Visa and residence: I need to extend my visa/residence permit: How do I proceed?

Important: this information as well as contact and support you find at the end of this post is only valid for students and applicants of weißensee kunsthochschule berlin.
You must still have booked an appointment online for an interview at the LEA!
If this is not possible, you can also send your documents via the contact form for the unit responsible for you:
Important: Please register for an appointment ca. 6 weeks before your residence permit expires!  

The certificate that is displayed to you after submitting the online form is valid as proof of your application and extends the validity of your current residence document until the date of the appointment at the LEA. This also applies to all ancillary provisions of these documents, in particular with regard to the type and scope of permitted working purposes.    
Please just print and safe this message/certificate!
Please note when traveling abroad: re-entry into Germany is only possible with a residence title that is still valid, but not with the certificate of the booked appointment.

You can find the current information here:  https://www.berlin.de/einwanderung/ueber-uns/aktuelles/
For all questions that are not answered in the FAQ or in the FAQ on appointments, you can also contact:

Contact form for general questions:

Contact formfor inquiries to the units B 1 / B 2 / B 3 (professionals, education and training, school visits, studies, science):

Contact and Informationen (exclusively for students and applicants of weißensee kunsthochschule berlin )

Head of Department of Study Affairs/International Office

international(at)kh-berlin.de, Tel: 030-47705-232


Revised by: Head of Departement of Study Affairs, 26.09.2023