You are required to register in Passau as a resident (German web page) if the duration of your stay exceeds three months. You are legally required to do so within no more than two weeks of moving in to your new accommodation.
Please take along the following documents:
If you are an EU / EEA citizen or a Swiss citizen, are moving to Passau from another German address or entered Germany with a valid visa and hold a valid passport, you can register at the Bürgerbüro:
Contact information for the Bürgerbüro:
Website for appointments (in German)
Rathausplatz 2 (Old Town Hall)
Phone: +49 851 396 225
buergerbuero@passau.de
Vornholzstr. 40
94036 Passau
Phone: +49 (0) 851 396 0
Email: buergerbuero@passau.de
If you are a citizen of a non-EU / non EEA country who entered without a visa or whose residence permit is outdated and/or your passport is outdated, you must register through the Ausländeramt (Foreigners' Registration Office):
Please note: At the moment (summer 2025) you need an appointment to visit the Immigration Office. The University supports international students during their extensions and first-time applications for residence permits with our "pre-check" service. Please check further details after loggin on to Stud.IP in the announcements.
Contact information for the Ausländeramt ('Immigration Office') in Passau:
Dr.-Ernst-Derra-Straße 2
94036 Passau.
auslaenderamt@passau.de
Website (Only in German language)
When contacting the Immigration Office directly, please, make sure to include your date of birth and contact details! All documents attached to your e-mail need to be in PDF format.
Preferrably use the University's pre-check service and ask your questions there first, to avoid long waiting times. Thank you for your collaboration.
You may have to pay the legal Rundkfunkbeitrag (broadcasting fee). In individual cases, you may also be exempt from the obligation to pay. On the website of the contribution service of ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio, you can find out whether you are required to pay.
