🧾 Apply for a police clearance certificate

amteasy – your easy way to official proof of immunity

🔹 Requirements

  • Age of majority (for application for own certificate)
  • German residence (exceptions for foreign countries via embassy)
  • Proof of identity required

🧾 Required documents

  • Valid identity card or passport
  • For online application: ID card with online ID function (eID) + card reader or eID app
  • Optional: Purpose of the certificate (e.g. “for submission to authorities”)
  • For official certificate of good conduct: exact address of the receiving authority

📌 Step-by-step instructions

  1. Decide: online application or personal application at the Citizens' Office
  2. For online application: Open BfJ portal with eID
  3. For personal application: Visit the Citizens’ Registration Office, bring your ID
  4. Specify the type of certificate of good conduct (private or for authorities)
  5. Pay the fee (on site or online)
  6. Certificate of good conduct will be sent by post

🕓 Duration & Costs

  • Processing time: approx. 7–14 days after application
  • Cost: 13 € (free of charge with proof of need)

🌐 Online application

➤ Apply for a certificate of good conduct online via the Federal Office of Justice (BfJ):
Path: bundesjustizamt.de → Service → Apply for a certificate of good conduct

Optional: Direct entry in the browser: führungszeugnis.bund.de

📍 Personal application (city paths)

You can also apply for your certificate of good conduct directly at your local Citizens' Registration Office . Here are the links to the relevant websites:

  • Berlin: service.berlin.de → Service “Certificate of Good Conduct”
  • Hamburg: hamburg.de → Citizen Service → Certificate of Good Conduct
  • Cologne: stadt-koeln.de → Citizen Service → Certificate of Good Conduct
  • Frankfurt: frankfurt.de → Living in Frankfurt → Certificate of good conduct
  • Munich: stadt.muenchen.de → Citizen Services → Certificate of Good Conduct

🌐 Multilingual information

The online application is in German. Explanations in English can be found directly at: bundesjustizamt.de → English → Certificate of Conduct

⏳ Save time with amteasy

  • Without amteasy: 30–45 minutes to research the right location, costs & process
  • With amteasy: under 5 minutes – clear path, all information at a glance
  • 📂 No administrative confusion – quick & understandable

🧑💼 Further support

  • Explanation of the variants (private vs. official)
  • Form help for the Citizens' Office
  • Preparation for abroad/translation (optional)

Last updated: June 2025 – Information without guarantee. Source: bundesjustizamt.de, municipal citizen services