Register your residence as a secondary residence
If you move into another apartment in Germany in addition to your main residence, you must register this as a secondary residence with the responsible registration authority within 2 weeks of moving in. If you are under the age of 16,...
If you move into another apartment in Germany in addition to your main residence, you must register this as a secondary residence with the responsible registration authority within 2 weeks of moving in.
If you are under the age of 16, your new secondary residence must be registered by the person whose apartment you are moving into.
If you are over 18 years of age and you have been assigned guardianship or care that affects your right to determine your residence, then your new secondary residence must be registered by the person.
You only have to register newborns who were born in Germany if they move into a different apartment than that of their parents or mother.
You, or a person authorized by you, must personally visit the registration office responsible for you to register your new secondary residence.
If you move into a new second home in Hamburg, you can also register it online under certain conditions.
Important notes
Prerequisites
- In addition to your main residence, you have moved into another residence in Germany.
Documents required
- Proof of identity of all persons to be registered:
- Identity card and, if available, passport
- if necessary, provisional identity card or passport substitute
- Children (up to the age of 18):
- if you have an ID card and/or passport, otherwise your birth certificate
- When moving into a rental property: confirmation from the landlord.
- When moving into residential property: notarized purchase contract or extract from the land register.
- For supervised persons: written power of attorney or supervisor ID
- If represented by another person: written authorization and identification documents of the person to be registered
- When moving from abroad: last residential address in Germany (confirmation of registration, date of moving in and out)
- For spouses, life partners and family members with the same immigration data: immigration date and previous and current residences.
- When moving from outside:
- Married/partnered:
- Original marriage certificate
- Proof of identity of both spouses, unless they live apart
- divorced:
- legally binding divorce decree in the original
- widowed:
- original death certificate
- Unmarried and shared apartments:
- Presentation of the identity cards of all persons as well as additional written authorizations of the persons who are not present
- Holders of an electronic residence permit (eAT)
- the residence permit
- Married/partnered:
Please note
- The secondary residence must be registered in the municipality in which the secondary residence is located.
- The tax office levies a secondary residence tax for the use of a secondary residence in Hamburg.
- The personal presence of children under the age of 18 is not required.
- A registration of minors without both legal guardians must always be clarified in advance by telephone with the residents' customer service center.
- When moving within the house, a re-registration is also required.
- Late registrations can be punished with a fine.
Deadlines
You must register your new secondary residence within 2 weeks of moving into the apartment.
Procedure & Fees
Procedure
- You appear in person at the registration office responsible for you or you can be represented by a person with power of attorney.
- You fill out the registration form and sign it (except in the case of an automated registration form).
- You submit all the required documents.
- Finally, you will receive an official registration confirmation from the registration office about the registration of your new secondary residence.
Processing time
The processing time is usually 12 minutes.
Online: The processing time is about 5 minutes.
Fees
- EUR 12.00 per adult or person under the age of 18 who auditions alone.
- EUR 12.00 per family (parents including underage children with the same arrival dates).
- EUR 12.00 for a married couple (without children with the same arrival dates).
Legal notes
Legal basis
- § 17 paragraph 1 and 3 Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__17.html - § 21 paragraph 3 Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__21.html - § 22 Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__22.html - § 23 Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__23.html - § 23a paragraph 2 and 3 Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__23a.html - § 24 paragraph 1 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__24.html - Numbers 17.1, 17.3, 21, 22, 23.0 to 23.0., 36.2 General administrative regulation for the implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)
https://www.verwaltungsverbindungen-im-internet.de/bsvwvbund_28102015_VII22010414012.htm - § 1 Hamburg Implementation Act for the Federal Registration Act (HmbAGBMG)
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-BMGAGHAV2P1
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
- Customer centers Hamburg - overview
- LBV online services
- LBV vehicle registration certificate, change
Links on the Internet
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Bergedorf customer center
Residential department
Weidenbaumsweg 21
Customer Center Altona
Specialist Office for Residents
Ottenser Marktplatz 10
Customer Center Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
Specialized Office for Residents
Poppenhusenstraße 6
Customer Center Billstedt
Customer Center Blankenese
Specialist Office for Residents
Sülldorfer Kirchenweg 2a
Customer Center Eimsbüttel
Specialist Office for Residents
Grindelberg 62-66
Customer Center Eimsbüttel
Specialist Office for Residents
Grindelberg 62-66
Customer center in the middle
Customer center in the middle
Customer center in the middle
Customer center in the middle
Customer Center Finkenwerder
Customer Center Hamburg-Nord
Specialized Office for Residents
Lenhartzstraße 28
Customer Center Langenhorn
Specialized Office for Residents
Langenhorner Markt 7
Lokstedt customer center
Residential department
Garstedter Weg 11
Customer Center Wilhelmsburg
Customer Center Harburg
Population data
Harburger Rathausforum 3
Wandsbek customer center
Customer Center Süderelbe
Customer Center Bramfeld
Alstertal customer center
Walddörfer customer center
Walddörfer customer center
Rahlstedt customer center
Residential department
Rahlstedter Straße 151-157
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Last updated: 29.03.2023