Ausländerbehörde Bottrop

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

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Immigration office

Stadt Bottrop, Ausländerwesen und Staatsangehörigkeiten (Ausländerbehörde)

Kirchhellener Str. 2146236 BottropDirections
02041 70-4410Dienstag und Freitag: 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr
[email protected]
bottrop.de
Opening hours: Montag: 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr Dienstag: geschlossen Mittwoch: 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr Donnerstag: 14:00 - 18:00 Uhr Freitag: 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr nur mit Termin

Office website, Checked on 22 Oct 2026

Citizenship

Stadt Bottrop, Einbürgerungsbehörde (Ausländerwesen und Staatsangehörigkeiten)

Kirchhellener Str. 2146236 BottropDirections
02041 70-4410Dienstag und Freitag: 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr
[email protected]
bottrop.de
Opening hours: Montag: 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr Dienstag: geschlossen Mittwoch: 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr Donnerstag: 14:00 - 18:00 Uhr Freitag: 08:30 - 12:30 Uhr nur mit Termin

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: 14,800, 12.5% of the population (2024)

Estimated foreign residentsNo reports yet

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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	Paderborn	17,700	100 days	1
53	Recklinghausen	16,500	–	0
54	Kreis Olpe	15,300	–	0
55	Gütersloh	15,300	–	0
56	Bottropthis office	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
19 reports
Permanent residence
115 days
5 reports
Residence permit, first issue
9 days
2 reports

Frequently asked questions

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

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

What can I do if the Ausländerbehörde Bottrop 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 Bottrop serve?

About 14,800 people, 12.5% of the population (2024 share of foreign nationals, Federal and State Statistical Offices).

Waiting longer than 3 months?

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