Immigration office

The Foreigners' Registration Office is the central point of contact for the city administration of Offenbach am Main when it comes to the residence of foreign nationals. The Foreigners' Registration Office advises and supports them and their family members with the aim of clarifying their residence status.

The responsible clerks send appointments (with the necessary documents) to all third-country nationals who are newly registered in Offenbach and/or whose residence permit expires. In principle, you must always make an appointment at the Foreigners' Registration Office.

Department 1 is responsible for all EU citizens living in Offenbach and for the following services:

• Issuing declarations of commitment (invitations) (possible online) (opens in a new tab)
• Extension of VISA for up to 90 days (in exceptional cases)
• Issuing loss reports for passports and residence permits
• Checking the legal and habitual residence of parents when a child is born in Germany
• Transfer of the residence permit to the new passport (online appointments only) (opens in a new tab)
• Issuing residence permits and passports (opens in a new tab)
• Issuing applications/forms (e.g. application for a declaration of commitment or application for a residence permit)
• Issuing certificates (e.g. proof of residence)
• Contract workers

Department 2 is responsible for the following services and issues:

Examination and decision on applications for

• Granting of a residence permit
• Issuing a settlement permit
• Issuing a replacement identity card or travel document

Department 3 is responsible for the following matters:

• Asylum matters (e.g. extension/issue of a residence permit, initial issue of a residence permit and/or travel documents after recognition by the BAMF)
• Residence matters on humanitarian grounds
• Issuing and extending tolerated stay permits
• Measures to terminate residence
• Return counseling
• Administrative dispute proceedings

Current information:

Digital biometric photographs

Since May 1, 2025, only digital biometric photographs are permitted. This applies to applications for electronic residence permits and travel documents for foreigners, refugees and stateless persons.

You can have the required photos taken easily and conveniently at our authority at the "photo terminals".

Alternatively, you can still go to your local photographer. They can also take digital photos and send them to us.

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Ukraine residence permit

With the Ukraine Residence Permit Continued Validity Ordinance of 22.10.2025, residence permits for temporary protection that are still valid on 01.02.2026 are automatically extended until 04.03.2027. The residence permits were and are granted in accordance with Section 24 (1) AufenthG for foreigners who entered Germany due to the war in Ukraine. Refugees do NOT have to visit the responsible immigration office for an extension.

For more information on whether or not you fall under the group of beneficiaries, please see the following link: Detailed information in various languages (opens in a new tab)

Further information can be found under the following links:

Hessen helps Ukraine (opens in a new tab)

Registration, residence permit and asylum (germany4ukraine.de) (opens in a new tab)

The two amending ordinances can be found under the following links:

Federal Law Gazette I No. 95 of 27.03.2025: Seventh Ordinance amending the Ukraine Transitional Residence Ordinance (opens in a new tab)

Federal Law Gazette I No. 252 of 27.10.2025: Second Ordinance amending the Ukraine Residence Permit Continuation Ordinance (2nd UkraineAufenthÄndFGV) (opens in a new tab)

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Presentations

Appearances at the Foreigners' Registration Office are only possible by prior appointment. It is not possible to appear without an appointment!

Appointments can be made either by telephone or via the contact form:

Contact form Foreigners' Registration Office

In the subject line of the e-mail, please state your personal details and your request, e.g. extension of residence permit, passport transfer or visa extension.

Appointments for the transfer of a residence permit to a new passport or the collection of your requested document can only be made online via our

online appointment system (opens in a new tab)

online.

Your clerk will of course also be available to you by telephone. If your call cannot be answered personally, please leave a message on the answering machine together with your name and telephone number.

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Simply submit applications online

The following applications can now be submitted online. Simply follow the link for the relevant application. You can access the overview HERE.

• Residence permit for the purpose of education
• Residence permit for the purpose of gainful employment
• Application for the accelerated skilled worker procedure
• Residence permit for family reasons
• Application for a permanent residence permit (settlement permit)
• Residence of EU and EEA citizens and their families (persons entitled to freedom of movement)
• Amendment of ancillary provisions under residence law
• Residence permit for refugees from Ukraine
• Issuing a declaration of commitment (opens in a new tab)
• Application for a certificate of continued validity of the settlement permit pursuant to Section 51 (2) AufenthG (opens in a new tab)

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Immigration of skilled workers

Entry for the purpose of employment within the framework of skilled worker immigration generally requires the issue of a corresponding visa by the responsible German diplomatic mission in the respective country of origin. For further information on skilled worker immigration, please send an e-mail with your questions to auslaenderamtoffenbachde

You can submit applications here:

Applying for the accelerated skilled worker procedure

Information on entry and residence for the purpose of employment:

Information portal of the Federal Government on the recognition of foreign professional qualifications (opens in a new tab)

Digital information on foreign professional qualifications (opens in a new tab)

Certificate evaluation for foreign university degrees (opens in a new tab)

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Information on fictitious certificates

Information for employers and those affected on the fictitious effect and fictitious certificate (PDF) (opens in a new tab)