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.
- Housing and moving,Building a house or buying property
- Professional licences and permissions,Recognition of foreign professional qualifications,Further education,Job search and unemployment
Taxes and Social Insurance Contributions
Secondary home tax,Land tax and land transfer tax,Inheritance tax and gift tax,Vehicle taxes,Tax return,Social contributions,Income tax and church tax,Other taxes- Adoption and foster care,Marriage,Childcare,Separating if you have a child,Divorce
- After the birth,Before the birth
School, Vocational Training and Higher Education
School,Studying at university level,Vocational trainingTravelling and Spending Time Abroad
Travel,Moving abroad,Spending time abroad- Integration,Asylum,Immigration,Naturalisation
- Certificates,Identity documents
Elections, Civic Engagement and Participation
Civic engagement and participation,Elections- Hunting and fishing,Festivals and events,Keeping animals
- Owning a vehicle,Vehicle licences
- Inheritance, estates and wills,Death
Retirement and Retirement Benefits
Pension,Retirement benefits- Securing livelihoods and government support
Rights and Consumer Protection
Data protection, information and inspection of files,Court proceedings, criminal complaints and lawsuits,Out-of-court proceedings and dispute arbitration,Consumer protection- Care provision,Staying healthy,Disability,Illness
- Water and soil,Nature, climate and biodiversity
Emergencies and Assistance to Victims
Assistance for injured parties,Disaster relief
Top 10 Services
- Applying for a change of tax class during marriage or civil partnership
- Applying for housing benefit for the first time or again
- Online watch Lower Saxony
- Apply for child benefit
- Confirmation of landlord
- Apply for a small firearms license
- Apply for parental allowance
- Register a business
- Inspect the register of associations
- Declaration of resignation from the church
