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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.

Commissioning of test engineers for structural analysis for the testing of stability certificates in accordance with building regulations by the building supervisory authorities

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Structural engineers carry out building inspection tasks on behalf of the lower building supervisory authorities in their specialist area. They are subject to the technical supervision of the highest building supervisory authority.

Inspection experts for the inspection of technical systems and for earthworks and foundation engineering are commissioned by the client or by third parties on their behalf to carry out inspections/certifications in their specialist area under private law. Within the scope of their duties, they are independent and not bound by instructions.

Who should I contact?

Inspection engineers: the district administrators and the mayors of the independent and large district cities as lower building supervisory authorities

Requirements

Need to prepare and/or submit a structural engineering certificate (stability) or a certificate (technical installations, earthworks and foundation engineering) confirming compliance with public law requirements

Which documents are required?

If applicable, building documents in accordance with the Building Documents Ordinance

What are the fees?

Costs are incurred in accordance with the building fee schedule

Process flow

depending on the type and scope of the project/installation to be inspected (commissioned by the building supervisory authority or building owner, see General Information)

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines may be set.

Processing duration

at cost

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.
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