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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.

Family care time Provision of information

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Family care leave gives you the opportunity to reduce your working hours to up to 15 hours per week for a maximum of 24 months in order to care for a close relative in need of care at home.

You only have a legal entitlement to family care leave if your employer has at least 26 employees (those employed for vocational training are not counted). You will only be granted family care leave if your relative has at least care grade 1.

Employment contract regulations for family care leave:

  • You must reach a written agreement with your employer on working hours and the distribution of hours.
  • Your employer can only object to your wishes regarding working hours for urgent operational reasons.
  • You can only change the specified working hours during your family care leave if your employer agrees.

You can apply for an interest-free loan to cushion the loss of income.

Who should I contact?

Responsibility lies with the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.

Responsible authorities

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Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend
Address: 11018 Berlin, Stadt
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Telephone: +49 30 20179130

Applications / forms

  • Sample form for the announcement of family care leave

  • Forms for applying for the interest-free loan

  • Both are available on the website https://www.wege-zur-pflege.de/

What are the fees?

none

What else should I know?

Combination of family care leave with care leave :

  • Directly before or directly after family care time (under the Family Care Time Act), care time (under the Care Time Act) may be taken.
  • If the family care time is taken before the care time, the family care time must be announced to the employer eight weeks before the desired start.
  • If the family care leave is taken after the care leave, the notice period for the family care leave is three months.
  • In total, the care period and the family care period may not exceed 24 months.

Close relatives within the meaning of the Family Caregiver Leave Act are:

  • Grandparents, parents, parents-in-law, stepparents.
  • Spouses, civil partners, partners in a marriage-like partnership, partnerships similar to civil partnerships
  • Siblings
  • Children, adopted or foster children
  • Children, adopted or foster children of the spouse or life partner, children-in-law and grandchildren
  • Sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law

Further information

https://www.wege-zur-pflege.de/

Legal basis

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.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families