Each agency covers a set of addresses, so start with your city
Registering is easiest online or on the free national phone line, but the local Agentur für Arbeit is the office that advises you afterwards. Start with your city: you will see which branch covers your address, whether you can drop in or need to book, and why you should use only one way of registering.
Duisburg
Wintgensstraße 29-33, 47058 Duisburg
Get job-search help before you become unemployed by registering online or by phone.
Have your expected employment end date, contact information and details of qualifications and employment history ready. Submit the registration through one channel. If the end date changes after registration, tell the agency rather than registering again. Do not wait for a postal account activation code to protect a reporting deadline.
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 Barcelona, Seville, and Valencia
Most offices in The Hague, Groningen, and Hengelo
Most offices in Łódź, Białystok, and Bielsko-Biała
Most offices in Ghent, Aalst, and Antwerp
Most offices in Akranes, Akureyri, and Egilsstaðir
Where to next
For employees whose contract is ending and anyone who wants job-search support. See how the registration works and which employment agency to contact.
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