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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

To apply for a residence permit for the purpose of training please use the online service of the Foreigners' Authority of the City of Halle (Saale):

https://halle.de/serviceportal/online-dienste/aufenthaltserlaubnis-zum-zweck-der-ausbildung#/#bueOverview

Please note that the application can only be processed once you have you have registered with the Residents' Registration Office (Citizens' Service of the City of Halle).

It is no longer necessary to appear in person at the Foreigners' Authority to submit your application.

If your application is approved, you will receive an appointment from the Foreigners' Authority to record the biometric data and arrange another appointment to collect the electronic residence permit.

Further information on residence permits for students can be found 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