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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.

Apply for health assistance

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If you do not have health insurance and receive uninterrupted subsistence assistance for a short period of time (probably less than a month), the social welfare office will provide the necessary medical care directly by issuing a treatment certificate.

These include:

  • Preventive health assistance for the prevention and early detection of diseases
  • Help in case of illness
  • Help with family planning
  • Help with pregnancy and maternity
  • Help with sterilization

Legal basis

Which documents are required?

  • Application for health assistance
  • Identity card or passport (or other documents that can identify the person beyond doubt)

Information on the documents required in individual cases will be provided by the competent social welfare institution.

Requirements

Health assistance is provided to persons who:

  • who do not have statutory or adequate private health insurance,
  • the provision of services via the health insurance fund (§ 264 para. 4 SGB V) is out of the question
  • and who cannot reasonably be expected to raise the funds for the necessary assistance from income and assets.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

None

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Competent authority

The person responsible is:

  • the social welfare office of the respective local social welfare institution

or

  • the social welfare office of the municipality belonging to the district or region used by the local social welfare agency,

in which the place of residence is located.

Local social welfare agencies: districts, independent cities and the Hanover region

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