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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.

Second home tax exemption

Generally exempt from the second home tax are married couples who are not permanently separated and who maintain a secondary residence for professional reasons. The levying of the second home tax on the possession of second homes by married persons constitutes a violation of Art. 6.1 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (GG).

Article 6 (1) of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (GG)

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Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner des Landes Niedersachsen

Address: Friedrichswall 1, 30159 Hannover
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Telephone: 0511 120-5521

Email: ea@niedersachsen.de

Article 6 (1) of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (GG)

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

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