Integration
Liaison Office
Advice

The Immigration Office in the town of Detmold

With the new Immigration Act, which came into force on 1.1.2005, the Immigration Office was assigned a new role in the integration process. It is the first point of contact for new immigrants upon entry to a federal territory, with regard to organising a longer stay. In this connection, migrants (m/f) are advised by the Immigration Office for the town of Detmold to participate in an integration course, and are provided with information on where integration courses are offered.

As a matter of principle every foreign national who is entering the Federal Republic of Germany, and who would like to remain here, should hold a residence permit. There are various exceptions to this rule, e.g. for short tourist stays, or underage EU citizens whose parents have a ‘Freizügigkeitsbescheinigung’ [a document which officially confirms your status as an EU citizen]. The Immigration Office decides upon the issuance, extension and refusal of residence permits on a case by case basis, in accordance with the provisions in force at the time.

In addition, foreign nationals and German nationals, who are have a family, professional, contractual or other relationship with foreign nationals, should contact the Immigration Office.

Upon request foreign nationals who have authorization to stay in the Federal Republic of Germany in the long-term can receive German citizenship, upon fulfilment of certain requirements. The Citizenship department for the town of Detmold provides information about citizenship applications.

Stadt Detmold – Ausländerbehörde
Ansprechpartnerin: 
Frau Ute Stührenberg
Grabenstr. 1, DG · 32756 Detmold
Tel.: 0 52 31 / 977-643
E-Mail: auslaenderbehoerde​@​detmold.de
www.detmold.de

Sprechzeiten:
nach vorheriger Vereinbarung
Notfallsprechzeiten: 
Montags – Freitags 11.30 – 12.00 Uhr
Donnerstags zusätzlich 
16.30 – 17.00 Uhr