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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2 offices in Potsdam

  • Potsdam

    Bürgerservicecenter Stadtmitte

    Yorckstraße 22, 14467 Potsdam

    Book a visit or post your signed form, and you will receive a deregistration certificate.

    Book an appointmentOffice website+49 331 2894444

    For a personal visit bring your identity card or passport. The local instructions allow staff to dispense with the form when you attend yourself; postal applications need the completed signed form. For children under 16, the responsible persons from whose home they leave handle notification. Guardians or carers with responsibility for residence decisions must meet the relevant reporting duty. Explain who is leaving and the departure date, and keep the deregistration certificate.

  • Potsdam

    Bürgerservicecenter Zentrum Ost

    Edisonallee 5–9, 14473 Potsdam

    Book a visit, and one adult can handle the deregistration for the whole family.

    Book an appointmentOffice website+49 331 2894444

    For a personal visit bring your identity card or passport. The local instructions allow staff to dispense with the form when you attend yourself; postal applications need the completed signed form. For children under 16, the responsible persons from whose home they leave handle notification. Guardians or carers with responsibility for residence decisions must meet the relevant reporting duty. Explain who is leaving and the departure date, and keep the deregistration certificate.

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