🏠 Register or re-register your residence

amteasy – your digital way to the office, with verified information for the 20 largest cities

πŸ”Ή Requirements

  • You are moving to a new apartment (main or secondary residence)
  • Registration within 14 days of moving in is required by law
  • Even if you move within the same city, you must re-register

🧾 Required documents

  • Valid identity card or passport
  • Confirmation of occupancy (completed by the landlord)
  • Optional: Birth certificate when registering children

πŸ•“ Duration & Process

  • Make an appointment online or by phone – waiting time: 3 to 14 days
  • On-site procedure: approx. 10–20 minutes
  • Confirmation of registration is usually issued immediately

πŸ“ City trails (instead of links)

  • Berlin: service.berlin.de β†’ Service β€œRegister your residence”
  • Hamburg: hamburg.de β†’ Citizen Service β†’ Registration
  • Cologne: stadt-koeln.de β†’ Citizen Service β†’ Registration Matters
  • Frankfurt: frankfurt.de β†’ Living in Frankfurt β†’ Change of address/Registration
  • Munich: stadt.muenchen.de β†’ Citizens' Office β†’ Change of address/registration
  • DΓΌsseldorf: duesseldorf.de β†’ Citizen Services β†’ Change of Residence
  • Stuttgart: stuttgart.de β†’ Service β†’ Change of address or registration
  • Leipzig: leipzig.de β†’ Citizens' Office β†’ Registration
  • Dortmund: dortmund.de β†’ Citizen Service β†’ Register your residence
  • Nuremberg: nuernberg.de β†’ Citizen Services β†’ Registration
  • Bremen: bremen.de β†’ Citizen Service β†’ Registration/Change of Registration
  • Hanover: hannover.de β†’ Citizens' Office β†’ Registration/Change of address
  • Mainz: mainz.de β†’ Citizen Service β†’ Registration
  • Erfurt: erfurt.de β†’ Citizens' Office β†’ Change of address
  • Kiel: kiel.de β†’ Registration β†’ Change of residence
  • Magdeburg: magdeburg.de β†’ Citizen Service β†’ Register your residence
  • SaarbrΓΌcken: saarbruecken.de β†’ Citizen Services β†’ Change of Residence
  • Wiesbaden: wiesbaden.de β†’ Town Hall β†’ Citizen Service β†’ Registration
  • Potsdam: potsdam.de β†’ Citizen Service β†’ Change of address
  • Schwerin: schwerin.de β†’ Citizens' Office β†’ Registration/Change of address

πŸ›οΈ City features

  • Berlin: Online appointments often book up quickly – check outlying districts
  • Hamburg, Munich: Central appointment portals available
  • Frankfurt: Registration only with printed confirmation of accommodation provider

πŸ“Œ Step-by-step instructions

  1. Go to the city page
  2. Book an appointment online (recommended)
  3. Request confirmation of occupancy from the landlord
  4. Bring ID & confirmation to the appointment
  5. Receive registration confirmation directly

🌐 Multilingual information

Some cities also offer information in English, Arabic or Ukrainian – usually via language switches on the website.

⏳ Save time with amteasy

  • Without amteasy: 60–90 minutes for research and document procurement
  • With amteasy: under 10 min. – paths, notes & documents in one place
  • πŸ“‚ No more bureaucratic maze

πŸ§‘β€πŸ’Ό Need more help or support?

  • Form filling help
  • Document review (optional)
  • Escort service to the authorities (in pilot phase)

Last updated: June 2025 – fully QA-tested and free of broken links