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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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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.

Passport message for retrieval

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If a passport is found after a loss report, this must be reported to the competent authority and presented to the competent authority.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the municipality, the Joint Community and the city in which the main residence is.

Responsible authorities

Which documents are required?

  • recovered passport

What are the fees?

There are no fees.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The discovery report and submission must be made immediately (without culpable delay).

What else should I know?

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
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Telephone: 0511 120-5521
Email: ea@niedersachsen.de

Legal basis

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

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