If you are staying in Cologne for more than three months, you must register your address at a local residents' registry office within 7 days of your arrival. You need proof of registration to apply for a residence permit, to open a German bank account or, in some cases, to sign up for a mobile phone number.
You can register at any local registry office in Berlin. You can go there directly or make an appointment online: https://termine-online.stadt-koeln.de
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 7:30 am – 12 noon
Tuesday, 9:30 am – 6 pm
Thursday, 7:30 am – 4 pm
City Center
Laurenzplatz 1-3, 50667 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-91573
Chorweiler
Pariser Platz 1, 50765 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-96165
Ehrenfeld
Venloer Str. 419-421, 50825 Köln, Tel. 0221/5488-211
Kalk
Kalker Hauptstr. 247-273, 51103 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-98214
Lindenthal
Aachener Straße 220, 50931 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-93400
Mülheim
Wiener Platz 2 a, 51065 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-99234
Nippes
Neusser Straße 450, 50733 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-95160
Porz
Friedrich-Ebert-Ufer 64-70, 51143 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-97450
Rodenkirchen
Hauptstraße 85, 50996 Köln, Tel. 0221/3591-209
Please extend your visa or your permit of residence on time and before it expires, especially when you stay longer than 90 days in Germany and at Carl Duisberg Centren.
You can apply for the extension of a visa or for a permit of residence at the Immigration office of your district. Addresses and opening hours can be found below.
DAAD-scholarship holders and students can also apply for a permit of residence at the student’s immigration service of the city of Cologne. To make an appointment, please ask the team of your Carl Duisberg Training Center.
Monday, Tuesday, 8 am – 12 noon
Wednesday closed
Thursday, Friday 8 am – 12 noon
Chorweiler
Pariser Platz 1, 50765 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0
Innenstadt
Ludwigstraße 8, 50677 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0
Ehrenfeld
Venloer Straße 419-421, 50825 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0
Kalk
Kalker Hauptstr. 247-273, 51103 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0
Lindenthal
Aachener Straße 220, 50931 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0
Mülheim
Wiener Platz 2 a, 51065 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0
Nippes
Neusser Str. 450, 50733 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0
Porz
Friedrich-Ebert-Ufer 64-70, 51143 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0
Rodenkirchen
Hauptstr. 85, 50996 Köln, Tel. 0221/221-0