Wandsbek Einwohnerangelegenheiten
Change of main residence
As a person who is required to register, you must notify Hamburg Service of any change to your main residence within two weeks.
Important notes
Prerequisites
- You have several apartments inland.
- Your previous main residence is used by you as a secondary residence, or your previous secondary residence as your main residence.
Documents required
Please bring an identity document (e.g. identity card or passport as proof of identity and to change the apartment details) with you.
Deadlines
You are obliged to notify the responsible office for resident affairs of the change in the status of your apartment within two weeks.
The period begins on the day on which the previous residence was changed.
Procedure & Fees
Procedure
The personal appearance at the responsible location for resident affairs is mandatory.
Processing time
None (the change of status is entered directly by Hamburg Service in the population register)
Fees
There are no costs.
Payment methods available
- Girocard
- Cash payment
Legal notes
Legal remedies
no
Legal basis
§ 21 Federal Registration Act (BMG)
§ 22 Federal Registration Act (BMG)
Downloads & Links
Forms and downloads
- Form: Assertion of my rights with regard to the transfer of my data according to the BMG
- Form: confirmation of accommodation provider - barrier-free, PDF, 235 KB, 1 page
- Form: Notification about the change of the main residence from 01.11.2015 - barrier-free, PDF, 259 KB
- Form: Registration at the registration office - barrier-free, PDF, 786 KB, 3 pages
- Form: Supplement for registering for several apartments from November 1st, 2015 - barrier-free, PDF, 235 KB
Related services
Links on hamburg.de
- LBV online services
- LBV vehicle registration certificate, change
- Locations Hamburg On-site service - overview
Links on the Internet
Service description
If you have several apartments in Germany and the status of your apartment has changed (the main apartment is now used as a secondary apartment or the secondary apartment is now used as the main apartment without moving into or moving out of a new or previous apartment), then you are You are obliged to inform the responsible location for residents' affairs.
main residence is:
- If you are married or living in a civil partnership: the main home used by the family or civil partnership. This also applies if you are only temporarily separated from your family or partner.
- If you are married or living in a civil partnership and permanently living apart: Your main residence.
- If you are a minor: the home your parents or foster parents primarily use. If they live separately, the main residence is the residence in which you mainly live.
- Only when it is not possible to determine the dwelling that is primarily used without any doubt should the main focus be placed on the life relationships. Clues for this are, for example, the type of apartment, personal ties, social and local political activities as well as membership in clubs and other organizations.
Secondary residence is any additional residence in Germany. You can therefore have a main residence and several secondary residences.
Address and contact information
Address
Wandsbek Einwohnerangelegenheiten
Schloßstraße 60 22041 Hamburg
Room: EG
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Phone
Facility info
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If you would like to apply for an identity card, passport or children's passport, you can use an existing self-recording terminal (speed capture terminal) in the customer center to capture the necessary biometric data (digital photo, signature, fingerprints).
Please allow a few minutes more time before your appointment to collect your data.
Note: You will not receive a printout of the digital photo.
There is no need to bring a passport photo with you when using the self-registration terminal.
Use costs 6 euros.
Please speak to the clerk afterwards.
The existing self-recording terminal (Speed Capture Terminal) cannot be used for fishing licenses and driver's license applications. Please bring a passport photo (biometric) with you for these services.
Public transport
U1 / Busse Wandsbek market
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Last updated: 12.05.2024