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Your selected location: Emsland

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.

Driving licence: replacement

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If your driver's license

  • has been lost or lost,
  • has been stolen,
  • has become unusable because it has become illegible, your appearance has changed or there are other reasons,

you need a new driver's license.

A new driving licence is not required in the event of a change of name as a result of marriage or other circumstances, provided that the name shown on the driving licence is visible on the identity card.

Preconditions:

  • normal residence of the applicant in the area of responsibility of the issuing authority
  • Possession of a driving licence

Procedure:
The application for a replacement driving licence must be submitted in writing by the applicant in person to the competent authority.
The collection of the requested driving licence can also be carried out by a person authorised in writing.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the administrative district and the independent city in which you have your residence.

Responsible authorities

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Landkreis Emsland - Fachbereich Straßenverkehr
Address: Ordeniederung 1 , 49716 Meppen
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Postal address: Post Office Box 15 62 , 49705 Meppen
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Telephone: 05931 44-0
Fax: 05931 44-3621
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.emsland.de
Transport Connection:
Station Haltestelle Kreishaus
Bus: 993
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Contact

Jan-Marco Diers
Telephone: 05931 44-4012
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 12
responsible for:
Nico Gudewill
Telephone: 05931 44-5010
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 10
responsible for:
Tobias Schütte
Telephone: 05931 44-4011
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 11
responsible for:
Lara Wilmes
Telephone: 05931 44-5017
Email: Get in touch
Room:
K II, 10
responsible for:

Applications / forms

Which documents are required?

  • a photograph (biometric) that complies with the provisions of the Passport Ordinance of 19 October 2007 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 2007, 2386)
  • a copy of the index card issued by the issuing authority if the driving licence was issued before 1.1.1999
  • valid identity card or passport with current registration certificate or valid passport replacement

as well as

  • in case of loss: submission or acceptance of an affidavit about the whereabouts of the driver's license (this is done during the interview)
  • in case of theft: theft report from the responsible police station (if the theft took place abroad, a translation is required)
  • in case of unusability: old driving licence
  • in case of name change: old driver's license and a certificate of name change, if the new name is not yet entered in the identity card and passport

What are the fees?

The fees are determined by the respective authority in accordance with its scale of fees.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

If the driving licence is lost, you should report this immediately to the competent authority.

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