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IMPORTANT: Select a location.To obtain application forms, location-specific information and contacts, select a town or zip code.

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Which place to enter?

The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Assistance for the elderly


As an older person, you will receive a wide range of information and support as part of the care for the elderly:

  • Advice on all questions of life,
  • Identification of offers of help,
  • Offers in volunteer work,
  • Identification of possibilities of actuation,
  • Advice on housing adaptation (structural and financial) in case of disability,
  • Information about meeting places.

Who should I contact?

Contact persons are the social welfare office of your district or your independent city as well as the senior citizens' representatives.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)