Change of residence

If you move, you must register for your new home.

For children up to the age of 16, the person whose home the children are moving into must register them. The consent of the legal guardian may be required.

The responsibility lies with the registration authority.

Please contact the registration office responsible for your new home.

• Identity card, temporary identity card, replacement identity card, recognized and valid passport or passport replacement document as well as the confirmation of the landlord corresponding to the assignment feature according to § 19 para. 4 of the Federal Registration Act if the person obliged to register has reached the age of 16
• corresponding identity documents of the family members who are registered together on one registration form
  • for children: Children's passport or birth certificate

The registration office may request the submission of further documents to verify the information (e.g. birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree).

To register, you must complete and sign a registration form and submit it together with the documents listed under "What documents are required". You must submit/present these documents in person or authorize another person with the appropriate power of attorney to submit/present them.

Depending on the municipality's offer, you may be able to dispense with filling out the registration form and request the data in the form of a pre-filled registration form from the registration office. You then only need to check the data on the corresponding printout, correct it if necessary and then confirm the accuracy of the data by signing it. From 01.05.2022, the registration authority is obliged to use this procedure.

Family members and members of a civil partnership should use one registration form if they move from a shared home to a new shared home on the same day.

Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation of registration.

If the office responsible for your new place of residence has opened Internet access for registration, you can also use this access to submit the required information using a qualified electronic signature.

You cannot use this service if you are

• are moving from abroad or
• use a pseudonym instead of your name in your electronic signature.

In these cases, you must register as described above.

There are no fees. If you do not comply with your obligation to re-register or do not do so on time, you are committing an administrative offense that can be punished with a fine.

To be able to vote in an election in the municipality, you must have lived in the municipality for at least three months and be eligible to vote. If you register with a municipality as your main place of residence, you will automatically be entered in the electoral register for the next upcoming election or vote. Special rules apply to the European elections for foreign EU citizens.