Register residence

• You appear in person at the registration office responsible for you or are represented by a person with power of attorney.
• You fill out the registration form and sign it (except in the case of an automated registration register).
• You submit all the necessary documents.
• Finally, you will receive an official confirmation of registration from the registration office.

You have moved into a new apartment in Germany.

• Completed registration form (except for automated registration register)
• At least one proof of identity:
  • Identity card
  • Temporary identity card
  • Replacement identity card
  • Recognized and valid passport
  • Recognized and valid passport replacement document
• If you are moving into a rented property: landlord's confirmation of residence or corresponding allocation feature
• If moving into residential property: notarized purchase contract or extract from the land register
• For persons under guardianship: written power of attorney or guardian's certificate
• If represented by another person: written power of attorney and identification documents of the person to be registered
• If moving from abroad: last residential address in Germany (registration confirmation, date of moving in and out)
• For spouses, life partners and family members with the same move-in dates: Date of moving in as well as previous and current residences
• The competent authority may request the submission of further documents to verify the information (for example: marriage certificate, birth certificate)

There are no fees.

You must register your new place of residence within 2 weeks of moving into your new home.

The processing time is usually 12 minutes.

§ Section 17 (1) and (3) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__17.html

§ Section 21 (4) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__21.html

§ Section 23 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__23.html

§ Section 24 (1) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__24.html

Numbers 17.1, 17.3, 22 and 23.0 to 23.0.2 General Administrative Regulation on the Implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)

https://www.verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de/bsvwvbund_27092022_VII2201041418.htm

• Opposition
• Action for annulment
• Compulsory action

Forms available: no

Written form required: yes (except for automated population register)

Informal application possible: no

Personal appearance necessary: no

08.09.2022

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.