Walk-in, appointment or online: it depends on the city
Your certificate comes from the registration office of the place where you are registered. Choose your city to see how its offices issue it, whether a simple or extended version is on offer, and what a person acting for you has to bring.
Saarbrücken
Gerberstraße 4, 66111 Saarbrücken
Get the certificate online, but come in person if it is for use abroad, a previous address or someone else.
Identify whether you need the certificate for a foreign authority, a previous address or another person before choosing the online PDF. Bring identification for a counter visit and written authority if acting for someone else; confirm any additional case-specific evidence with the office.
Saarbrücken
Am Markt 1, 66125 Saarbrücken
Book a visit, or walk in on Wednesday mornings, when you do not need an appointment.
Identify whether you need the certificate for a foreign authority, a previous address or another person before choosing the online PDF. Bring identification for a counter visit and written authority if acting for someone else; confirm any additional case-specific evidence with the office.
Saarbrücken
Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 19, 66130 Saarbrücken
Apply online, or come in person with written authority if you are asking for someone else.
Identify whether you need the certificate for a foreign authority, a previous address or another person before choosing the online PDF. Bring identification for a counter visit and written authority if acting for someone else; confirm any additional case-specific evidence with the office.
Saarbrücken
Burbacher Markt 20, 66115 Saarbrücken
Book a slot in the city’s appointment service and pick the right branch, or walk in on Wednesday mornings.
Identify whether you need the certificate for a foreign authority, a previous address or another person before choosing the online PDF. Bring identification for a counter visit and written authority if acting for someone else; confirm any additional case-specific evidence with the office.
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 giving up their last home in Germany. See when you need to report your departure and which office accepts it.
Other countries
Moving on, or comparing before you decide? See how this works elsewhere.
Most offices in Elche, Córdoba, and Valencia
Most offices in The Hague, Arnhem, and Nijmegen
Most offices in Antwerp, Ghent, and Bruges
Most offices in Warsaw, Lublin, and Gdynia
Where to next
For anyone who has to show where they live. See what the certificate covers and which office in your city issues it.
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