Apply for a change of address on the eID card
If your address changes, you must also have your address changed on the chip of your eID card.
To change the address on the chip of your eID card, you must go to the citizens' office responsible for you at your main place of residence.
If you do not have a main residence, you can change your address by going to the relevant citizens' office in the place where you currently live.
Your address will only be changed on the chip of your eID card, as no address is printed on the card itself.
Who should I contact?
Contact the relevant registration office (usually the citizens' registration office) of the municipality/city administration in whose district you live. If you have more than one home, contact the office where your main home is located.
Responsible authorities
Bürgerservice
Contact
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of voting rights
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information blocking device
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card status query
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Population register information issuance extended
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Agriculture: damage caused by game
- Application for a certificate of no impediment to marriage for German nationals, stateless persons, homeless foreigners or foreign refugees within the meaning of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with habitual residence in Germany
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a civil partnership certificate
- Apply for a death certificate
- Apply for a marriage certificate
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an International Mortuary Passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Applying for a civil partnership certificate for a civil partnership entered into abroad
- Birth Indication
- Birth certificate issuance
- Burial place: Permit - to create/expand
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Declaration of the right to a name
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Establishment of a civil partnership Notarisation
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Marriage consummation with foreign partner
- Marriage consummation with same-sex partner
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Notification of a death
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Register marriage
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Recognition of paternity
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Certificate of eligibility
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport report for theft
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Registration certificate issued
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Express passport issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport status query
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport notification due to loss
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
Requirements
- You must have moved.
- You must have an eID card.
Applications / forms
- Forms available: no
- Written form required: no
- Informal application possible: yes
- Personal appearance necessary: yes
- Online services available: no
Which documents are required?
Current official registration confirmation
What are the fees?
There are no costs.
Process flow
- You register in person at the citizens' office responsible for you.
- You present your valid eID card
- The Citizens' Registration Office will then change your address on your eID card free of charge.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You must have your new address changed immediately on the chip of your eID card.
Processing duration
There is no statutory processing time.
Legal basis
- § Section 4 (4) no. 5 Act on a Card for EU Citizens and Nationals of the European Economic Area with Electronic Proof of Identity Function (eID Card Act - eIDKG)
- § Section 6 (1) of the Act on a Card for EU Citizens and Nationals of the European Economic Area with an Electronic Identity Verification Function (eID Card Act - eIDKG)
- § Section 7 Act on a card for EU citizens and nationals of the European Economic Area with electronic proof of identity function (eID Card Act - eIDKG)
- § Section 12 (4) of the Act on a Card for EU Citizens and Nationals of the European Economic Area with Electronic Proof of Identity Function (eID Card Act - eIDKG)
- § Section 20(1)(1) of the Act on a Card for EU Citizens and Nationals of the European Economic Area with an Electronic Identity Verification Function (eID Card Act - eIDKG)
- § Section 21 (1) no. 1 Act on a Card for EU Citizens and Nationals of the European Economic Area with Electronic Proof of Identity Function (eID Card Act - eIDKG)
- § Section 25 sentence 1 no. 7 Act on a card for EU citizens and nationals of the European Economic Area with electronic proof of identity function (eID Card Act - eIDKG)
- § Section 36b Ordinance on Identity Cards, eID Cards for EU Citizens and Nationals of the European Economic Area and Electronic Proof of Identity (Identity Card Ordinance - PauswV)
Appeal
- Opposition
- Action for annulment
- Compulsory action