Ausländerbehörde Paderborn

Name: Ausländerbehörde Paderborn: processing and waiting times
Creator: Aktenzeit
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Processing times reported by applicants. Located in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

Only for people living in Paderborn. Everyone else in the district: Kreis Paderborn

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Official figures for citizenship

The office has not published any figures, and we have not found any in parliamentary questions or the press.

Reported on Aktenzeit

Median until decision, Citizenship

100 days

from 1 report

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Few reports. These numbers can change a lot with each new report.

Half decided after: 100 days; about 3 months

Decided: 1
Still open: 0

Share of applications decided, by day

Open applications count until they are decided, so long waits are not lost.

Latest reports

The bar shows each wait. The line marks the median at this office.

Citizenship
applied Nov 2025
decided after 100 days

Contact

Address and contact details from the official administration portal or the office's own website, see the source. Many offices only see people with an appointment, so check before you go.

Immigration office

Ausländerabteilung der Stadt Paderborn

Am Hoppenhof 3333104 PaderbornDirections
[email protected]
paderborn.de

Office website, Checked on 22 Oct 2026

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Nordrhein-Westfalen compared

Applicant numbers and reported waiting times of the offices in this state.

Foreign residents in its area: 17,700

Estimated foreign residentsNo reports yet

10,00015,00025,00040,000

Foreign residents: estimate from the 2024 share of foreign nationals (Regionalatlas, Federal and State Statistical Offices) and population. Boundaries: © GeoBasis-DE / BKG 2024.

#		Estimate, 2024 statistics	Citizenship	on Aktenzeit
1	Köln	200,000	–	0
2	Düsseldorf	146,800	–	1
3	Dortmund	124,400	–	0
4	Duisburg	118,700	–	0
5	Essen	109,000	–	0
6	Städteregion Aachen	105,600	271 days	1
7	Wuppertal	81,800	–	0
8	Kreis Mettmann	73,000	–	0
9	Gelsenkirchen	66,300	–	0
10	Rhein-Sieg-Kreis	62,900	–	0
11	Bonn	62,800	–	0
12	Bielefeld	58,700	–	0
13	Kreis Kleve	58,200	–	0
14	Bochum	56,300	–	0
15	Mönchengladbach	55,300	–	0
16	Rhein-Erft-Kreis	53,000	–	0
17	Märkischer Kreis	48,700	–	0
18	Krefeld	46,400	–	0
19	Kreis Steinfurt	44,100	–	0
20	Hagen	43,100	–	0
21	Kreis Gütersloh	40,100	over 334 days	1
22	Kreis Unna	39,100	–	0
23	Oberhausen	38,800	–	0
24	Münster	36,800	–	0
25	Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein	36,400	–	0
26	Kreis Heinsberg	35,900	–	0
27	Kreis Warendorf	35,800	–	0
28	Kreis Düren	35,700	–	0
29	Rhein-Kreis Neuss	34,400	–	0
30	Kreis Borken	33,600	–	0
31	Hamm	32,200	–	0
32	Leverkusen	32,000	–	0
33	Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis	32,000	–	0
34	Herne	31,900	–	0
35	Mülheim an der Ruhr	31,100	–	0
36	Oberbergischer Kreis	31,100	over 143 days	2
37	Solingen	29,600	–	0
38	Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis	29,600	–	0
39	Kreis Lippe	29,000	–	0
40	Kreis Viersen	27,600	–	0
41	Kreis Soest	27,300	over 99 days	2
42	Kreis Wesel	26,300	–	0
43	Kreis Minden-Lübbecke	25,700	–	0
44	Neuss	22,700	–	0
45	Remscheid	22,300	–	0
46	Kreis Herford	21,800	–	0
47	Hochsauerlandkreis	21,300	–	0
48	Kreis Coesfeld	20,400	–	0
49	Kreis Euskirchen	19,700	–	0
50	Kreis Recklinghausen	18,300	over 3 days	1
51	Kreis Paderborn	17,800	–	0
52	Paderbornthis office	17,700	100 days	1
53	Recklinghausen	16,500	–	0
54	Kreis Olpe	15,300	–	0
55	Gütersloh	15,300	–	0
56	Bottrop	14,800	–	0
57	Iserlohn	13,800	–	0
58	Kreis Höxter	12,900	–	0
59	Marl	12,400	–	0
60	Witten	11,700	–	0
61	Moers	11,300	–	0
62	Dorsten	10,800	–	0
63	Gladbeck	10,800	–	0
64	Lünen	10,800	–	0
65	Castrop-Rauxel	10,500	–	0
66	Kerpen	10,300	–	0
67	Viersen	9,700	–	0
68	Bergheim	9,500	–	0
69	Dormagen	9,400	–	0
70	Minden	9,300	–	0
71	Rheine	9,200	–	0
72	Troisdorf	9,100	–	0
73	Herten	8,700	–	0
74	Arnsberg	8,500	–	0
75	Bocholt	8,300	–	0
76	Herford	8,000	–	0
77	Lippstadt	7,900	–	0
78	Detmold	7,800	–	0
79	Dinslaken	7,400	–	0
80	Wesel	6,700	–	0

All of Germany, for comparison

Citizenship
over 1682 days
20 reports
Permanent residence
115 days
6 reports
Residence permit, first issue
9 days
2 reports

Frequently asked questions

How long does citizenship (Einbürgerung) take at the Ausländerbehörde Paderborn?

Based on 1 reports from applicants, half of the applications are decided after 100 days (about 3 months).

What can I do if the Ausländerbehörde Paderborn has not decided after three months?

That is common, and on its own it is not a reason to act. Many offices have large backlogs, and asking for updates rarely speeds things up. If the delay has no sufficient reason, § 75 VwGO allows an action for failure to act (Untätigkeitsklage). An immigration lawyer can tell you whether that applies to you.

Waiting longer than 3 months?

More about the Untätigkeitsklage