Applying for your residence permit is basically the extension of your student visa. Your residence permit is your legal basis to study and live in Germany. Always keep the expiration date in mind so you can start the extension process early enough.

Three important rules

1) Please contact the International Office and we will do the application together with you. 2) It is not possible to enter the immigration offices without an appointment and they are only reachable by e-mail 3) Please do not send out e-mails to the Immigration Offices on a frequent basis! This may only lead to a further delay of your case. They will get in touch with you when needed.

How to apply


After your city registration (Anmeldung), the Immigration Office will contact you.

You will need to apply online for an appointment: https://www.wiesbaden.de/rathaus/virtuelle-verwaltung/formulare/online-forms/terminanfrage.php Choose Aufenthaltserlaubnis beantragen, the times that suits you best and enter your personal details.

Furthermore, you must fill out the application form https://www.wiesbaden.de/vv/medien/formulare/33/Antrag-auf-Erteilung-eines-Aufenthaltstitels_2.pdf and end it via email to [email protected]

If you don’t live in Wiesbaden, you will need to apply at the city that you are living in. Also in this case, the International Office is happy to help!

What documents do you need to hand in?