Register residence
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzIf you move into a new home, you must register with the registration office responsible for you at your new place of residence within two weeks of moving in.
If you are under 16 years of age, you must be registered by the person whose home you are moving into.
If you are over 18 years of age and a carer or guardian has been appointed for you who can determine your residence, then your new home must be registered by your carer or guardian.
You only have to register newborn babies born in Germany if they move into a different home to that of their parents or mother.
To register your new home, you must come in person to the registration office responsible for you or authorize another person to do so.
Special information for Association Mendig
- 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.
Your responsible office:
Verbandsgemeinde Mendig - Fachbereich 2 - Familien, Schulen, Ordnung & Soziales
Address
Marktplatz 3
56743 Mendig
56743 Mendig
Building access
Lift available, wheelchair accessible
Contact
Telephone
02652 9800-0
Fax
02652 9800-19
Website
Opening hours
Monday - Friday: 8.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. Monday - Thursday: 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Contact person
Address
Marktplatz 3
56743 Mendig
56743 Mendig
Telephone
02652 9800-22
Fax
02652 9800-19
Website
Position
Citizens' office
room
1
Responsible for:
- Mendig (Verbandsgemeinde):
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a parking permit for severely disabled persons
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport due to change of other data
- Apply for a postal vote
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for a workshop card for the first time
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for issuance of the driver qualification certificate
- Applying for a company card for the first time
- Applying for a driver card for commercial goods and passenger transport for the first time
- Applying for information from the central trade register
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Budget certificate
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of residence
- Determine eligibility for election to the district council
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Extended certificate of good conduct
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Identity card status query
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Issuing a driving license for passenger transport
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- New passport issue due to change of name on marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Place of residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Register residence
- Registering a secondary residence
- Registration certificate issue
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Residence deregistration
- Simple certificate of good conduct
- Submit a lost and found report
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Address
Marktplatz 3
56743 Mendig
56743 Mendig
Telephone
02652 9800-88
Fax
02652 9800-19
Website
Position
Citizens' office
room
1
Responsible for:
- Mendig (Verbandsgemeinde):
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a parking permit for severely disabled persons
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport due to change of other data
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for a workshop card for the first time
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for issuance of the driver qualification certificate
- Applying for a company card for the first time
- Applying for a driver card for commercial goods and passenger transport for the first time
- Applying for information from the central trade register
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Budget certificate
- Change of residence
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Extended certificate of good conduct
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Identity card status query
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Issuing a driving license for passenger transport
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- New passport issue due to change of name on marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Place of residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Register residence
- Registering a secondary residence
- Registration certificate issue
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Residence deregistration
- Simple certificate of good conduct
- Submit a lost and found report
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Address
Marktplatz 3
56743 Mendig
56743 Mendig
Telephone
02652 9800-23
Fax
02652 9800-26
Website
Position
Citizens' office
room
1
Responsible for:
- Mendig (Verbandsgemeinde):
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a parking permit for severely disabled persons
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport due to change of other data
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for a workshop card for the first time
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for issuance of the driver qualification certificate
- Applying for a company card for the first time
- Applying for a driver card for commercial goods and passenger transport for the first time
- Applying for information from the central trade register
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Budget certificate
- Change of residence
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Extended certificate of good conduct
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- House number assignment
- Identity card status query
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Issuing a driving license for passenger transport
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- New passport issue due to change of name on marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Place of residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Register residence
- Registering a secondary residence
- Registration certificate issue
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Residence deregistration
- Simple certificate of good conduct
- Submit a lost and found report
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Forms
Relocation of a minor child - Declaration of consent (PDF)