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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.

Broadcasting fee in the private sector Registration

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As an adult you have to pay a broadcasting fee for your apartment.

If another person already pays a broadcasting fee for your apartment, you are exempt from payment.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the ARD ZDF Deutschlandradion contribution service.

Responsible authorities

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ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice
Address: 50656 Köln, Stadt
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Telephone: +49 185 9995-0100
Fax: +49 185 9995-0105

Requirements

  • Adult citizen

Applications / forms

Which documents are required?

  • informal letter by post or
  • completed registration form on the Internet

What are the fees?

Contribution: 5,83 EUR
Payment in advance: no
reduced broadcasting fee (monthly)

Contribution: 17,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Broadcasting fee (monthly)

Process flow

You must register your apartment with the competent authority. All you need to do is send an informal letter to the responsible office or you can use the online registration on the Internet.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Start of the obligation to contribute

The obligation to pay contributions begins on the first day of the month in which you first occupy an apartment.

This means:

  • live there,
  • or are registered there,
  • or are named as tenants in the rental agreement.

End of contribution obligation

The obligation to contribute ends at the end of the month in which this is notified. The prerequisite is that the tenancy has ended at that time and the residents have moved out.

What else should I know?

Special regulations apply to companies, institutions and self-employed persons.

Further explanations about the broadcasting fee can be found in the joint offer of the responsible authority.

There is no obligation to pay contributions for a vacant apartment. Prerequisite is:

  • that it is not inhabited by anyone, and
  • for which there is no rental agreement and
  • for which no person is registered at the Residents' Registration Office.

For more information:

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