Offices where you can deregister in Germany

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.

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1 office in Hamburg

  • Hamburg

    Hamburg Service vor Ort – City Einwohnerangelegenheiten

    Großer Burstah 6, 20457 Hamburg

    Book a visit at any Hamburg Service location, or post a signed form with copies of your ID.

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    At the counter bring valid original identity cards or passports for everyone being deregistered aged 16 or over. An authorised representative must also bring their own original identity document and yours. For postal submission, include the signed form and copies of valid IDs or passports for everyone aged 16 or over. If also giving up a Hamburg secondary home, separately end its second-home tax registration.

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