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Please note:You can only obtain complete information if you indicate the place of residence, the place of business or the building project, depending on the procedure.

Please note:

You can only obtain complete information if you indicate the place of residence, the place of business or the building project, depending on the procedure.

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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.

Relocation

Are you planning a move or a change of apartment? Then you have to regulate many things: make a change of address known, registration and deregistration, dog tax or parking card. Here you will find information about the most important points to consider.

There are 2 life situations for Relocation

Cancellations / Changes of Registration / Registrations
Others

There are 16 services for Relocation

Confirmation of Reporting Exhibition
You will receive a confirmation of registration when you register with a main or secondary apartment at the office responsible for this apartment. It is used to prove the...
Housing provider confirmation
As of 1 November 2015, regulations will come into force on the basis of the new Federal Registration Act (BMG), which you must observe in the event of a change of residence. If...
Identity card change due to change of address
If the address on the identity card has changed because the holder has moved, he or she must not only register the new residencewithin one week, but also have the address...
Information block facility
The information block is set up by the competent authority. Other bodies involved, such as those of the previous dwelling and the bodies responsible for any other dwellings,...
Registration certificate issue
On request, the competent authority will issue you with a registration certificate if you are registered there with a main or secondary apartment. A registration certificate is...
Reporting obligation
If you are moving into an apartment or move out of an apartment, you must register or unsubscribe from the appropriate office within 2 weeks. If you move domestically, you do...
Residence Deregistration
Deregistration of an apartment is only necessary if you move out of that apartment without moving into a new apartment in Germany. This is the case, for example, if they move...
Residence Deregistration of the main residence
Deregistration of a main residence is only required if you move out of this apartment without moving into a new apartment in germany. This is the case, for example, if you are...
Residence Deregistration of the secondary residence
You should report a secondary residence that you no longer inhabit to the competent authority. This adjusts the entry in the registration register accordingly.
Residence Re-registration Status change
If you have registered several apartments in Germany and in the meantime use mainly an ancillary residence instead of the previously registered main residence, this must be...
Residence Registration as an ancillary residence
If you use one or more secondary residences in addition to your main residence, this must be reported to the competent authority. This shall make a corresponding entry in the...
Residence Registration as main residence
The new Federal Registration Act will enter into force on 1 November 2015. Anyone who moves into an apartment must register with the competent authority within two...
Residence Registration for barges and seafarers
Any person who moves onto an inland waterway vessel registered in a register of vessels in the Federal Republic of Germany must register with the competent authority. The...
Residence re-registration
The re-registration of a residence, e.g. due to a move, is the registration of a new residence. If you move to a new municipality, municipality or city within Germany, you must...
Second home tax exemption
In general, married couples who have an ancillary residence for professional reasons are not permanently exempt from the second home tax. The levying of the second home tax on...
Second home tax fixing
The competent authorities in Lower Saxony can decide whether and to what extent they wish to levy second home tax. There is no obligation to levy the second home tax. The...

Top 10 Services

Soil benchmark card - extract/information
Exchange of an old driver's license into a new driver's license
Church Resignation Declaration
Motor vehicle re-registration
Apply for child benefit
Apply for a change of tax brackets during marriage or civil partnership
Dog tax fixing
Apply for an identity card
Educational and participation services for children, adolescents and young adults Provision of
Children's passport exhibition

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