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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.

Long-term care insurance contribution

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The contribution rate for statutory long-term care insurance is 3.05% of the insured person's income subject to contributions up to the income threshold. Childless persons pay a contribution surcharge of 0.25 percentage points, which is levied from the month after the insured person's 23rd birthday. The income threshold is 41,400 euros.

For special groups of persons, such as agricultural entrepreneurs, there are deviating legal regulations.

For more information on this, please contact your health or long-term care insurance fund.

Who should I contact?

Responsible authorities

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GKV-Spitzenverband
Address: Reinhardtstraße 28, 10117 Berlin, Stadt
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www: https://www.gkv-spitzenverband.de/service/krankenkassenliste/krankenkassen.jsp

Requirements

In principle, each and every insured person is liable to pay contributions. Family members are exempt from paying contributions for the duration of the family insurance. Further exceptions can be obtained from the health insurance company.

Which documents are required?

As a rule, the contributions must be paid to the health insurance fund, which must then immediately forward them to the long-term care insurance fund. Please clarify with your health insurance fund which documents are necessary.

What are the fees?

There are no costs in addition to the contributions.

Fee: free of charge

Process flow

The payment of contributions is regulated with the conclusion of the health and long-term care insurance.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

none

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