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Tag Archive: auslanderbehorde berlin

Seven Common Mistakes Made at the Ausländerbehörde

August 6, 2023 by Kathleen Parker 58 Comments

We love helping expats from all around the world with their visa appointments – so we’ve gathered 7 common mistakes people make at the Ausländerbehorde/Landesamt für Einwanderung (LEA) in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and Frankfurt.

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Filed Under: Immigration and Visas Tagged With: work permit berlin, auslanderbehorde berlin, foreigner’s office berlin, visa berlin

Does an Appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Extend My Schengen Visa?

September 13, 2017 by Kathleen Parker 201 Comments

The question on everyone’s lips in Berlin is: does having an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde Berlin extend my Schengen Visa? It certainly seems to be one of the biggest causes for confusion. If it’s true, why isn’t everyone just perpetually booking themselves appointments at the Ausländerbehörde?  Red Tape Translation takes you through the myths and the realities of the current situation for tourists from the United States, Australia, Canada etc.

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Filed Under: Immigration and Visas, Life in Germany, Moving to Berlin Tagged With: auslanderbehorde berlin, foreigner’s office berlin, visa berlin, schengen visa

How to Visit the Ausländerbehörde Berlin Without an Appointment

August 14, 2017 by Kathleen Parker 79 Comments

The Ausländerbehörde in Berlin is a special place. Among other special nicknames, it has been described as “the most miserable place in Berlin”, “the place of shattered dreams” and “inefficient government bureaucracy at its finest”. Above all, though, getting acquainted with its tightly-closed-up windows, flashing neon boards and slightly-off key announcement bells is inevitable. So embrace it and do it right. Here’s how to save time, avoid stress and leave with a shiny new visa or permit.

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Filed Under: Dealing with Problems, Immigration and Visas, Life in Germany, Moving to Berlin Tagged With: appointment booking berlin, auslanderbehorde berlin

Tips for Booking Appointments Online in Berlin

February 1, 2017 by Kathleen Parker 3 Comments

Street Poet Neukolln

Great news from the Bürgeramt! 2017 has brought with it a wave of days marked in blue on the online calendar – that means you can even get same-day appointments at registration offices across Berlin! Get clicking!

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Filed Under: Dealing with Problems, Freelance Life, Immigration and Visas, Moving to Berlin Tagged With: burgeramt berlin, registration berlin, appointment booking berlin, auslanderbehorde berlin

How to get your new baby a German residence permit

August 15, 2016 by Kathleen Parker 79 Comments

Germany residency for baby

Step 1. Have baby.

Step 2. Recover.

Step 3. Get your baby’s citizenship and passport sorted.  

Step 4. Get your baby a residence permit!

Before reading on, you should know that we’ve made a few assumptions about you and your family:

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Filed Under: Immigration and Visas, Kids in Berlin, Life Changes Tagged With: having a baby, foreigner’s office berlin, auslanderbehorde berlin

New, second location for the Ausländerbehörde Berlin!

July 6, 2016 by Kathleen Parker Leave a Comment

New Auslaenderbehoerde location

Cue the streamers, roll out the red carpet and soak up the applause! Anyone know a marching band? On Monday 4th July 2016, the Ausländerbehörde opened a second office in Berlin, handily located directly next to U-Bahnhof Mierendorffplatz in Charlottenburg. We can only hope that the opening of the second office will help reduce waiting times throughout Berlin. We can dream, right?

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Filed Under: Immigration and Visas, Moving to Berlin Tagged With: auslanderbehorde berlin

International Health Insurance Not Currently Being Accepted at the Ausländerbehörde

April 20, 2016 by Kathleen Parker 4 Comments

Bureaucracy in action

Breaking News for 2016: The Berlin Ausländerbehörde has just made a decision to stop accepting ALL international health insurance plans. This might affect you if you’re going for the Artist’s Visa or the freelance work permit in Germany.

A client of mine left the Ausländerbehörde yesterday feeling very confused. She had done everything right.

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Filed Under: Freelance Life, Immigration and Visas, Moving to Berlin Tagged With: auslanderbehorde berlin, freelancer insurance, health insurance

All About the Apostille

April 1, 2016 by Kathleen Parker 2 Comments

Here’s everything you need to know about the Apostille! In the olden days, when you showed up at an international authority with a certificate issued in another country, the first thing on your case officer’s mind was: “Is this thing real?“ It’s hard to tell, especially if the certificate is issued in a foreign language, or handwritten, or otherwise looks a bit suss. Also, who are they supposed to call to find out? And what if it’s the middle of the night there, anyway?

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Filed Under: Moving to Germany, Immigration and Visas Tagged With: auslanderbehorde berlin, apostille

Do I Need to Translate My References into German for the Ausländerbehörde?

November 4, 2015 by Kathleen Parker 2 Comments

Translate References

I get a lot of frantic midnight emails. The appointment at the foreigner’s office (Ausländerbehörde) is looming, and all the supporting documents are written in English. Resumes, references, bank statements, contracts… how important is it to have your documents translated into German for your visa or permit appointment?

It is advantageous have at least some documents translated into German. Here’s why:

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Filed Under: Immigration and Visas Tagged With: auslanderbehorde berlin, visa berlin, translator berlin

Introducing the Price Cap at the Berlin Ausländerbehörde

September 17, 2015 by Kathleen Parker Leave a Comment

Price cap at Berlin Auslaenderbehoerde

I’ve noticed over the past couple of weeks that waiting in line has become a real drag at the Ausländerbehörde. Take a number, and you might be waiting for the better part of a day. It’s always a relief to have an interpreter with you, and it’s important they get paid for their time, however, after a few hours of sitting and waiting, it’s hard to stop fretting about how much money you’re giving out. Fair enough. Here’s my solution.

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Filed Under: Immigration and Visas Tagged With: interpreting berlin, appointment booking berlin, auslanderbehorde berlin

Do I Need Job Offers to Get an Artist’s Visa?

August 6, 2015 by Kathleen Parker Leave a Comment

Job offers for freelance permit Berlin

If you’ve gone through the paperwork for the residency permit for the purpose of freelance work (affectionately known among creatives as the Artist’s Visa), you probably didn’t read anything about needing job offers. The official website encourages you to bring your CV and references, but no-one says anything about needing to have work lined up before you can even start!

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Filed Under: Freelance Life, Immigration and Visas Tagged With: artists visa berlin, freelance work permit berlin, visa berlin, auslanderbehorde berlin

The Elusive Permanent Residency

March 27, 2015 by Kathleen Parker Leave a Comment

Permanent Residency in Berlin

Permanent Residency – two words that might sound like magic to many third country nationals in Germany. One day, once you have dedicated many years of your life to living in Germany, paid lots of tax, paid lots of visits to the Ausländerbehörde, and donated a good chunk of money into the German state pension system, permanent residency will be within your grasp.

Here are the prerequisites for Permanent EC Residence:

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Filed Under: Immigration and Visas Tagged With: interpreting berlin, auslanderbehorde berlin, visa berlin, blue card berlin, permanent residency berlin

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