Change of residence

If you move house, you must register at your new address.

For children up to the age of 16, the person in whose home the children are moving must complete the registration. Where applicable, the consent of the person with parental responsibility is required.

• Section 1(1) of the Framework Act on Reporting Rights (MRRG)
• Section 11(1) of the Framework Act on the Right to Report (MRRG)

• An identity card or passport, if the person required to register has reached the age of 16
• Identity documents of family members who are registered together on a registration form
  • for children: a child’s passport or birth certificate

The registration authority may require you to provide further documents to substantiate the information given (for example, a birth certificate, marriage certificate or divorce decree).

To register, you must complete and sign the officially prescribed registration form. You must submit this in person or authorise another suitable person to do so on your behalf.

Depending on the local authority’s procedures, you may not need to complete the registration form; instead, your details may be recorded directly when you visit the relevant office in person. You will then be required to sign a printed copy to confirm that the details are correct.

Family members and partners in a civil partnership should use a single registration form together if they move from a shared home to a new shared home on the same day.

Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation of registration.

If the relevant authority in your new place of residence has set up an online portal for registration, you can also submit the required details via this portal using a qualified electronic signature.

You cannot use this service if you

• move here from abroad or
• use a pseudonym in your electronic signature instead of your name.

In such cases, you must log in as described above.

the registration office for your new place of residence

• Landlord’s certificate