Where to report your move in your German city

Each city sets its own way of taking an address change

A move is reported to the registration office for the place you are moving to, not the one you are leaving. Some cities let you start online, others want a visit or a form by post, and the office tells you what to bring with you.

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1 office in Hamburg

  • Hamburg

    Hamburg Service vor Ort – City Einwohnerangelegenheiten

    Großer Burstah 6, 20457 Hamburg

    One person can register the whole family if you share the same moving date and old and new addresses.

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    Bring valid identity documents, any eID card or residence permit, and the Wohnungsgeberbestätigung naming everyone moving; a lease does not replace it. Homeowners also need purchase or land-register evidence. Bring children’s ID/passport or otherwise birth certificates. For absent people bring original IDs and any required written authority; spouses moving together can represent each other without authority with the ID. Call ahead for under-16 moves without both guardians: a change between parental homes may need consent, a written agreement or a court decision. Bring the vehicle certificate if requesting its address update.

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