Thuringia · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)
Ausländerbehörde Saale-Holzland-Kreis
The immigration office responsible for 91 towns and municipalities with about 83,342 inhabitants. Name of the unit on the office’s own website: Amt für Ausländerangelegenheiten (Bereich Ausländerbehörde).
Contact
- Address
- Ausländerbehörde Saale-Holzland-Kreis
Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 15
07607 Eisenberg
Show on map - Phone
- +49 36691 70-2200
- Opening hours
- Termine Dienstag und Donnerstag nach vorheriger Terminvereinbarung
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock. - afa@lrashk.de
- Fax
- +49 36691 70-7700
- Office’s website
- saaleholzlandkreis.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 Saale-Holzland-Kreis is responsible for these places. As a rule the place where you live decides; local responsibility is set by state law.
- Eisenberg10,955
- Hermsdorf8,210
- Kahla6,825
- Stadtroda6,785
- Dornburg-Camburg5,289
- Bad Klosterlausnitz3,399
- Bürgel3,099
- Schkölen2,559
- Heideland1,738
- Crossen an der Elster1,568
- Zöllnitz1,273
- Bucha1,160
- St.Gangloff1,137
- Rothenstein1,134
- Weißenborn1,126
- Orlamünde1,081
- Tautenhain910
- Schlöben892
- Reichenbach860
- Frauenprießnitz812
- Großlöbichau804
- Altenberga791
- Milda728
- Golmsdorf707
- Serba665
- Neuengönna658
- Hartmannsdorf657
- Lehesten648
- Trockenborn-Wolfersdorf621
- Silbitz607
- Hummelshain605
- Mörsdorf558
- Hainspitz554
- Laasdorf532
- Schöngleina515
- Lippersdorf-Erdmannsdorf457
- Reinstädt453
- Tröbnitz445
- Schleifreisen420
- Renthendorf414
- Ottendorf404
- Gumperda396
- Graitschen b. Bürgel384
- Großpürschütz376
- Eichenberg361
- Ruttersdorf-Lotschen327
- Kleineutersdorf321
- Eineborn316
- Freienorla310
- Albersdorf298
- Schöps287
- Petersberg284
- Tautenburg276
- Rauda274
- Bibra273
- Sulza264
- Großeutersdorf263
- Bobeck262
- Lindig235
- Oberbodnitz233
- Wichmar225
- Rausdorf224
- Waldeck218
- Rauschwitz214
- Gösen209
- Seitenroda205
- Unterbodnitz193
- Hainichen190
- Geisenhain178
- Walpernhain176
- Kleinebersdorf172
- Zimmern171
- Jenalöbnitz156
- Großbockedra154
- Löberschütz148
- Waltersdorf147
- Gneus145
- Bremsnitz141
- Tautendorf140
- Tissa140
- Weißbach128
- Mertendorf127
- Karlsdorf115
- Möckern106
- Thierschneck99
- Poxdorf94
- Meusebach88
- Nausnitz84
- Rattelsdorf72
- Scheiditz54
- Kleinbockedra34
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 Saale-Holzland-Kreis?
Address: Carl-von-Ossietzky-Straße 15, 07607 Eisenberg. Phone: +49 36691 70-2200. E-mail: afa@lrashk.de. Opening hours as published by the office: Termine Dienstag und Donnerstag nach vorheriger Terminvereinbarung.
How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Saale-Holzland-Kreis?
The office explains on its website how it gives appointments: https://www.saaleholzlandkreis.de/de/amt-fuer-auslaenderangelegenheiten.html
Which places does the Ausländerbehörde Saale-Holzland-Kreis serve?
91 towns and municipalities, among them Eisenberg, Hermsdorf, Kahla, Stadtroda, Dornburg-Camburg, Bad Klosterlausnitz, Bürgel, Schkölen 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 Kyffhäuserkreis
- 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-Orla-Kreis
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Greiz
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Altenburger Land