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Apply for a day hunting license for a foreign person for the first time

If you are a person of foreign origin and want to hunt in Germany and you have not passed a German hunting exam, you must apply for a foreign hunting license.

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Detailed description

If you want to hunt in Germany as a foreign citizen, you usually need a German hunting license. If you have not taken a hunting exam in Germany, you must apply for a foreigner's hunting license. If you only want to hunt in Germany for a short period of time, you can apply for the foreigner's annual hunting license as a daily hunting license.

 

Information

Prerequisites

  • You are at least 18 years old when issuing the permit
  • You are a foreign citizen and your main residence is not in Germany
  • You have the necessary personal reliability
  • You have the necessary physical fitness
  • You have taken out hunting liability insurance
  • You have taken a hunting exam abroad that is comparable to the German hunting exam
  • You are in possession of a valid hunting license from your home country

Documents required

  • Proof of identity (e.g. ID card or passport)
  • Hunting license from your home country
  • current photograph
  • Proof of statutory hunting liability insurance

Please note

There are no special features

Deadlines

The daily hunting license is valid for 14 consecutive days.

Procedure

  • You submit your application in writing or online and provide the necessary documents.
  • If you submit the application in writing, submit it by post or in person to the responsible authority.
  • The responsible authority will check your application for completeness and correctness and, if necessary, request any missing documents or information from you.
  • The responsible authority will inform you in writing about the decision on your application.

Processing time

Up to several weeks

Fees

There is an administration fee. The amount of the fee depends on the type and scope of your application.

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

§ 15 paragraph 1 - 6 Federal Hunting Act (BJagdG)


www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bjagdg/__15.html


Fee schedule for hunting matters (JagdGebO)


www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-JagdGebOHApELS

Address and contact information

Hamburg police

Mon 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tue 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., Thu 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Due to many telephone inquiries, we are sometimes difficult to reach by telephone.



All firearms and hunting law matters can also be handled in writing


to be edited. Applications as well as hunting and weapons law documents can be sent by post,


Email or by putting it in your home mailbox.



Due to the current situation, processing at the hunting and weapons authority may take several months.


We ask for your patience and will get back to you without being asked.

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Last updated: 04.10.2026