As the holder of an ID card or passport, you are obliged to present your document to the passport or ID card authority immediately if an entry is incorrect. This also applies to the eID card, which - like the ID card - has a function for electronic proof of identity. On the ID card, the address is stored on the back of the card and in the chip. In the passport, the place of residence is indicated, in the eID card the address is only stored in the chip.
The address is important for the address confirmation function of the online ID card, so it is important to ensure that the current address is stored on the chip. Without the change of address, online services may not be able to be used or returns may not reach the applicant.
You can change your address in person at the relevant passport and ID card or eID card authority or online via the Internet as part of an electronic application.
In person at the municipality
Please present your identity card and, if applicable, your passport or eID card to the passport and identity card authority or eID card authority responsible for you.
Electronic change
An electronic change is only possible in the course of electronic residence registration (see www. wohnsitzanmeldung.gov.de and https://www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-buerger/elektronische-wohnsitzanmeldung/elektronische-wohnsitzanmeldung-node.html), a nationwide service of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, which is gradually being made available throughout Germany.
Further information can be found at Wohnsitz; Anmeldung - BayernPortal at https://www.bayernportal.de/dokumente/leistung/8444082781?localize=false.
