Saxony-Anhalt · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)
Ausländerbehörde Saalekreis
The immigration office responsible for 20 towns and municipalities with about 182,451 inhabitants. Name of the unit on the office’s own website: Ausländeramt.
Contact
- Address
- Ausländerbehörde Saalekreis
Fritz-Haber-Straße 7 a
06217 Merseburg
Show on map - Phone
- +49 3461 40-1278
- Opening hours
- Vorsprachen nur mit Terminvereinbarung per E-Mail
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock. - Office’s website
- saalekreis.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 Saalekreis is responsible for these places. As a rule the place where you live decides; local responsibility is set by state law.
- Merseburg34,392
- Landsberg14,772
- Leuna14,131
- Teutschenthal13,038
- Bad Dürrenberg11,521
- Salzatal11,267
- Schkopau10,815
- Braunsbedra10,352
- Querfurt10,007
- Wettin-Löbejün9,554
- Petersberg9,329
- Bad Lauchstädt8,883
- Kabelsketal8,859
- Mücheln (Geiseltal)8,185
- Obhausen2,122
- Farnstädt1,443
- Steigra1,043
- Schraplau1,020
- Barnstädt911
- Nemsdorf-Göhrendorf807
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 Saalekreis?
Address: Fritz-Haber-Straße 7 a, 06217 Merseburg. Phone: +49 3461 40-1278. E-mail: auslaenderbehoerde@saalekreis.de. Opening hours as published by the office: Vorsprachen nur mit Terminvereinbarung per E-Mail.
How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Saalekreis?
The office explains on its website how it gives appointments: https://www.saalekreis.de/de/behoerdenausgabe/organisationseinheit/140/auslaenderamt.html
Which places does the Ausländerbehörde Saalekreis serve?
20 towns and municipalities, among them Merseburg, Landsberg, Leuna, Teutschenthal, Bad Dürrenberg, Salzatal, Schkopau, Braunsbedra 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 Saxony-Anhalt
- Ausländerbehörde Dessau-Roßlau
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- Ausländerbehörde Magdeburg
- Ausländerbehörde Altmarkkreis Salzwedel
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Anhalt-Bitterfeld
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Börde
- Ausländerbehörde Burgenlandkreis
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Harz
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Jerichower Land
- Ausländerbehörde Landkreis Mansfeld-Südharz
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