Citizens' hotline for applications to inspect Stasi files of the BStU

    Description

    The Citizens' Helpline of the Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic informs citizens about the application requirements for inspecting Stasi files, about processing steps, about the processing status of applications that have already been submitted and about cost issues.

    Competent office

    Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the Former German Democratic Republic (BStU)

    Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 31/33

    10178 Berlin, City

    Tel. : +49 30 2324-50 (official)

    Fax : +49 30 23 24-77 99 (official)

    E-Mail : post@bstu.bund.de (official)

    Internet : https://www.bstu.de

    Contact point

    Telephone consultation:

    Tel.: +49 30 23 24-70 00

    Reachability:

    Mon 8:00 - 17:00

    Tue 8:00 - 17:00

    Wed 8:00 - 17:00

    Thu 8:00 - 17:00

    Fri 8:00 - 14:00

    Contact person

    Please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible contact person

    Costs

    none

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Official approval

    Officially approved by No current technical release

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 20.05.2014

    Technisch geändert on 01.10.2025

    Keywords

    Stasi-Unterlagen-Gesetz, Stasi-Akten, Stasi-Unterlagen, Staatssicherheitsdienst, MfS-Unterlagen, Akteneinsicht

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017

    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en

    Sprachbezeichnung nativ:

    English

    Technisch erstellt on 07.07.2021

    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019