If you engage in prostitution in Germany, you are required to register with the authorities and obtain prior health advice. This registration and consultation requirement applies without exception to all persons who provide sexual services for payment. The health consultation and registration must be conducted in person. You will be issued a certificate confirming your registration. This certificate is valid nationwide and can also be issued in all federal states or municipalities.
If you are between 18 and 21 years old, you must renew your registration certificate after one year. If you are older than 21, you must renew your registration after two years.
More Information
Publisher
Hamburg
Last update or date of publication
Contact
The government service telephone number 115 – your point of contact for questions related to the federal, state and local.
Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 18:00 (and beyond these times in some regions).
Call 115 nowGovernment service telephone number calls are charged at local rates.
- Identity card, passport, passport substitute or ID card substitute
- Current passport photo (without border, 45 mm high x 35 mm wide)
- Current registration certificate or confirmation of registration (not older than 3 months) of your place of residence or main residence or, if you do not have a permanent residence, proof of a delivery address
- Certificate of participation in a health consultation
- If you are not a citizen of the European Union: work permit or documents that allow you to work in Germany
Preconditions
- You have German citizenship or a work permit valid for Germany.
- You are at least 18 years old.
- You have already participated in a health consultation.
- You are currently registered in Germany or can provide proof of a delivery address.
Hints
The registration certificate or the alias certificate and the certificate of health advice must always be carried when practicing prostitution.
If you wish to deregister your prostitution activity, you must appear in person. You will receive written confirmation of the return of your registration certificate and, if applicable, your alias certificate.
fee
- Advance payment
- no
Basis for legal action
§ 3 Prostitute Protection Act - ProstSchG
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/prostschg/__3.html
§ 1 - 2 Prostitution Registration Ordinance (ProstA)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/prostav/__1.html
Legal Remedies
No
Related Links
- Implementation of the Prostitute Protection Act in HamburgCurrently this link is only available in german
- Leaflet - Issuing a permit according to § 12 Prostitute Protection Act (ProstSchG)Currently this link is only available in german
- Prostitute Protection Act - Forms and DownloadsCurrently this link is only available in german
Procedure
- Please make an appointment to register with the relevant office. Registration must be done in person and will be accompanied by an informational and counseling session. These sessions can be conducted in your native language if necessary. You do not need to bring your own translator.
- You will receive a registration certificate. Upon request, you can also receive an alias certificate.
Deadlines
You must register with the relevant authority before starting work.
If you are between 18 and 21 years old, you must renew your registration certificate after one year. If you are older than 21, you must renew your registration certificate after two years.
Processing time
The information and consultation session usually lasts 45 to 60 minutes.