Resident Registration Information; Requesting a Self-Disclosure from the Resident Registration System

The so-called self-disclosure from the population register is a specific form of the right of access under Article 15 of the General Data Protection Regulation. It is subject to restrictions in the exceptional cases specified in Section 11 of the Federal Registration Act.

You can request a copy of your registration record from the registration authority in person, in writing, or electronically.

• Log data from automated queries and automated basic residence registry inquiries are stored for at least 12 months and deleted no later than the end of the calendar year following their storage. Data regarding non-automated basic and extended residence registry inquiries are deleted after one year.
• If you move out of a registration authority’s jurisdiction, that authority is required to delete some of the stored data after certain time limits have expired, pursuant to Sections 13 and 14 of the Federal Population Registration Act (BMG). Once these time limits have expired, a self-disclosure request can no longer be granted for this data.