Register Your Address

• You must appear in person at the registration office with jurisdiction over you, or have someone represent you with a power of attorney.
• Fill out the registration form and sign it (unless you are using an automated registration system).
• You must submit all required documents.
• Finally, you will receive an official confirmation of registration from the registration office.

The registration office of the city, municipality or association of municipalities to which you have moved is responsible.

You have moved into a new apartment in Germany.

• Completed registration form (unless the registration system is automated)
• At least one form of identification:
  • Identity card
  • Provisional identity card
  • Replacement ID Card
  • A recognized and valid passport
  • Recognized and valid passport substitute
• When moving into a rental property: Landlord's confirmation or corresponding identification code
• When purchasing a home: a notarized purchase agreement or an extract from the land registry
• For individuals under guardianship: written power of attorney or guardian ID card
• If represented by another person: a written power of attorney and identification documents for the person to be registered
• If moving from abroad: last address in Germany (registration confirmation, dates of moving in and moving out)
• For spouses, domestic partners, and family members with the same move-in dates: move-in date, as well as previous and current residences
• The competent authority may request additional documents to verify the information provided (for example: marriage certificate, birth certificate).

§ 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

Sections 17.1, 17.3, 22, and 23.0 through 23.0.2 of the General Administrative Regulation for the Implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)

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

• § 17 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

Forms available: no

Written form required: yes (except for automated registration systems)

Informal applications accepted: no

In-person appearance required: no

• Registration with the registration authority, with secondary residence; § 11 para. 1 Nm. 1 and 2 of the Registration Act for the State of Saxony-Anhalt (MG LSA)
• Declaration of consent for the re-registration of a minor child
• Notes on the registration form part 1 and notes on the registration form part 2
• Notes on the registration form part 1 and notes on the supplementary sheet for determining the main residence
• Notes on the registration form part 1, notes on the registration form part 2 and notes on the supplementary sheet for determining the main residence
• Notes on the removal registration form
• Notes on the relocation registration form and notes on the supplementary sheet for determining the main residence
• Relocation notification - only if you are moving within the municipality or administrative community
• Relocation notification - only in the event of a change of residence within the municipality or administrative community - with supplementary sheet to determine the main residence (attachment to the registration form for residents with several dwellings)
• Certificate of residence