Asylum procedure, recognition and residence permit 
If your asylum application has been approved by the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), you will receive a written decision from the BAMF. The Migration Office will also receive this decision. You will then receive an invitation from the Migration Office to apply for a residence permit within 2 weeks at the latest. Please do not contact us if you have not yet received the invitation from us, as we will not be able to process your application.
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Basic information
If the BAMF has decided in favor of your asylum application, the BAMF will state in the notification you receive by post that you are either:
- have been recognized as entitled to asylum or
- have been recognized as a refugee under the Geneva Refugee Convention or
- have been recognized as eligible for subsidiary protection or
- there are obstacles to deportation.
If you still have questions or objections to the BAMF's decision, you must contact the BAMF directly. The contact details for this can be found on the decision you received from the BAMF, as well as the information on legal remedies, which explains how you can appeal against the decision if you do not agree with it (see "Further information").
On the basis of the BAMF's positive decision, you will receive a residence permit from the Migration Office.
The Migration Office will automatically send you an invitation by post for a specific appointment to issue the residence permit. Please do not come to the Migration Office without an appointment, as we cannot process your request without an appointment.You can find details on how to make an appointment under "Procedure".
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Procedure
If the BAMF has approved your asylum application, the Migration Office will also automatically receive this decision. As soon as we have received this decision, we will send you an invitation by post for an appointment to obtain your residence permit. Please do not come to the Migration Office without an appointment, as we cannot process your application without an appointment. If you have not received an invitation from the BAMF 2 weeks after receiving the post, please send us an email so that we can check the facts:
mailto:ref30@migrationsamt.bremen.de
The invitation will also tell you what you need to bring with you to the appointment. Please attend this appointment and bring the requested documents with you, otherwise we will not be able to issue the residence permit.If you cannot come to the appointment, please send us an e-mail asking for another appointment.
If you have questions about the rights arising from the residence permit and do not have sufficient knowledge of German yourself, please bring an interpreter with you to the appointment.
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Competent Department
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Aufenthalt
- +49 421 361-88630 (montags bis donnerstags von 08.00 Uhr bis 12.00 Uhr)
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
- office
@migrationsamt. bremen. de
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Migrationsamt
- 0421 361-88630
- Stresemannstraße 48, 28207 Bremen
- office
@migrationsamt. bremen. de
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Zentrale Aufnahmestelle für Asylbewerber und Flüchtlinge im Lande Bremen (ZASt)
- Lindenstraße 110, 28755 Bremen
- zast
@soziales. bremen. de
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
Approx. 1-2 weeks after you have received the positive decision from the BAMF, you will receive an invitation by mail for an appointment for the issuance of the residence permit. This appointment is approx. 2-3 weeks later. However, the rights from the residence permit already apply during this time. Our appointment letter will also provide information about this. We can only meet these deadlines if you attend the appointment and bring all the necessary documents with you.
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Legal Bases
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 05.11.2025