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Experiences with the new contact form for LEA(Landesamt für Einwanderung)?
Bonus question, am I supposed to attach all my documents to the contact form? Or do I just bring them all the appointment?
I submitted mine in late February and didn't hear back for about 8 weeks. The appointment they gave me was for 5 weeks after that, so it was a solid 3 month wait total. One thing I'd mention is that the appointment date they offer might be at one of the less central locations like the one out in Spandau, so don't be surprised if you have to travel a bit. You don't need to attach anything to the form, just bring all your paperwork and copies to the appointment.
fwiw i submitted mine mid-april and got a reply after about 5 weeks, appointment was for 2 months later. the weird thing is the appointment was at the main office on friedrich-krause-ufer not spandau like some people get, so it seems random. you dont need to attach anything to the form, just upload whatever they ask for in the form fields and bring the rest physically. also heads up the reply email has a link to pick your time slot, but its only open for like 48 hours so check your inbox daily
honestly i submitted the form back in early march and got a reply about 6 weeks later. they gave me an appointment 3 months out from the reply date so total wait was like 4.5 months. no attachments needed on the form just bring everything to the appointment. also make sure u check the spam folder, my reply ended up there for some reason
What is the correct spelling for a street name that appears differently on multiple signs in Charlottenburg?
Worth noting that Berlin street names have official umlaut and ß rules that trip people up, so a sign showing "Strasse" versus "Straße" is not actually a spelling error, just an older transcription. Same with "ue" versus "ü" (e.g. "Kantstrasse" vs "Kantstraße"), both are considered valid renderings and you'll see the ß version on the blue Schilder and the ss version on older plaques or in databases that predate Unicode. If the difference you're seeing is between those two forms, there's nothing to fix and both are technically correct.
if the signs u mean are the old enamel ones on the house facades those are often protected as Baudenkmal so nobody's allowed to correct them even if the spelling is outdated. the binding version is whatever is in the Berliner Strassenverzeichnis plus the entry in the Liegenschaftskataster, so if u tell me the street i can point u to the right Bezirksamt Mitte or Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf page. tbh the merged district thing is real but the facade signs are a separate story, theyre basically museum pieces at this point
honestly thats super common in Charlottenburg, the district offices were merged from older Bezirke and nobody ever fixed all the Schilder. if its a real street you can check the official strassenverzeichnis on berlin.de, that list is what the Burgeramt actually goes by. which street is it? some of the Kaiserdamm / Kantstrasse signs are notorious for this.
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