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Uckermark
- Ausländerbehörde Schwedt/Oder