2.1 Residence and Work Permit

• For staying and working in Germany you need a Residence and Work Permit.
  
  For getting a Residence Permit you have do your Registration at the Local Registration Office and to care for a visa
  (please have a look at 1.1 Entry to Germany).
  
  Address Registration
  
  
  • Place-of-abode certificate
  • Register at the local district office
  • Ideally within one week
  • Even if living temporarily in a hotel
  
  
  Required documents:
  
  
  • Passport
  • Residence Permit
  • Birth Certificate
  
  Contact:
  
  

  in the center of Hannover: Bürgeramt Mitte
  Leinstr. 14
  30159 Hannover
  Phone: 0511/168-42711
  Fax: 0511/168-42394
  EMail: Buergeramt-Mitte@Hannover-Stadt.de
  Consulting Hours:
  Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 8.00 - 14.00 h
  Thursdays and Fridays: 8.00 - 18.00 h
  
  or you'll have to contact the Registration Office ("Bürgeramt") of your district.
  
  
  For a Work Permit you have to get into contact with the Central Labor Office.
  
  Work Permit
  
  

  • Work Permit
  • Right to work (when the applicant has already worked legally in Germany)
    
  
  Required documents:
  
  
  • Application
  • Certificate of Registration
  • Passport (+ 2 photos)
  • Statement from the company (e.g. duration, position etc.)
  • Police Clearance
  • Clean Bill of Health
    
    

  Contact:
  
  via Central or Local Labor Office
  
  Agentur für Arbeit Hannover
  Brühlstr. 4
  30169 Hannover
  Phone: 01801 / 555111
  Fax: (0511) 9191702
  EMail: Hannover@arbeitsagentur.de
  www.arbeitsagentur.de

  Consulting Hours:
  Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 8:00 - 12:30 h
  
  For further information please have a look at
  

•  Residence and Work Permit