If you move out of your apartment and do not move to another apartment in Germany or do not live in Germany for more than 1 year, you must deregister.
If you no longer have a permanent residence or give up a secondary residence without replacement, you must deregister with your registration authority.
If you move within Germany, you do not have to deregister. It is sufficient to register with the registration authority at your new place of residence.
If you are under 16 years of age, you must be deregistered by the person whose home you are moving out of.
From the age of 16, you can unsubscribe without the consent of your legal guardian.
You will receive an official confirmation of your deregistration from your apartment.
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.
Please provide the following documents when deregistering in person:
- valid identity cards or passports of all persons aged 16 and over to be deregistered
Please submit the following documents if you deregister in writing in paper form by post:
- unsubscribe form
- Copy of the valid identity cards or passports of all persons aged 16 and over to be deregistered
Preconditions
- You are moving out of your apartment and no longer have a permanent residence in Germany or
- You give up a secondary residence without replacement or
- You are staying abroad for more than 1 year.
Hints
As a landlord, you can have people who no longer live in your property deregistered by the relevant authority. The authority will verify the actual living situation before deregistering them.
The deregistration of deceased persons is arranged by the registry office.
If you deregister your secondary residence in Hamburg, you must also deregister it from the secondary residence tax. A secondary residence in Hamburg can also be deregistered at your primary residence. A secondary residence located elsewhere can be deregistered in Hamburg, provided the primary residence is registered in Hamburg.
A person who is not registered in Hamburg can obtain a registration certificate stating their move-out date from their Hamburg residence. Cost: 16 euros.
The official registration certificate contains the following information:
- Family name, first names, stage name or doctoral degree (if applicable)
- birth date
- Move-in or move-out date
- Date of registration or deregistration
- Indication of whether it is a sole residence, a main residence, or a secondary residence.
fee
- Advance payment
- no
Basis for legal action
Federal Registration Act (BMG)
https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/index.html
General administrative regulation for the revision of the general administrative regulation for the implementation of the Federal Registration Act (BMGVwV)
http://www.verwaltungsgesetze-im-internet.de/bsvwvbund_27092022_VII2201041418.htm
Legal Remedies
No
Related Links
Procedure
You can deregister in person at the responsible office:
- You can make an appointment online or by calling 115.
- You bring all necessary documents with you to the appointment and present them.
- You deregister your residence.
- Your address will be deregistered from the residents’ register.
- Your address will be changed in your official documents.
- You will receive a registration confirmation.
- You fill out the cancellation form and sign it.
- You send the deregistration form together with a copy of your valid ID to the responsible office.
- Your address will be deregistered from the residents’ register.
- Your address will be changed in your official documents.
- You will receive a registration confirmation.
Deadlines
- You can deregister your apartment at the earliest 7 days before you move out.
- You must deregister your apartment no later than 2 weeks after you move out.
Processing time
Processing on site usually takes 5 minutes.