Residence permit application
After the visa: residence permit application
Are you staying in Munich, Germany, for more than 3 months? If so, the next step is to secure your permanent status. Your way to do this is with a residence permit application. It is necessary to be quick about it – you must register your address within two weeks of your arrival. Here, we explain to you how it works.
Your residence permit application steps
1. Find the right application form
The KVR website will offer you several application forms depending on your profile. For example:
Processing time and fees will vary. Please check the information directly on the KVR website.
2. Contact the foreigners authority:
Reach out to the local foreigners authority (also called the immigration office) via the suitable contact form for your requested residence permit application – and find out what documents you need.
3. Your appointment:
Once you have uploaded your documents, the immigration office will contact you and either ask you for further documents – if something is missing – or give you an appointment. Please consider that you have to wait at least 12 weeks to get an appointment.
Did you know?
The Bürgerbüro, a department within the Munich Department of Public Order (“Kreisverwaltungsreferat“, KVR), serves as a central point of contact for various administrative matters. The registration form and a list of all Bürgerbüro locations in Munich can be found on the Muenchen.de website.
