Brandenburg · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)
Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz
The immigration office responsible for 25 towns and municipalities with about 107,793 inhabitants. Name of the unit on the office’s own website: Asyl- und Ausländeramt – Ausländerbehörde.
Contact
- Address
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Dubinaweg 1
01968 Senftenberg
Show on map - Phone
- +49 3573 870-3121
- Opening hours
- Di 9–12 und 13–18 Uhr, Do 9–12 und 13–17 Uhr; Mo, Mi, Fr geschlossen; während der Sprechzeiten Vorsprache ohne Termin möglich, weitere Termine nach Vereinbarung
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock. - abh@osl-online.de
- Fax
- +49 3573 870-4610
- Office’s website
- osl-online.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 Oberspreewald-Lausitz is responsible for these places. As a rule the place where you live decides; local responsibility is set by state law.
- Senftenberg/Zły Komorow23,466
- Lübbenau/Spreewald15,778
- Lauchhammer14,042
- Großräschen/Rań8,355
- Vetschau/Spreewald7,635
- Calau/Kalawa7,626
- Schipkau6,726
- Schwarzheide5,765
- Ruhland3,728
- Altdöbern2,325
- Ortrand1,996
- Neupetershain/Nowe Wiki1,190
- Großkmehlen1,021
- Hohenbocka969
- Tettau750
- Luckaitztal746
- Lindenau744
- Hermsdorf733
- Kroppen706
- Frauendorf705
- Schwarzbach654
- Neu-Seeland/Nowa Jazorina546
- Grünewald532
- Guteborn528
- Bronkow527
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 Oberspreewald-Lausitz?
Address: Dubinaweg 1, 01968 Senftenberg. Phone: +49 3573 870-3121. E-mail: abh@osl-online.de. Opening hours as published by the office: Di 9–12 und 13–18 Uhr, Do 9–12 und 13–17 Uhr; Mo, Mi, Fr geschlossen; während der Sprechzeiten Vorsprache ohne Termin möglich, weitere Termine nach Vereinbarung.
How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz?
The office explains on its website how it gives appointments: https://www.osl-online.de/verwaltung/einheiten/121002499/landkreis-oberspreewald-lausitz-asyl-und-ausl%C3%A4nderamt-ausl%C3%A4nderbeh%C3%B6rde.html
Which places does the Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz serve?
25 towns and municipalities, among them Senftenberg/Zły Komorow, Lübbenau/Spreewald, Lauchhammer, Großräschen/Rań, Vetschau/Spreewald, Calau/Kalawa, Schipkau, Schwarzheide 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 Elbe-Elster
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Havelland
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oberhavel
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Oder-Spree
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Prignitz
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Teltow-Fläming
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Uckermark
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