Registering your main residence
The new Federal Registration Act comes into force on November 1, 2015.
Anyone moving into an apartment must register with the relevant authority within two weeks.
Comply with your registration obligation to avoid unnecessary problems and hassle. Failure to comply with the obligation to register can lead to problems with vehicle registration, obtaining a driving license or applying for a certificate of good conduct.
You will also need to change your identity card and, if necessary, your vehicle registration document.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the municipality, the Joint Community and the city to which you have moved.
Responsible authorities
Fachbereich 2 - Bürgerservice
Contact
- Salzbergen (Einheitsgemeinde):
- Apply for a driving license for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an express passport
- Applying for an international driving license
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Driving licence: issue
- Family name change
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Information blocking device
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Issue
- Registering your main residence
- Registration certificate Part I Amendment
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Tax Life Certificate: Issuance
- Salzbergen (Einheitsgemeinde):
- Apply for a driving license for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an express passport
- Applying for an international driving license
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Driving licence: issue
- Family name change
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Information blocking device
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Issue
- Registering your main residence
- Registration certificate Part I Amendment
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Tax Life Certificate: Issuance
Which documents are required?
- Identity card and/or passport as proof of identity and for changing the apartment details
- Confirmation from the landlord
- The following data and documents are also required for
- persons moving from abroad:
- the last residential address in Germany (registration confirmation, date of moving in and out)
- persons in care:
- written power of attorney or guardian's identity card
- Persons who cannot appear in person:
- written power of attorney and identification documents of the person to be registered
- persons moving from abroad:
What are the fees?
There are no fees. Late reports exceeding the reporting deadline of 2 weeks can be punished with a fine.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Registration must be made within 2 weeks of moving into the apartment.
Processing duration
Registrations are usually processed immediately. You will receive a free confirmation of your registration.
