How to fill in the Bürgerservice registration form

Because different cities have a different name for the "Residence Registration Office," EDUBAO has prepared a list of residence registration offices in Germany. Take a look and see if you can find your city there. To register your address, one of the required documents must be the application form. In this article, we'll help you fill out this form.

Here we take the Berlin "Anmeldeformular" as an example:

The red line segments mean you don't have to fill in this part.

As you can see, there are 2 parts at the beginning of this form. On the left side, you need to fill in the information about your new apartment. And the right side is for the previous one's information. Here are the English translations of the form elements:

• Die Neue Wohnung ist … -> The new apartment is …
• Alleinige Wohnung : an apartment just for you
• Hauptwohnung : your main apartment
• Nebenwohnung : your secondary apartment
• Die Bisherige Wohnung (im Inland) war … : The previous apartment (domestically) was …
• Tag des Einzugs : Move-in date
• Tag des Auszugs : Move-out date
• Postleitzahl, Gemeinde/Kreis/Land : postal code, city, and country
• Straße, Hausnummer, Zusätze : street, number, and additional information
• Wird die bisherige Wohnung beibehalten ? -> Will you keep your last registered apartment?
• Haben die unten aufgeführten Personen noch weitere Wohnungen in Deutschland ?
• Do the persons listed below have other apartments in Germany?

If you're a student who just arrived in Germany, you don't need to fill in the blanks on the right because your last address in other countries doesn't matter. Also, if you're only renting one apartment in Germany, this apartment will be your "Hauptwohnung."

Your personal information:

• Vornamen : First name
• Geburtsname : Birth name
• Geschlecht : Gender
• Tag, Ort, Land der Geburt : date, place, and country of birth
• Religionsgesellschaft : Religion
• Staatsangehörigkeit : Nationality
• Ordens- Künstlername : pseudonym

This part looks quite similar to the last one. It's for your family members. If you come to Germany with your spouse and you both live in the same apartment, you can register together. Here's the English translation of the new terms:

• Familienstand: marital status
  • Single: ledig
  • Married: verheiratet
• Angaben zur Eheschließung/Lebenspartnerschaft (Datum, Ort, Land AZ):
• Information about marriage / civil partnership (date, place, and country)

You don't need to fill in this part; the responsible officer will do it. But don't forget to sign at the end and write the date.

We hope this article will help you understand how to fill out the address registration form in Germany. Don't forget to check out other articles provided by EDUBAO! They'll be useful when you arrive in Germany.