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IMPORTANT: Select a location.To obtain application forms, location-specific information and contacts, select a town or zip code.

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Which place to enter?

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.

Legal aid: granting


Every citizen is entitled to help to exercise his or her rights. Those who are unable to raise the necessary financial resources for personal and economic reasons have the option of applying for legal aid.

Advisory assistance is provided in the following areas of law:

  • Civil law (tenancy law, traffic accidents, family law, etc.)
  • Administrative law
  • Constitutional law
  • Criminal law, administrative offence law
  • Labour and social law

Who should I contact?

The jurisdiction lies with the district court or lawyer.

Responsible authorities


Amtsgericht Osnabrück
Address: Kollegienwall 29-31 , 49074 Osnabrück
Timetable
Telephone: 0541 315-0
Postal address: Post Office Box 1253 , 49702 Meppen
Address: Obergerichtsstraße 20 , 49716 Meppen
Telephone: 05931 888-100
Fax: 05931 888-250

Which documents are required?

Documents may be required. Please contact the competent authority.

What are the fees?

Fee: free of charge
by district court

Fee: 10,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
by lawyer

Process flow

If the application has been approved by the Legal Claims Office and the matter cannot be dealt with directly by the district court, a certificate of eligibility for advisory assistance will be issued, with which one can visit a lawyer.

If a lawyer is consulted first, he can also subsequently apply for the approval of advisory assistance by the district court.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

What else should I know?

Further information can be found on the Lower Saxony State Justice Portal.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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