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Welcome
... to the Foreigners' Registration Office in the city of Münster.
The Foreigners' Registration Office is the first point of contact for all residence matters in the city of Münster. More than 60 employees ensure that all official procedures concerning entry and residence titles run as smoothly as possible. We check the granting of residence permits and settlement permits for you. In addition, we are also there for you if you are in possession of a toleration. And during the asylum procedure we issue and extend your residence permit.
You will find us near the Ludgerikreisel at Ludgeriplatz 4 in Stadthaus 2. If you have any questions about your stay in Münster, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Due to the current enormous number of calls to our hotline, we ask for your understanding that questions regarding donations or accommodation etc. of Ukrainian nationals cannot be answered. You can find all important information on the subject of Ukraine here on our homepage. Please keep the hotline of the Foreigners' Registration Office free for those who contact us with urgent questions on residence law.
Thank you for your understanding!

Information for People from Ukraine
Our solidarity and support goes out to all people fleeing from Ukraine and seeking protection in our city.
We would like to inform you about the current regulations regarding the right of residence. In implementation of the currently applicable regulations of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Homeland (BMI), we have compiled information in accordance with the currently valid regulations:
Information about leaving Afghanistan
Since August 15, 2021 the German embassy in Kabul is closed. Visa procedures for Afghan citizens are currently operated through the embassies in Islamabad and New Delhi. The military airlift of the Bundeswehr has been terminated until further information. Persons wishing to leave Afghanistan can contact the German Foreign Office.
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Make an appointment
In order to be able to process your request as soon as possible, it is no longer possible to book an appointment independently. Instead, the appointment arrangement was changed to an appointment request. With this procedure, we would like to enable you to receive the extension of your residence permit or an appointment for the submission of the declaration of commitment as soon as possible.
Further information about the appointment request
When the residence permit gets here from the Federal Printing Office in Berlin, you will get a letter with your PIN- and PUK-number. We will send you an appointment to pick up your residence permit. Please do not come around to pick up your residence permit without an appointment.
If you are staying abroad and wish to enter Germany, you will find further information on travel restrictions on the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Construction and Home Affairs.
At last, we have some suggestions for your personal visit:
- Please do not visit us without an appointment! If you have any questions concerning your stay in Germany, please contact us via phone (02 51/4 92–36 36) or e-mail. A personal visit isn’t possible, except you have an appointment!
- The entrance to the building is only possible if you wear a mask.
- If you have an appointment for you and your family members, please enter the office solo. Your family members can wait in the waiting room and you can enter the office one after another.
Thank you for your comprehension!
Current information on COVID-19
- Information from the city of Muenster: www.muenster.de/corona (in German)
- Information from the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration: www.integrationsbeauftragte.de
Information brochure for new residents
We have put together an information folder for you in which you will find a lot of important information about your start in Münster.
- Information brochure of the Foreigners' Registration Office for new residents (PDF, 2.13 MB) not barrier-free