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.
Hanover
Aegidientorplatz 1, 30159 Hanover
Book an appointment and pick the menu entry that covers moving abroad along with giving up a second home.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
Hanover
Bemeroder Rathausplatz 1, 30539 Hanover
Book an appointment, and one parent can deregister the whole family if you move abroad as a married couple with children.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
Hanover
Peiner Str. 9, 30519 Hanover
You need an appointment, as the Thursday walk-ins at some other Hanover branches are not offered in Döhren.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
Hanover
Meldaustr. 25-27, 30419 Hanover
Book an appointment, or try the Thursday walk-in and check how busy it is before you travel.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
Hanover
Lindener Marktplatz 1, 30449 Hanover
Book an appointment or try a Thursday walk-in, on the second floor of the Linden town hall.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
Hanover
Lister Str. 10, 30163 Hanover
Book an appointment or try a Thursday walk-in, on the first floor of the Podbi-Park passage.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
Hanover
Anne-Stache-Allee 7, 30459 Hanover
Book an appointment between a week before you leave and two weeks after, and get your confirmation during the visit.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
Hanover
Elmstr. 15, 30657 Hanover
Book an appointment any time from a week before you leave until two weeks after you move out.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
Hanover
Am Schützenplatz 1, 30169 Hanover
Book an appointment to get your confirmation straight away, since a written request is slower.
Bring identity documents for everyone leaving; foreign nationals need their passports. A written request must include names, birth dates, departure date, old address, new address or at least destination country, signatures and copies of identity documents.
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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