Ausländerbehörde Bielefeld

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

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Official figures for citizenship

Open applications: 5,621; −879 since Jun 2025; Survey, May 2026

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Official figures

Figures from the office itself, from parliamentary questions and from press reports quoting the office. They are not part of the reported waiting times.

Open applications · Citizenship
5,621 applications
Naturalisation applications in processing in May 2026, as reported by the office to Mediendienst Integration.
as of May 2026
Mediendienst Integration
Survey
Open applications · Citizenship
6,500 applications
Open naturalisation applications in May/June 2025, as reported by the office to Mediendienst Integration.
as of Jun 2025
Mediendienst Integration
Survey
Applications received · Citizenship
2,270 applications
New naturalisation applications filed in 2025, as reported by the city to Mediendienst Integration.
as of 2025
Mediendienst Integration
Survey

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

Bürgeramt Geschäftsbereich Kommunale Ausländerbehörde Abteilung Allgemeine Ausländerangelegenheiten, Visa

Niederwall 2333602 BielefeldDirections
+49 521 51-0
[email protected]

Administration portal (PVOG), CC BY-SA 4.0, Checked on 22 Oct 2026

Citizenship

Bürgeramt Geschäftsbereich Kommunale Ausländerbehörde Abteilung Staatsangehörigkeitsangelegenheiten, Einbürgerungen

Niederwall 2333602 BielefeldDirections
+49 521 51-0
[email protected]

Administration portal (PVOG), CC BY-SA 4.0, 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: 58,700, 17.7% of the population (2024)

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	Bielefeldthis office	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	Paderborn	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 Bielefeld?

There are not enough reports for this application type in Bielefeld yet.

How many applications are open at the Ausländerbehörde Bielefeld?

5,621 open applications (Citizenship), as of 2026-05, according to Mediendienst Integration.

What can I do if the Ausländerbehörde Bielefeld 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.

How many foreign residents does the Ausländerbehörde Bielefeld serve?

About 58,700 people, 17.7% of the population (2024 share of foreign nationals, Federal and State Statistical Offices).

Waiting longer than 3 months?

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