# Waiting times by city: citizenship, permanent residence and Blue Card

> How long German immigration offices are taking right now, city by city, live from applicants' reports.

- URL: https://aktenzeit.de/en/guides/wartezeiten-nach-stadt (with live waiting times)
- Published: 2026-10-23
- Reviewed: 2026-10-23

**How long you wait depends mostly on where you live.** This overview shows the current median for every office with enough reports: the number of days after which half of the applications are decided. The numbers come straight from reports on Aktenzeit and are current every time you open the page.

## Citizenship (Einbürgerung)

The table is sorted by median, fastest offices first. A value with "over" means fewer than half of the reported applications at that office are decided so far, so the real wait is longer.

## Permanent residence (Niederlassungserlaubnis)

## EU Blue Card

## How to read the numbers

- **Median:** half of the applications are decided within this number of days. Open applications count until their last confirmation, so long waits are not lost.
- **Reports:** the more reports, the more reliable the value. An office appears in the table from three reports; with few reports the value can change a lot with each new one.
- **Official figures:** many offices publish their own processing time or the number of open applications. You find them with source and date on each office's page, for example [München](/en/office/muenchen) or [Hamburg](/en/office/hamburg).

The [methodology](/en/methodology) explains exactly how the values are calculated.

## Your office is missing?

An office appears once at least three people have reported their application there. Your office's page already shows every single report and the official figures.

## Frequently asked questions

### How often is this overview updated?

The tables are live: every new report counts straight away. We review the text once a month.

### Why does it say "over" for some offices?

Fewer than half of the reported applications at that office are decided so far. The number is a lower bound: half of the applicants wait at least that long.

### Are these official figures?

No. The values come from applicants' reports. Official figures from the offices are on the office pages, with their source.

## Sources

- Reports from applicants on Aktenzeit, calculated as described in the [methodology](/en/methodology)
- Official figures from the offices, with source and date, on each [office page](/en/offices)