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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.

Payment of pension for survivors of war victims

If a war victim has died as a result of injury, the widow, surviving partner, orphans and relatives in the ascending line are entitled to a survivor's pension.

The pension will be paid to an account held by you or by a third party living with you in the same household.

If you wish, the pension can also be paid free of charge as a money order by Deutsche Postbank AG to your place of residence or habitual abode. In special cases, the pension can be paid in cash at the competent administrative office.

Proof of account
If applicable, power of attorney for the account

Granting of a survivor's pension for war victims

None

Fee: free of charge

You specify the desired method of payment (account details, account holder) when submitting your application.

The pension is paid out free of charge

- to an account of the person entitled to receive the pension
- to an account of a person who lives in the same household as the person entitled to receive the pension.
- as a payment order by Deutsche Postbank AG to the person's place of residence or habitual abode
- In special cases as a cash payment at the responsible administrative office

The payout to a domestic account can take up to 5 business days after payment instruction.

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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

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