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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.

Holiday offers

School holidays are nice, but also quite long in summer. If you are threatened by great boredom, you should search the websites of the responsible authority for keywords such as "holiday offers", "offers for children", "leisure activities", "holiday pass", etc.

Most municipalities offer an extensive colorful program, especially during the summer holidays.

The responsibility lies with the district, the district-free city, the municipality, the joint municipality and the city.

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Einheitlicher Ansprechpartner des Landes Niedersachsen

Address: Friedrichswall 1, 30159 Hannover
Timetable

Telephone: 0511 120-5521

Email: ea@niedersachsen.de

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

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