Residence; registration

Actual occupation of the new flat (this flat is used permanently or at least with a certain regularity, primarily for living or sleeping).

Registration must take place within two weeks of moving in.

(ID: 17426)

In-person appointment

• Completed and signed registration form (registration form is available from the registration office)
• Identity card and/or passport or passport replacement document of all persons to be registered
• eID card for EU citizens, if applicable
• Confirmation from the landlord (for further information, see ‘Related topics’ – ‘Landlord’s confirmation; template’)
  OR, in the case of electronic confirmation by the landlord to the registration authority, the relevant identification code
• For the joint registration of additional persons at the personal appointment: if necessary, an (informal) power of attorney

A power of attorney is not required for the joint registration of spouses, civil partners under the Civil Partnership Act and/or family members with the same move-in data (move-in date and previous and current residences).

Electronic registration

• Identity card or eID card with online ID activated and the corresponding personal PIN
• Suitable smartphone with NFC interface or a card reader
• Free federal ID card app for the smartphone or PC
• Confirmation from the landlord (for further information, see ‘Related topics’ – ‘Landlord’s confirmation; template’)

• Landlord's confirmation of residence for submission to the registration office (file format: pdf)

none

• § Section 17 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

  Registration, cancellation

• § Section 19 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

  Involvement of the landlord

• § Section 23 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

  Fulfilment of the general reporting obligation

• § Section 54 of the Federal Registration Act (BMG)

  Provisions on fines

• § Section 27 Act on Identity Cards and Electronic Proof of Identity (Identity Card Act - PAuswG)

  Obligations of the card holder

• § Section 15 Passport Act (PassG)

  Obligations of the holder

• § Section 20 Act on a Card for EU Citizens and Nationals of the European Economic Area with Electronic Proof of Identity Function (eID Card Act - eIDKG)

  Obligations of the cardholder

• § 19 Verordnung über Personalausweise, eID-Karten für Unionsbürger und Angehörige des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums und den elektronischen Identitätsnachweis (Personalausweisverordnung – PAuswV)

  Change of address

• § 36c Verordnung über Personalausweise, eID-Karten für Unionsbürger und Angehörige des Europäischen Wirtschaftsraums und den elektronischen Identitätsnachweis (Personalausweisverordnung – PAuswV)

  Nicht auf die eID-Karte entsprechend anwendbare Vorschriften

• The electronic residence registration

  General information on the ID card portal

• The online service is already available here - Electronic residence registration - Your municipalities in Bavaria
• Elektronische Wohnsitzanmeldung Verfügbarkeit

  Verfügbarkeit prüfen

• Online appointment booking

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You must register with the relevant registration authority (municipality, town or administrative community). You can register in person at the registration office or electronically via the Internet:

1. personal registration

To register in person, you must fill out and sign a registration form and present it to the registration authority together with your identity card, recognised and valid passport or passport replacement document and confirmation from your landlord or the corresponding allocation feature on site. If the registration register is kept automatically, you do not need to complete the registration form if you confirm the accuracy and completeness of the data collected by the registration authority by signing a printout. You can also be represented by a person when registering by submitting the necessary documents (registration documents and power of attorney).

2. electronic registration

Electronic registration is only possible via the online service for electronic residence registration if the authority responsible for your place of residence is already connected to this online service, which will gradually be made available throughout Germany. If the authority responsible for you is connected and you have selected your new place of residence as the location, the link will be displayed under "Online procedure".

• To use the online registration system, you must first log in to the online service using a BayernID or BundID account via your national ID card, or – if you are a non-German EU citizen – via your eID card.
• You will then be shown the data stored about you at the previous registration authority. Spouses, partners and children who are registered at the same address will also be displayed. You can choose whether they should also move with you and register accordingly.
• Next, add your new address, the dates of moving in and out, and the details of the landlord (and, if applicable, the owner) of your new home, and upload the landlord’s confirmation. You now have the option to check any data transfer restrictions you have set or to set up new ones (see ‘related topics’). Finally, check your details once more and send the electronic registration form to the new registration authority.
• (In a small number of cases, a confirmation code will be sent by post to the new address to verify the address. If this is the case, log in to the online service again and enter the confirmation code to finalise the registration).
• Usually, a few days later, a tamper-proof digital confirmation of registration with an electronic and visual seal (similar to a QR code) will be available to you via the online service.
• Once you have completed the online registration, you will need to update your identity card and (if applicable) your passport or eID card with your new address or place of residence. This also applies to the identity cards and (if applicable) passports or eID cards of any family members who were registered alongside you during the online registration process.
• After you have re-identified yourself with your ID card or eID card, the online service can save the new address on the chip of your ID card or eID card using the six-digit Card Access Number (CAN) printed on the front of the ID card or eID card to the right of the expiry date. You will also receive an address sticker/residence sticker by post, which you should affix to your ID card and passport in accordance with the instructions sent to you. If the procedure is cancelled for legal or technical reasons during electronic registration or the subsequent updating of the ID documents, or if the registration authority cancels the electronic registration during the verification process, you will be notified of this. Please then visit your new municipality in person to finalise the registration and update your documents (ID card, passport or eID card).

Note: Electronic registration is currently possible for German nationals and EU citizens with an eID card; the registration of third-country nationals with an electronic residence permit is still being planned.

Personal registration: immediately

Electronic registration: up to one week. The data on the chip can be changed immediately after receipt of the registration confirmation. Sending the address or residence sticker usually takes about a week.