Post, online or in person: it depends on the city
You report your departure to the registration office of the place you are leaving, and you can often choose between a visit, a written form and an online request. Open your city to see which of these its offices accept and what identification to send or bring.
Aachen
Paul-Küpper-Platz 1, 52078 Aachen
Book online or by phone, choose deregistration as the reason, and check the location in your confirmation.
Provide your future foreign address or at least the country if the address is not yet known. Bring your identity card or passport. Written applications and representatives need your signed deregistration form and a copy of your identity document; the form is not needed when you attend personally.
Aachen
Heinrich-Thomas-Platz 1, 52080 Aachen
You can deregister from one week before moving out until two weeks afterwards, but not earlier.
Provide your future foreign address or at least the country if the address is not yet known. Bring your identity card or passport. Written applications and representatives need your signed deregistration form and a copy of your identity document; the form is not needed when you attend personally.
Aachen
Germanusstraße 32-34, 52080 Aachen
If you come in person, you get your deregistration confirmation straight away.
Provide your future foreign address or at least the country if the address is not yet known. Bring your identity card or passport. Written applications and representatives need your signed deregistration form and a copy of your identity document; the form is not needed when you attend personally.
Aachen
Schulberg 20, 52076 Aachen
A representative can go for you with your signed authorisation and their own ID.
Provide your future foreign address or at least the country if the address is not yet known. Bring your identity card or passport. Written applications and representatives need your signed deregistration form and a copy of your identity document; the form is not needed when you attend personally.
Aachen
Rathausstraße 12, 52072 Aachen
You can also apply in writing, as long as the application reaches the authority within the deadline.
Provide your future foreign address or at least the country if the address is not yet known. Bring your identity card or passport. Written applications and representatives need your signed deregistration form and a copy of your identity document; the form is not needed when you attend personally.
Aachen
Roermonder Straße 559, 52072 Aachen
If you are moving to another home in Germany, register at the new address instead of deregistering.
Provide your future foreign address or at least the country if the address is not yet known. Bring your identity card or passport. Written applications and representatives need your signed deregistration form and a copy of your identity document; the form is not needed when you attend personally.
Aachen
Hackländerstraße 1, 52064 Aachen
If you apply in writing, the confirmation can be posted to an address abroad, but it is not sent by email.
Provide your future foreign address or at least the country if the address is not yet known. Bring your identity card or passport. Written applications and representatives need your signed deregistration form and a copy of your identity document; the form is not needed when you attend personally.
Aachen
Johannes-Paul-II.-Straße 1, 52062 Aachen
Choose between a booked personal visit and a written application, whichever suits you better.
Provide your future foreign address or at least the country if the address is not yet known. Bring your identity card or passport. Written applications and representatives need your signed deregistration form and a copy of your identity document; the form is not needed when you attend personally.
Augsburg
An der Blauen Kappe 18, 86152 Augsburg
Report your departure online, by post or in person, using the day you actually move out, not your lease end date.
Have your identity card or passport ready. For postal submission use the city’s deregistration form and follow its instructions; a downloadable form is not itself an online submission. Prepare the actual moving-out date and future address. The counter is at An der Blauen Kappe 18; visits require an appointment.
Berlin
Karl-Marx-Allee 31, 10178 Berlin
The city recommends deregistering by post, but you can also book a visit and finish it on the spot.
Complete the official deregistration form and include an ID-card or passport copy. Use extra forms for more than three people. Keep the confirmation for organisations that request proof of departure. Moving elsewhere within Germany normally requires registration at the new address instead.
Bielefeld
Niederwall 23, Neues Rathaus, 33602 Bielefeld
Book a visit and get your confirmation on the spot, or apply in writing and the city posts it to your address abroad.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Germanenstraße 22, 33647 Bielefeld
Book a visit, or deregister online with BundID if you are eligible.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Wefelshof 9, 33729 Bielefeld
Come in person with an appointment and you receive your deregistration confirmation on the spot.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Wertherstraße 436, 33619 Bielefeld
You can deregister from one week before you leave until two weeks after you have moved out.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Nazarethweg 7, 33617 Bielefeld
The online option works if you leave alone, with a spouse and minor children, or with minor children only.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Salzufler Straße 13, 33719 Bielefeld
If you cannot visit, a signed written request also works, and the reply is posted to you abroad.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Detmolder Straße 617, 33699 Bielefeld
If you deregister online with BundID, the confirmation arrives in your service-portal inbox.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Amtsstraße 13, 33739 Bielefeld
Book a visit, or use BundID to deregister online together with your spouse and minor children.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Margaretenweg 29, 33611 Bielefeld
Book a personal visit, or deregister online with BundID if you are 16 or older.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Bielefeld
Windelsbleicher Str. 242, 33659 Bielefeld
Book a visit to report your departure, any time from a week before you move out until two weeks after.
For a visit, bring the original identity document of the person deregistering. For a written request, provide the signed form, new foreign address and identity-document copy. If represented, include authorisation and the representative’s identity document or copy for a written request.
Guides
Related services
For people who cannot cover rent, food or other basic costs. See whether the Sozialamt or the Jobcenter is your starting point and how to reach them.
For freelancers, sole traders and new business owners. See how tax registration works, what the Steuernummer is for and which tax office can help.
For people who already live in Germany and move to a new home. See how to update your registered address and which office takes it.
For students, workers and family members from outside the EU. See which office handles your stay and how applications start.
For anyone moving into a home in Germany from another country. See what the registration involves and which office in your city deals with it.
For anyone who has to show where they live. See what the certificate covers and which office in your city issues it.
Other countries
Moving on, or comparing before you decide? See how this works elsewhere.
Most offices in Warsaw, Kraków, and Lublin
Most offices in The Hague, 's-Hertogenbosch, and Alkmaar
Most offices in Liège, Charleroi, and Tournai
Most offices in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Terrassa, and Almería
Where to next
For anyone giving up their last home in Germany. See when you need to report your departure and which office accepts it.
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