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.
Oberhausen
Schwartzstraße 72, Rathaus Oberhausen, 46045 Oberhausen
Book an appointment, and one adult can report a joint family departure for everyone.
Bring your identity card and passport if available, and the identity documents for everyone leaving. For another person’s deregistration, bring written authority and that person’s ID or passport.
Oberhausen
Bottroper Straße 183, Rathaus Osterfeld, 46117 Oberhausen
Book an appointment and make sure Osterfeld is the branch you have selected.
Bring your identity card and passport if available, and the identity documents for everyone leaving. For another person’s deregistration, bring written authority and that person’s ID or passport.
Oberhausen
Bahnhofstraße 66, Technisches Rathaus, 46145 Oberhausen
Book an appointment, but only if you are not moving into another home in Germany.
Bring your identity card and passport if available, and the identity documents for everyone leaving. For another person’s deregistration, bring written authority and that person’s ID or passport.
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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