Residence; deregistration

If you move out of your home and do not move into a new home in Germany (e.g. if you move abroad), you must deregister.

If you are giving up one of several apartments (secondary residences), you must deregister the apartment you are giving up. The registration authority responsible for the apartment you are giving up requires a completed and signed deregistration form, your identity card, a recognized and valid passport or passport replacement document for your deregistration. If the registration register is kept automatically, you do not need to fill in the deregistration form if you appear in person at the registration office and confirm the accuracy and completeness of the data collected by the registration office with your signature on a printout. Spouses, life partners and family members with the same previous and future residences can use one deregistration form; it is sufficient if one of the persons obliged to register signs the registration form.

Deregistration abroad can also be done in writing or electronically. When deregistering electronically, proof of the identity of the person obliged to deregister can be provided by stating the surname, first name, date of birth and serial number of the last ID card or passport stored in the registration register (§ 3 Para. 1 No. 17 Federal Registration Act). If you move abroad, please also inform the registration authority of the address and country where you moved to.

Deregistration ex officio is possible and takes place if you have not fulfilled your obligation to deregister.

If you only have one home that you are giving up and are moving into another home in Germany, it is sufficient to register at your new place of residence. The registration office at your new place of residence will inform your former municipality that you have moved.

If you do not deregister within two weeks, you are committing an offense. In this case, you can be fined up to €1,000.

Anyone who moves out of an apartment and does not move into a new apartment in Germany within two weeks must deregister at the registration office of the previous apartment. (Note: if someone loses their home and lives in another person's home or in a homeless shelter for longer than two weeks, this is considered moving into a new home. In this case, a registration for the new address must be made).

Actual moving out of the home and not moving into a new home in Switzerland. In the case of a temporary absence with the possibility and intention of continuing to use the home, there is no obligation to deregister.

You must deregister within two weeks of actually moving out. The earliest possible time for deregistration abroad is one week before moving out.

• Completed and signed deregistration form
  (Abmeldeschein ist bei der Meldebörde erhältlich)
• Identity card, passport or passport replacement document (copy for written deregistration; not required for electronic deregistration if the above data is provided)

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How is the reporting obligation fulfilled?

In person

You can visit the Citizens' Registration Office in person to deregister. We will print out the deregistration form for you to sign. You will receive confirmation of deregistration immediately.

in writing with the deregistration form

Alternatively, you can use an online application to fill in a deregistration form. Please send us a scanned copy of the signed deregistration form as an e-mail attachment to meldewesen@stadt.erlangen.de. After processing, you will receive a scan of the deregistration confirmation to your e-mail address

or alternatively by post to

City of Erlangen
Citizens' Office
General Citizens' Services Department
91051 Erlangen

We will then send you the deregistration confirmation by post. We will send you the confirmation of deregistration abroad if you enclose a stamped envelope on which you state an address suitable for delivery.