Naturalization in Berlin
The responsible office, online application, fees and test centres for the citizenship test in Berlin.
The naturalization office
- Responsible office
- Landesamt für Einwanderung (LEA), zentrale Staatsangehörigkeitsbehörde seit 1.1.2024
- Online application
- Available — Via service.berlin.de; paper applications processed only after the online queue.
- Processing time
- No fixed figure. A backlog of about 40,000 cases was inherited in 2024, the oldest case is from 2005. Ask the office for the current waiting time.
- Documents
- No separate checklist page; the list sits inside the online application (service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/318998/).
Fees
- Naturalization (adults)
- 255 €
- Citizenship test
- 25 €
Minors with parents: €51
33 questions (30 general + 3 state-specific), pass mark 17/33.
These fees are set nationally (BAMF), not a city fee.
Test centres in Berlin
VHS Berlin-Charlottenburg City West Wilmersdorf
Pestalozzistr. 40/41, 10627 Berlin
030-9029-28873
VHS Berlin Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
Wassertorstr. 4, 10969 Berlin
030-902984600
VHS Berlin Lichtenberg
Paul-Junius-Str. 71, 10369 Berlin
030-902965971
Practise for the citizenship test
All 300 federal questions plus the 10 questions for your state, explained in your language.
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