Change of residence within Hamburg
If you move within Hamburg, you have to change your registration. It is not necessary to deregister the previous address.
Important notes
Prerequisites
- Moving within Hamburg.
- The new apartment was moved into.
- Registration only by personal appearance or an authorized person of legal age.
Documents required
- When moving into a rental property:
- Confirmation from the landlord - mandatory! - filled and signed
- When moving into residential property:
- notarial purchase contract or extract from the land register
- Documents of all moving persons:
- Identity card (passport if no identity card is available)
- Children (up to their 18th birthday): ID card and/or passport if available, otherwise birth certificate; Personal presence is not required. - Unmarried and shared apartments:
- Presentation of the IDs of all persons as well as additional written authorizations of the persons who are not present - If you own a vehicle:
- The registration certificate part 1 (formerly the vehicle registration document) for the change of address. Danger! However, this is only possible for private vehicles if the registration certificate was issued in Hamburg. If you change your name or if it is an (old) one-part vehicle registration document, as well as in all other cases, the Landesbetrieb Verkehr is responsible (see link).
- Holders of an electronic residence permit (eAT)
- the residence permit
Please note
- A re-registration of minors (up to the age of 16) without both legal guardians must always be clarified in advance by telephone with the resident customer center.
If a minor resident who has previously lived with both parents in a main residence is transferred to a new main residence by one of the parents, the consent of the other parent, a written agreement between the parents on the child's center of life or a family court decision on the transfer of the the sole right of residence determination must be presented. The same applies if the minor resident's sole or main residence is to be re-registered from the home of one parent to the home of the other parent. - From the age of 16 you can register without the consent of the guardian.
- Holders of an electronic residence permit (eAT) must also have the address on the residence permit changed.
- If you own a car, the address on the registration certificate Part I (formerly a vehicle registration document) must also be changed (see -Documents-).
- A dog must be re-registered at the consumer protection office.
- When moving within the house, a change of registration is also required.
ATTENTION: Since the Federal Registration Act of November 1, 2015, the submission of a confirmation of the accommodation provider has been mandatory.
Deadlines
Legal reporting deadline: within two weeks after moving in.
Procedure & Fees
Procedure
Processing time
approx. 12 minutes
Fees
EUR 12 per adult or person under the age of 18 who auditions alone. EUR 12 per family (parents including minor children with the same relocation dates). 12 EUR a married couple (without children with the same relocation dates). Change of vehicle registration certificate 11.40 EUR.
Legal notes
Legal basis
- Section 17 (1) and (3) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__17.html - § 21 Para. 4 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 - Section 24 (1) of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__24.html - Numbers 17.1, 17.3, 22 and 23 General Administrative Regulations for the Implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)
https://www.verwaltungsverbindungen-im-internet.de/bsvwvbund_28102015_VII22010414012.htm
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
Choose one of 24 facilities ...
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