Register residence
Service description
If you move into a new home, you must register with the registration office responsible for you at your new place of residence within two weeks of moving in.
If you are under 16 years old, you must be registered by the person whose home you are moving into.
If you are over 18 years of age and have a guardian or caregiver who can determine your residence, your new home must be registered by your guardian or caregiver.
You only have to register newborns born in Germany if they move to a different home from that of their parents or mother.
To register your new home, you must come in person to the registration office responsible for you or authorize another person to do so.
Special information for - City of Idar-Oberstein
With the entry into force of the new Federal Registration Act on 01.11.2015, registration with the registration authority must take place within two weeks of moving in (Section 17 (1) of the Federal Registration Act - BMG).
At the same time, the obligation of a landlord to cooperate with every registration, re-registration and deregistration abroad is reintroduced. The presentation of a landlord's confirmation of residence is mandatory.
You can find the landlord's confirmation of residence form here.
You must appear in person for your registration. Please bring your identity card with you, as the address will be changed on it. If you have one, please also bring your vehicle registration certificate. The address will also be changed on this.What documents are required?
- Completed registration form (except for automated registration register)
- At least one proof of identity:
- Identity card
- Provisional identity card
- Replacement identity card
- Recognized and valid passport
- Recognized and valid passport replacement document
- When moving into a rental property: landlord's confirmation of residence or corresponding allocation feature
- When purchasing residential property: notarized purchase contract or extract from the land register
- For persons under guardianship: written power of attorney or guardian's identity card
- If represented by another person: written power of attorney and identification documents of the person to be registered
- If moving from abroad: last residential address in Germany (confirmation of registration, date of moving in and out)
- For spouses, life partners and family members with the same move-in dates: Date of moving in and previous and current residences
- The competent authority may request the submission of further documents to verify the information (for example: marriage certificate, birth certificate)
Special information for - City of Idar-Oberstein- Identity card
- Vehicle registration certificate
What fees apply?
There are no fees.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
You must register your new place of residence within 2 weeks of moving into your new home.
Legal basis
§ Section 17 (1) and (3) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__17.html
§ Section 21 (4) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__21.html
§ Section 23 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__23.html
§ Section 24 (1) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__24.html
Numbers 17.1, 17.3, 22 and 23.0 to 23.0.2 General Administrative Regulation on the Implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)
https://www.verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de/bsvwvbund_27092022_VII2201041418.htm
Legal remedy
- Contradiction
- Action for annulment
- Compulsory action