Deregister residence

You must deregister with the registration office if you

  • move abroad or
  • give up one of your residences (e.g. a secondary residence) without moving into a new residence at the same time.

If you give up your secondary residence without moving into a new residence at the same time, you must notify the registration office responsible for your main residence.

You do not have to deregister if you move within Germany. It is sufficient to register with your new municipality. The new municipality will inform the former municipality that you have moved.

Related forms and processes

  • residence certification

Prerequisite

  • Move or
  • Abandonment

Responsible department

the registration office

The registration authority is

  • the municipality/town administration of your place of residence or
  • the administrative community or the municipality that performs the duties of the registration authority for your municipality of residence.

Procedure

To deregister, you usually have to appear in person at the registration office. The registration office will record your new data and provide you with a printout of the data. You confirm the accuracy and completeness of your data by signing the printout.

Tip:You can register yourFamily membersnwho have lived in the same flat and are moving, also deregister.

Deadlines

You must deregister within two weeks. Deregistration is possible at the earliest one week before moving out.

Required documents

The registration office may request further documents from you. These are usually:

  • Identity card or passport
  • Identity cards of family members: For children who do not have a child passport, bring the birth certificate.

Costs

none

Processing time

Processing usually takes place immediately on site

Detailed information

Reporting system: Federal Ministry of the Interior

Miscellaneous

After deregistration, you will receive a confirmation for your records.

Appeal

None

Legal basis

Bundesmeldegesetz (BMG):

  • § 17 Anmeldung, Abmeldung
  • § 21 Mehrere Wohnungen
  • § 23 Erfüllung der allgemeinen Meldepflicht
  • § 25 Mitwirkungspflichten der meldepflichtigen Person

Baden-württembergisches Ausführungsgesetz zum Bundesmeldegesetz (BW AGBMG):

  • § 5 Führung und Aufgaben des zentralen Meldeportals

Allgemeine Verwaltungsvorschrift zur Durchführung des Bundesmeldegesetzes (BMGVwV)

Release note

Machine generated, based on the German release by: Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg, 09.12.2024