1 → 2 split
In Germany
Your town's own foreigners' office decides — it is municipal, so practice genuinely differs from city to city. A separate federal office handles asylum and the integration courses, and it is not where you renew a permit.
1 → 2 split
Who does what
Ausländerbehörde (Local immigration office)Immigration administration
Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge (Federal migration and refugee office)Immigration administration · Asylum decisions
Main similarities
- Immigration administration
Main differences
- Address registration → Bürgeramt
- Asylum decisions → Office français de protection des réfugiés et apatrides
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01 · Immigration administrationPréfecture → AusländerbehördeClose
Ecwevo describes how systems correspond in practice. It is not legal, tax or immigration advice.