Baden-Württemberg · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)

Ausländerbehörde Schwäbisch Gmünd

The immigration office responsible for Schwäbisch Gmünd. Name of the unit on the office’s own website: Ausländeramt – Amt für Zuwanderung.

Contact

Address: Ausländerbehörde Schwäbisch Gmünd
Waisenhausgasse 1–3
73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
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Phone: +49 7171 603-355
Appointment: Book an appointment online (office’s website)
Opening hours: Vorsprache nur mit Termin; Mo, Di, Do, Fr 08:00–12:00 Uhr; Mo und Mi 14:30–16:30 Uhr; Do 14:30–18:00 Uhr
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock.
E-mail: auslaenderamt@schwaebisch-gmuend.de
Fax: +49 7171 603 3259
Office’s website: schwaebisch-gmuend.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.

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 Schwäbisch Gmünd?

Address: Waisenhausgasse 1–3, 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd. Phone: +49 7171 603-355. E-mail: auslaenderamt@schwaebisch-gmuend.de. Opening hours as published by the office: Vorsprache nur mit Termin; Mo, Di, Do, Fr 08:00–12:00 Uhr; Mo und Mi 14:30–16:30 Uhr; Do 14:30–18:00 Uhr.

How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Schwäbisch Gmünd?

The office gives appointments online on its own website: https://smartcx.schwaebisch-gmuend.de/m/abh/extern/calendar/?uid=3dc85b91-173f-408c-91c1-99251f9017b2

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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Good to know

Renewing a residence permit

Fiktionsbescheinigung

Settlement permit

Naturalisation

Moving

Formal obligation

No decision

Rejection

Frequently asked questions

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