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Residence Permit

All students who come as exchange students or in pursuit of obtaining an entire university degree at Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, are required to register as new citizens of the city with the Citizen Services/Registry Office upon their arrival in Halle.

Students who do not come from a country in the European Union, the European Economic Area, or Switzerland and who wish to study here for longer than 3 months, need a residence permit which they receive from the Immigration Office of the City of Halle in addition to applying at the Citizen Services/Registry Office.

Please note that you must enter as a student with a student visa.

Detailed information on the residence permit for students can be found here.

Appointments for the Foreigners' Authority of the City of Halle

It is no longer necessary to personally submit your application at the Foreigners' Authority.

Instead, you can also send your residence permit application/ application for renewal of a temporary residence permit together with all required documents to the Foreigners' Authority by mail or e-mail.

Postal address:

Stadt Halle (Saale)
Abteilung Einreise und Aufenthalt
Marktplatz 1
06100 Halle (Saale)

E-mail:

If your application is accepted, you will receive an appointment from the Foreigners' Authority to have your biometric data recorded. Please bring your national passport, a recent biometric photo, original documents and the processing fee to this appointment. An appointment will then be made to collect the electronic residence permit.

Further information on application processing can be found here and on the homepage of the city of Halle.

Emergency consultations with the Foreigners' Authority in Halle

For absolutely necessary matters that cannot be postponed, emergency consultations are possible every Tuesday from 8 am to 3.30 pm at the Foreigners' Authority in Halle (Saale). 

The following are considered emergency matters:

1. expired residence permit
2. intended change of employer/change of additional sheet
3. transfer of residence titles
4. loss of documents
5. issuance of passport replacement documents in case of short-term, urgent travel abroad


In justified individual cases, other urgent matters may be admitted within the existing capacities.

The selection of the people who will be admitted to a consultation at the Foreigerns' Authority, as well as a pre-filtering according to the above-mentioned concerns, will be carried out by the security.

The address for visitors at the Foreigners' Authority is:

Abteilung Einreise und Aufenthalt
Am Stadion 5
06122 Halle (Saale)

You can find more information on the homepage of the city of Halle - department of entry and residency

Contact information International Office

Contact

Gritt Eisenkopf
Referentin International Office Service – Students

Phone: +49 345 55 21 535
Telefax: +49 345 55 27 427

Homepage International Office

Address

Uni Halle

International Office
Universitätsring 19/20
06108 Halle (Saale)

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