Thuringia · Immigration office (Ausländerbehörde)
Ausländerbehörde Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
The immigration office responsible for 25 towns and municipalities with about 94,613 inhabitants.
Contact
- Address
- Ausländerbehörde Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis
Lindenhof 1
99974 Mühlhausen/Thüringen
Show on map - Phone
- +49 3601 800
- Opening hours
- Servicezeiten (Terminsystem): Di 8–12 Uhr, 14–18 Uhr; Do 8–12 Uhr, 14–16 Uhr; Fr 8–12 Uhr; Mo und Mi keine
As published by the office. Mo, Di, Mi, Do, Fr = Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri; “Uhr” = o’clock. - Fax
- +49 3601 801081
- Office’s website
- unstrut-hainich-kreis.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.
Note (in German): Telefon übereinstimmend laut BAMF-NAvI und Landesportal, auf der eigenen Seite der Behörde nicht genannt.
Area of responsibility
The Ausländerbehörde Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis is responsible for these places. As a rule the place where you live decides; local responsibility is set by state law.
- Mühlhausen/Thüringen36,353
- Bad Langensalza16,717
- Südeichsfeld6,419
- Unstrut-Hainich6,378
- Unstruttal5,993
- Nottertal-Heilinger Höhen5,750
- Vogtei4,180
- Herbsleben2,781
- Bad Tennstedt2,399
- Körner1,604
- Ballhausen821
- Kammerforst776
- Kirchheilingen754
- Großvargula689
- Kutzleben607
- Urleben369
- Sundhausen362
- Marolterode289
- Oppershausen273
- Bruchstedt268
- Haussömmern198
- Mittelsömmern189
- Blankenburg161
- Hornsömmern144
- Tottleben139
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 Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis?
Address: Lindenhof 1, 99974 Mühlhausen/Thüringen. Phone: +49 3601 800. Opening hours as published by the office: Servicezeiten (Terminsystem): Di 8–12 Uhr, 14–18 Uhr; Do 8–12 Uhr, 14–16 Uhr; Fr 8–12 Uhr; Mo und Mi keine.
How do I get an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis?
The office explains on its website how it gives appointments: https://www.unstrut-hainich-kreis.de/landkreis/landratsamt/fachbereich-ii-oeffentliche-ordnung/fachdienst-sicherheit-ordnung-und-migration/migration/auslaenderbehoerde/
Which places does the Ausländerbehörde Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis serve?
25 towns and municipalities, among them Mühlhausen/Thüringen, Bad Langensalza, Südeichsfeld, Unstrut-Hainich, Unstruttal, Nottertal-Heilinger Höhen, Vogtei, Herbsleben 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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