Apply for a change of residence in your passport

    The place of residence is noted in your passport. If your place of residence in Germany changes, you must have the new place of residence entered in your passport. If your new address is in the same place of residence, you do not need to have your passport amended.

    Description

    Only the place of residence is entered in your passport, not the exact address. The place of residence in your passport only needs to be changed if your place of residence in Germany changes.

    You can have the place of residence entry in your passport changed in person or by a person authorized in writing at the authority responsible for you at your new place of residence.

    If you move abroad and have a new place of residence there, you can have your place of residence entered abroad. If your place of residence abroad has not yet been determined, you can have your current place of residence entered.

    Online services

    Alternatively, please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible online service in this section

    Competent office

    Meldebehörde

    Contact person

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

    Required documents

    • valid passport
    • current official confirmation of registration,
      for proof to be provided abroad, please contact the responsible German diplomatic mission abroad.
    • for representation:
      • Power of attorney

    Prerequisites

    • You have a valid passport.
    • Your place of residence has changed.
    • You bring your passport with you to the authority to re-register.
    • Opposition
    • Action for annulment
    • Compulsory action

    Procedure

    If your place of residence in Germany changes:

    • Contact the registration office responsible for you.
    • You can authorize another person in writing to change your place of residence in your passport at your local registration office.
    • You can have your passport amended at the same time as you re-register in Germany. To do this, present your valid passport when you re-register.
    • The registration office will affix an official residence sticker with your new place of residence to a free space in data field 11 or on the page for official endorsements in your passport.

    If your place of residence changes abroad:

    • You can register with the German diplomatic mission responsible for your new place of residence abroad, for example at an embassy or consulate.
    • There is no obligation to register with a German diplomatic mission abroad.

    Deadlines

    After moving to a new place of residence in Germany, you must have your place of residence entry in your passport changed immediately.

    Costs

    Notes (specifics)

    There are no indications or special features.

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Federal Ministry of the Interior and for Home Affairs (BMI) on 31.10.2025

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 06.12.2023

    Technisch geändert on 11.11.2025

    Keywords

    Residence, Relocation, Change of residence, Departure, Passport, Change of residence, Change place of residence, Place of residence

    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