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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.

Elections

Elections shall be organised by the competent authority and published in accordance with the provisions in force. With the voter notification card sent to you, you can personally cast your vote in the polling station assigned to you there on election day.

If you want to vote by post, you must apply for a polling card. Another person can make the application on your behalf or receive your documents if you authorize them in writing. You submit the application to the office indicated on the voter notification card.

Information about elections

The responsibility lies with the district, the district-free city, the municipality, the joint municipality and the city.

Do you have a general question, or was your inquiry not addressed by the local contact?

Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner des Landes Niedersachsen

Address: Friedrichswall 1, 30159 Hannover
Timetable

Telephone: 0511 120-5521

Email: ea@niedersachsen.de

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

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