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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.

Residence Deregistration of secondary residence

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If you no longer live in a secondary residence, report it to the competent authority. This adjusts the entry in the population register accordingly.

Who should I contact?

If you do not move into a new apartment, the move out of a secondary residence must be reported to the municipality, the joint municipality or the city in which you have the main residence or the secondary residence.

Applications / forms

The competent authority has free registration forms ready for you. Many places already offer these as downloads on the Internet. You can also have the required information entered into the automated procedure on site.

Which documents are required?

  • Landlord's confirmation of residence
  • Registration form

What are the fees?

There are no fees.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deregistration is possible at the earliest one week before moving out of an apartment and must have taken place no later than 2 weeks after moving out.

Legal basis

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

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families