If you move, you must register at your new place of residence.

For children up to the age of 16, the person with whom the children are moving in must register them. The consent of the legal guardian may be required.

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

Depending on the municipality's policy, you may be able to skip filling out the registration form and have your data entered directly when you appear in person at the relevant office. You will then have to confirm the accuracy of the data by signing a printout.

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

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

If the relevant office in your new place of residence has set up internet access for registration, you can also submit the required information using a qualified electronic signature via this access.

You cannot use this service if you

• are moving from abroad or
• use a pseudonym in your electronic signature instead of your name.

In these cases, you must register as described above.

To be eligible to vote in a municipal election, you must have lived in the municipality for at least three months and be eligible to vote. If you register with a municipality as your primary residence, you will automatically be entered in the electoral register for the next upcoming election or vote. Special provisions apply to European elections for foreign EU citizens.

the registration office of your new place of residence

• Identity card or passport, if the person required to register is over 16 years of age
• Personal documents of family members who are registered together on a registration form
  • For children: child's passport or birth certificate

The registration authority may request additional documents to verify the information provided (e.g., birth certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree).

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If you do not fulfill your obligation to re-register, or do not do so in time, you are committing an administrative offense that may be punished with a fine.

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