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Your selected location: Rhede (Ems) (268...)

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.

Disability counselling


For questions concerning the official determination of a disability, compensation for disadvantages due in accordance with the established disability, the issuing and renewal of severely disabled person's passes and the conditions for the free transport of severely disabled persons in public passenger transport and/or the exemption/reduction from motor vehicle tax and theissue of the supplement with or without token please contact the competent authority.

Which documents are required?

No documents are required.

What are the fees?

There are no fees.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There are no deadlines to be observed.

What else should I know?

More information on the topic of "People with disabilities" can be found on the following website:

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the branch office of the Lower Saxony State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Family, which is responsible for your place of residence.

Responsible authorities


Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Soziales, Jugend und Familie - Außenstelle Osnabrück
Address: Iburger Straße 30 , 49082 Osnabrück
Timetable
Telephone: 0541 5845-0
Fax: 0541 5845-297
Transport Connection:
Station Landessozialamt
Bus: 21, 53, 61, 62, 465, 466, 467
Parking:
Parking Place: Number: 0, Fees: no
Handicapped Parking Place: Number: 2, Fees: no
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

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