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Asylum procedure and residence permit

If you come to Germany as an asylum seeker/refugee, you must apply for asylum as soon as possible after your arrival in Germany. In Bremen, please register with the:

Central Reception Center for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in the State of Bremen (ZASt), Lindenstraße 110, 28755 Bremen.

They will then decide whether you can stay in Bremen or have to be transferred to another federal state.

Once you have been accepted, you can submit your asylum application to the BAMF responsible for you. You will also receive a residence permit from the BAMF, which serves as proof that you are allowed to stay in Germany for the duration of the asylum procedure. You must always carry this residence permit with you. The residence permit contains the condition as to where you must take up residence and whether you are allowed to work. Further information about the asylum procedure can be found on the BAMF website under "Further information".

If you have been assigned to Bremen for the duration of the asylum procedure, the Migration Office is responsible for extending the residence permit for the duration of the asylum procedure and for changing the condition if you are allowed to work.

  • Basic information

    The asylum seeker receives a residence permit for the duration of the asylum procedure. This is initially issued by the BAMF with a validity of three months and is continuously extended by the Migration Office until the asylum procedure is completed.
    (The residence permit does not have the legal character of a residence title. It only certifies temporary residence during the asylum procedure).

    The residence permit contains conditions for taking up residence and for permission to work and study; these are binding.

    Travel abroad is not possible with a residence permit.

  • Procedure

    To extend your Aufenthaltsgestattung, if you are still living in the initial reception center in Lindenstraße or in a temporary residence, hand it in to the management of the residence before it expires. The residence hall will forward the Aufenthaltsgestattung to the Migration Office for renewal and you will receive it back within 1-2 days after renewal.

    If the Aufenthaltsgestattung has been extended by the Migration Office, you will receive a new Aufenthaltsgestattung from the Migration Office when the old one expires or an appointment to receive a residence permit if your asylum application has been approved by the BAMF.

    If you are no longer living in a residence and your Aufenthaltsgestattung expires in a week and you have not yet received any mail from the Migration Office, please send us an e-mail to mailto:ref30@migrationsamt.bremen.de.

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    If your residence permit has expired, the asylum procedure has not yet been completed and you have not been given an appointment for an extension, please contact your dormitory management or send an e-mail to ref30@migrationsamt.bremen.de

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 05.11.2025

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