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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.
- Before the birth,After the birth
- Adoption and foster care,Childcare,Marriage,Divorce,Separating if you have a child
School, Vocational Training and Higher Education
School,Vocational training,Studying at university level- Further education,Job search and unemployment,Recognition of foreign professional qualifications,Professional licences and permissions
- Building a house or buying property,Housing and moving
Taxes and Social Insurance Contributions
Tax return,Income tax and church tax,Social contributions,Land tax and land transfer tax,Secondary home tax,Vehicle taxes,Inheritance tax and gift tax,Other taxes- Identity documents,Certificates
- Immigration,Asylum,Naturalisation,Integration
- Vehicle licences,Owning a vehicle
Elections, Civic Engagement and Participation
Civic engagement and participation,Elections- Festivals and events,Hunting and fishing,Keeping animals
Travelling and Spending Time Abroad
Travel,Spending time abroad,Moving abroad- Staying healthy,Illness,Disability,Care provision
- Securing livelihoods and government support
Rights and Consumer Protection
Out-of-court proceedings and dispute arbitration,Court proceedings, criminal complaints and lawsuits,Consumer protection,Data protection, information and inspection of filesEmergencies and Assistance to Victims
Disaster relief,Assistance for injured parties- Nature, climate and biodiversity,Water and soil
Retirement and Retirement Benefits
Retirement benefits,Pension- Death,Inheritance, estates and wills
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
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Apply for a small firearms license
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Apply for infection protection instruction including certificate
- Apply for child benefit
- Confirmation of landlord
- Benefits for education and participation for children, adolescents and young adults Authorisation
- Set up a carport