Change of residence
The re-registration of a place of residence, e.g. due to a move, is the registration of a new residence.
If you are moving to a new municipality, joint municipality or city within Germany, you must register with the competent authority of your new place of residence. After that, the responsible office of the new place of residence triggers a feedback to the previously responsible office. The unsubscription will be done there automatically.
The move within the municipality, joint municipality or city or the change of residence within a residential building must be reported to the competent authority with a notice period of 2 weeks.
Comply with your reporting obligation to avoid unnecessary problems and hassle. In the event of a violation of the obligation to report, problems arise, for example, with vehicle registration, obtaining a driver's license or applying for a certificate of good conduct.
In addition, your identity card and, if applicable, your vehicle registration document must also be changed.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the city in which you have your (new) residence.
Responsible authorities
Bürgerservice
Contact
- Haren (Ems):
- 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
- Certificate of eligibility
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- 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
- ID card issue
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information issuance extended
- 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 of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- 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 good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- 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
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- 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 expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- 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
- ID 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 for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Agriculture: damage caused by game
- Apply for a death certificate
- 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
- Applying for a civil partnership certificate for a civil partnership entered into abroad
- Birth certificate issuance
- Certificate of eligibility
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Have address and personal data changed
- ID card issue
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- 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
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport issuance
- 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 provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Register marriage
- 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 Re-registration Change of status
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- 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 marriage certificate
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for an International Mortuary Passport
- 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
- Birth Indication
- Burial place: Permit - to create/expand
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport report for theft
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Declaration of the right to a name
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Lost property
- Notification of a death
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Recognition of paternity
- Registration certificate issued
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Certificate of eligibility
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- 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 new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- 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 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 residence
- 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
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Have address and personal data changed
- ID card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- 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 expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- 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
- 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 simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Certificate of voting rights
- 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 registration issuance
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Lost property
- 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 expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport status query
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- 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
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- 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 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
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Confirmation of landlord
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- ID card issue
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- 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 for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport report for theft
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Haren (Ems):
- 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 an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Confirmation of landlord
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Express passport issue
- Have address and personal data changed
- ID card issue
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport notification due to loss
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- 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 temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Fishing License Exhibition
- 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 on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- 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 provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Population register information issuance extended
- Registration certificate issued
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- 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
- ID 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
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- 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 issuance extended
- 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 Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Passport status query
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport report for theft
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
Applications / forms
The registration form can be downloaded from many municipal websites. In some cases, it is possible to register online directly via the Internet if the competent authority provides a corresponding online reporting form with secure electronic transmission of the data. However, this message must be signed by you with a qualified electronic signature. A corresponding signature card is required for this purpose. This is available from teleservice providers, banks and savings banks.
Which documents are required?
- Landlord's confirmation of residence
- If applicable, registration form
What are the fees?
Fee: free of chargeLate notifications exceeding the reporting deadline of 2 weeks can be punished with a fine.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The re-registration must take place within 2 weeks.
Special notes for - Single Municipality Haren (Ems)