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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.

Suspension of compulsory schooling Application


Upon request, compulsory schooling may be suspended:

  • to attend a language course if you do not have sufficient knowledge of German,
  • to raise children after the expiry of the statutory maternity protection periods for school-age mothers,
  • to attend a special extracurricular course of education (e.g. early attendance at a university with a special one-sided talent; not for an internship).

According to the law, the obligation to attend a vocational school is suspended:

  • for civil servants in the preparatory service as well as for new entrants,
  • for school-age persons who attend schools for health professions other than medical professions, provided that these schools are not included in the scope of the Lower Saxony School Act,
  • for school-age persons who are completing a voluntary social or ecological year in accordance with the relevant provisions,
  • for school-age persons who belong to the Bundeswehr as soldiers or who are doing civilian service.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the Regional State Offices for Schools and Education.

This procedure can also be handled by a "Point of Single Contact". The "Point of Single Contact" is a special service offered by the municipalities and the state for service providers.

For more information, see: Administrative service as a single body

Responsible authorities


Regionales Landesamt für Schule und Bildung Osnabrück
Address: Winkelhausenstraße 12-16, 49090 Osnabrück
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Postal address: Post Office Box 35 69, 49025 Osnabrück
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Telephone: +49 541 77046-444
Fax: +49 541 77046-300

Which documents are required?

No documents are required.

What are the fees?

Fees are charged in accordance with Annex 1 to § 1 paragraph 1 of the General Fee Schedule of the State of Lower Saxony (AllGO).

Process flow

The best way to apply is through the school attended or to be visited, which gives an opinion. The decision is made by the Regional State Offices for School and Education. The application for suspension of compulsory schooling for the purpose of raising children after the expiry of the statutory maternity protection periods for school-age mothers must be submitted to the school management, regardless of the duration.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There are no deadlines to be observed. The application should be submitted at an early stage so that a decision can be made in good time.

Processing duration

Processing Time: 3 Months

Appeal

A complaint to the administrative court is possible. In the event of a decision by the school management, in the case of care of the child of a school-age mother, an objection can first be lodged.

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