# Aktenzeit

> Processing and waiting times at all 400 German immigration offices (Ausländerbehörden and Einbürgerungsbehörden), reported by applicants and combined with official figures. Covers citizenship (Einbürgerung), permanent residence (Niederlassungserlaubnis), EU Blue Card and residence permits. German, English and Spanish.

Every office has a page in German (`/behoerde/<slug>`), English (`/en/office/<slug>`) and Spanish (`/es/oficina/<slug>`). Append `.md` to any of these URLs for a plain markdown version with the current numbers, sources and dates. Numbers are self-reported by applicants unless marked as official; official figures always link to their source.

## Main pages

- [Start page](https://aktenzeit.de/en): search, map of demand per office, ranking
- [All offices](https://aktenzeit.de/en/offices): the 400 offices by federal state
- [Methodology](https://aktenzeit.de/en/methodology): how waits are calculated, minimum sample sizes, privacy
- [Untätigkeitsklage](https://aktenzeit.de/en/untaetigkeitsklage): what applicants can do after three months without a decision (general information, not legal advice)

## Offices with data

- [Berlin](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/berlin.md): Berlin
- [Hamburg](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/hamburg.md): Hamburg
- [München](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/muenchen.md): Bayern
- [Region Hannover](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/region-hannover.md): Niedersachsen
- [Köln](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/koeln.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Frankfurt am Main](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/frankfurt-am-main.md): Hessen
- [Düsseldorf](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/duesseldorf.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Leipzig](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/leipzig.md): Sachsen
- [Kreis Recklinghausen](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/kreis-recklinghausen.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Stuttgart](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/stuttgart.md): Baden-Württemberg
- [Dortmund](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/dortmund.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Rhein-Sieg-Kreis](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/rhein-sieg-kreis.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Bremen](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/bremen.md): Bremen
- [Städteregion Aachen](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/staedteregion-aachen.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Essen](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/essen.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Dresden](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/dresden.md): Sachsen
- [Rhein-Neckar-Kreis](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/rhein-neckar-kreis.md): Baden-Württemberg
- [Landkreis Ludwigsburg](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/landkreis-ludwigsburg.md): Baden-Württemberg
- [Landkreis Esslingen](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/landkreis-esslingen.md): Baden-Württemberg
- [Nürnberg](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/nuernberg.md): Bayern
- [Duisburg](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/duisburg.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Kreis Mettmann](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/kreis-mettmann.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Rhein-Erft-Kreis](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/rhein-erft-kreis.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Kreis Wesel](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/kreis-wesel.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Rhein-Kreis Neuss](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/rhein-kreis-neuss.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Kreis Steinfurt](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/kreis-steinfurt.md): Nordrhein-Westfalen
- [Ortenaukreis](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/ortenaukreis.md): Baden-Württemberg
- [Landkreis Karlsruhe](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/landkreis-karlsruhe.md): Baden-Württemberg
- [Rems-Murr-Kreis](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/rems-murr-kreis.md): Baden-Württemberg
- [Main-Kinzig-Kreis](https://aktenzeit.de/en/office/main-kinzig-kreis.md): Hessen

## Optional

- [Full dataset as markdown](https://aktenzeit.de/llms-full.txt): every office with reports or official figures, in one file
- [German version of all pages](https://aktenzeit.de/): same content in German
- [Spanish version of all pages](https://aktenzeit.de/es): same content in Spanish (https://aktenzeit.de/es/oficinas, https://aktenzeit.de/es/metodologia, https://aktenzeit.de/es/untaetigkeitsklage)