The responsible office will issue you with a registration certificate on request if you are registered there with a main or secondary residence.

A registration certificate serves as proof of residence. This is a simple disclosure of personal data from the residents' register.

A registration certificate shows

• Where a person lives
• Where the person previously lived

This is an important document from the residents' registration office.

You need it for these things, for example:

• Apply for money from the state
• Making contracts
• Registering at a high school

Obligation to register

In Germany, people have to register.

They do this at the residents' registration office.

The residents' registration office is an office in the city.

People have to register:

• When they move into a new apartment
• When they move to another city

• Valid identity card or passport

You need a valid identity card or passport.