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Your selected location: Meppen (497...)

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.

Wohnberechtigungsschein: Issuance

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You need a Wohnberechtigungsschein (WBS) to move into apartments that have been subsidised under the state housing programmes on the basis of the Housing Acts or the Housing Promotion Act. In the case of subsidized apartments, the landlord is bound to a maximum rent. The WBS only entitles the holder to move into the apartments in principle, but it does not constitute an "allocation of apartments".

The housing entitlement certificates issued in Lower Saxony are in principle only valid within this federal state. The validity period of a housing entitlement certificate is 1 year.

An essential prerequisite for the issuance of the Wohnberechtigungsschein is that the applicant and his household members comply with certain income limits.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the housing and social welfare offices of the districts, the district-free cities, the large independent cities and the independent municipalities.

Responsible authorities

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Stadt Meppen
Address: Markt 43, 49716 Meppen
Timetable
Telephone: 05931 153
Fax: 05931 153-5253
Email: Get in touch
www: https://www.meppen.de/
Opening Hours:
Mon. to Wed.: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Thursday: 8.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. Friday: 8.00 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Meppen registry office Monday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (afternoons by appointment only) Thursday from 8:00 to 18:00 Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Department of Labor and Social Affairs Monday from 08:00 to 12:30 Thursday from 08:00 to 12:30 and 14:30 to 18:00 and by appointment

Which documents are required?

  • Identity card or passport
  • Proof of income of the applicant and members of the household
  • if applicable, birth certificate(s) of the child(s)
  • If applicable , severely disabled person's pass
  • if applicable , marriage certificate

What are the fees?

The exhibition as well as the rejection of a WBS are generally subject to a fee.

Commissions and brokerage fees are not permitted for apartments subject to occupancy.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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