Place of residence - deregistration of the sole or main residence

Do you want to move out of your sole residence and not move into another residence in Germany? Then you must deregister.

If you move out of your sole residence and do not move into another residence in Germany, you must deregister. This is regularly the case if you move abroad.

If you move within Germany, you do not have to deregister. It is sufficient if you register with your new municipality.

The responsibility lies with the registration authority of your current or previous place of residence.

Please contact the registration office of your current or previous place of residence.

Some registration authorities offer corresponding documents on the Internet.

• Moving abroad

You must deregister with the registration office within 2 weeks of moving out of the apartment. You can deregister in the week before you move out of the apartment.

There are no fees.

In the case of persons under the age of 16, care must be taken to ensure that they are deregistered by the person from whose home they are moving out.