Reporting a move to Hamburg from abroad

Prerequisites

• They moved to Hamburg from abroad and already live there.
• They are staying in Hamburg for more than 3 months.
• You and all persons moving in with you must appear in person at an appointment with the responsible authority.

Documents required

• Your valid identification document (identity card, passport, passport substitute)
• and, if applicable, additionally
  • Your eID card or
  • Your (electronic) residence permit
• Landlord's confirmation with the following information (the submission of the rental agreement cannot replace the landlord's confirmation):
  • Name and address of the landlord and, if the landlord is not the owner, also the name of the owner,
  • Move-in date,
  • address of the apartment as well as
  • Names of all persons moving into the apartment
• When moving into a residential property, additionally a purchase agreement or land register extract is required.
• Your original civil status documents (for example, birth certificate, marriage certificate, name declaration)
• and, if applicable, additionally
  • Proof of the authenticity of the document in the form of a legalization or apostille
  • Translation by a sworn translator

Please note

Deadlines

Please register no later than 2 weeks after your move.

Procedure

You can register your change of address in person at the relevant office:

• You can make an appointment online or by calling 115.
• You bring all necessary documents with you to the appointment and present them.
• You register your place of residence.
• Your address will be stored in the residents’ register.
• If you are a German citizen, your address/place of residence will be changed in your official documents.
• You will receive a registration confirmation.
• You pay the fee.

Processing time

Processing on site usually takes 15 to 20 minutes.

Fees

The fees amount to EUR 16.00

• per person, or


• for a family with the same address.

Legal remedies

• Contradiction

Legal basis

• Federal Registration Act (BMG)
  
  
  https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/index.html


• Fee Schedule for Registration and Identification Matters (MeldeGebO)
  
  
  https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-MeldeGebOHA2015 framing/format/xsl?oi=w4n72Uy5qY&sourceP=%7B%22source%22%3A%22TOC%22%7D&docAcc=true