Saxony · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)
Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Görlitz
The immigration office responsible for 53 towns and municipalities with about 243,958 inhabitants. Name of the unit on the office’s own website: Abteilung Asyl-/Ausländerrecht.
Contact
- Address
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Görlitz
Otto-Müller-Straße 7
02826 Görlitz
Show on map - Phone
- +49 3581 663-0
- Opening hours
- Dienstag 08:30 bis 12:00 Uhr und 13:30 bis 18:00 Uhr; Donnerstag 08:30 bis 12:00 Uhr und 13:30 bis 18:00 Uhr; Freitag 08:30 bis 12:00 Uhr; Vorsprache nur nach vorheriger Online Terminanfrage
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock. - Postal address
- Postfach 30 01 52
02806 Görlitz - Office’s website
- kreis-goerlitz.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.
Other locations
- Landratsamt Görlitz, Außenstelle Zittau (SG Ausländerrecht)Hochwaldstraße 29, 02763 ZittauStandort laut Seite SG Ausländerrecht
Area of responsibility
The Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Görlitz is responsible for these places. As a rule the place where you live decides; local responsibility is set by state law.
- Görlitz55,186
- Zittau25,286
- Weißwasser/O.L.15,002
- Löbau14,467
- Ebersbach-Neugersdorf10,937
- Niesky8,956
- Kottmar6,892
- Herrnhut5,695
- Großschönau5,114
- Oderwitz4,667
- Reichenbach/O.L.4,574
- Boxberg/O.L.4,303
- Olbersdorf4,281
- Rothenburg/O.L.4,047
- Markersdorf3,709
- Bad Muskau3,577
- Seifhennersdorf3,536
- Mittelherwigsdorf3,491
- Leutersdorf3,330
- Krauschwitz i. d. O.L.3,171
- Bernstadt a. d. Eigen3,117
- Neusalza-Spremberg3,092
- Schleife2,531
- Rietschen2,379
- Waldhufen2,329
- Schöpstal2,288
- Kodersdorf2,283
- Oppach2,199
- Ostritz2,198
- Bertsdorf-Hörnitz1,998
- Hohendubrau1,837
- Lawalde1,751
- Vierkirchen1,607
- Neißeaue1,603
- Horka1,562
- Gablenz1,550
- Hainewalde1,512
- Rosenbach1,503
- Schönau-Berzdorf a. d. Eigen1,413
- Jonsdorf1,411
- Oybin1,281
- Großschweidnitz1,232
- Quitzdorf am See1,221
- Weißkeißel1,164
- Königshain1,154
- Hähnichen1,154
- Beiersdorf1,038
- Groß Düben1,031
- Schönbach1,009
- Mücka960
- Dürrhennersdorf820
- Kreba-Neudorf812
- Trebendorf698
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 Görlitz?
Address: Otto-Müller-Straße 7, 02826 Görlitz. Phone: +49 3581 663-0. E-mail: auslaenderrecht@kreis-gr.de. Opening hours as published by the office: Dienstag 08:30 bis 12:00 Uhr und 13:30 bis 18:00 Uhr; Donnerstag 08:30 bis 12:00 Uhr und 13:30 bis 18:00 Uhr; Freitag 08:30 bis 12:00 Uhr; Vorsprache nur nach vorheriger Online Terminanfrage.
How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Görlitz?
The office gives appointments online on its own website: https://fs.egov.sachsen.de/formcycle/form/provide/9319/
Which places does the Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Görlitz serve?
53 towns and municipalities, among them Görlitz, Zittau, Weißwasser/O.L., Löbau, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf, Niesky, Kottmar, Herrnhut 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.
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