Change of residence
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzIf you move, you must register at your new place of residence.
For children up to the age of 16, the person into whose home the children are moving must carry out the registration. If necessary, the consent of the legal guardian is required.
To register, you must complete and sign the official registration form. You must hand this in personally or instruct another suitable person to hand it in.
Depending on the offer of the municipality, it may be possible to dispense with filling in the registration form and to receive the data directly if you appear in person at the competent office. You must then confirm the accuracy of the data on a printout by signing it.
Family members and members of a civil partnership should use a joint registration form if they move from a joint dwelling to a new joint dwelling on the same day.
Following the registration, you will receive a registration confirmation.
If the competent authority of your new place of residence has opened an Internet access for the registration, you can also transmit the required information via this access using a qualified electronic signature.
You cannot use this service if you are
- move from abroad or
- use a pseudonym instead of your name in your electronic signature.
In these cases, you must register as described above.
the registration office of your new place of residence
the registration office of your new place of residence
- identity card or passport, if the person obliged to register is over 16 years of age
- Personal documents of the family members who are registered together on one registration form
- in the case of children: Children's passport or birth certificate
The registration office may request the submission of further documents which serve as proof of the information provided (e.g. birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree).
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If you do not comply with your obligation to re-register or do not do so in good time, you are committing an administrative offence which may be punishable by a fine.
To vote in a parish election, you must have lived in the parish for at least three months and be eligible to vote. If you register with a municipality with your main residence, you will automatically be entered on the electoral roll for the next upcoming election or vote. Special rules apply to the European elections for foreign citizens of the Union.
Your responsible office:
Bürgerservice
The citizens' service of the state capital Mainz offers many services. These include, for example, registration certificates, identity documents, certification of documents and certificates as well as statistical surveys.
Address
55116 Mainz
Remark:
Kaiserstraße townhouse Lauteren wing
Postal address
55026 Mainz
Contact
Telephone
Fax
Opening hours
If you would like to speak to us in person, please make an appointment in advance.
The opening hours of the Citizens' Service in the Citizens' Office are
Monday: 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday: 7.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Thursday: 7.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Friday: 7.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Appointment customers should present the appointment confirmation sent to them by e-mail at the information desk. They will then be granted admission. Please arrive punctually for your appointment, i.e. not too early, but also not late. This is the only way to guarantee the security measures.
Please note that almost all services can also be provided at the local offices.
Forms
Landlord:in certificate, form
Registration register information Declaration of consent, form