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Documents for: Address registration (Anmeldung)

Based on our guide Registering your address in Berlin (Anmeldung) · checked on 5 October 2026

  • Completed registration form (Anmeldung bei der Meldebehörde) Required

    Anmeldung bei der Meldebehörde

    Fill it in German and sign it yourself. Each form has room for two people, so larger families bring additional copies.

    The German-language form you fill in to register your address at a Berlin Bürgeramt. One form covers up to two people; families bring extra copies.

    How to get it

    Download it from the Berlin form directory, fill it in on screen, print it and sign it.

    • The religion field determines whether church tax is deducted from your salary; answer accurately.
    • If you keep another home in Germany, you also need the supplementary sheet (Beiblatt).

  • Landlord confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung) Required

    Wohnungsgeberbestätigung

    Signed by your landlord, their property manager or, in a sublet or shared flat, the main tenant. A rental contract does not replace it.

    A short signed statement from your landlord, property manager or main tenant that you have moved in. You need it to register your address. A rental contract does not replace it.

    How to get it

    Ask whoever gives you the right to live in the flat (landlord, property manager, or the main tenant in a sublet or shared flat). They must give it to you within two weeks of your move-in under section 19 of the Federal Registration Act. Berlin publishes a template you can hand over.

    • Ask for it before you book temporary accommodation, and get it signed on the day you get your keys.
    • It must list everyone moving in, including children.
    • Paying for a confirmation for an address where you do not actually live is prohibited and can be fined.

  • Valid passport for everyone you register Required

    Reisepass

    Originals only; copies are not accepted as proof of identity. Children need their own passport.

    Your main identity document in Germany. You show the original at the Bürgeramt, the immigration office, banks and when you buy a SIM card. Non-EU nationals also need it for every residence permit application.

    How to get it

    Issued by the authorities of your country of citizenship. If it expires within the next year or two, renew it before you move: renewals from abroad usually go through your country's embassy or consulate and can take months.

    • Immigration offices usually do not issue a residence permit for longer than your passport is valid, so a passport that expires soon can mean a shorter permit and an extra appointment.
    • Keep a scan of the data page and of any visa in a secure cloud folder.
    • Every family member, including babies, needs their own passport or ID card for registration.

  • National ID card (EU, EEA and Swiss citizens) If it applies to you

    Personalausweis / Identitätskarte

    Can be used instead of a passport.

    Citizens of EU and EEA countries and Switzerland can enter, live and register in Germany with their national ID card instead of a passport. German citizens use their Personalausweis.

    How to get it

    Issued by your home country. German citizens apply at a Bürgeramt in Berlin; since 2025 the photo has to be digital, taken at the office or transmitted by a certified photo provider.

    • If your EU ID card has an online ID function, Germany's EU eID card (Unionsbürgerkarte) can unlock online services such as a free registration certificate.

  • Residence permit card (eAT) or visa, if you have one If it applies to you

    Elektronischer Aufenthaltstitel (eAT)

    Bring it together with your passport. The Bürgeramt updates the address stored on the eAT at the appointment.

    The credit-card-sized electronic residence permit issued by the immigration office to non-EU nationals. It shows the type of permit, its expiry date and whether and how you may work (sometimes on a supplementary sheet). It is not an identity document on its own, so carry it with your passport.

    How to get it

    In Berlin you apply to the Landesamt für Einwanderung (LEA), mostly through an online application. After your appointment the card is produced centrally and is usually ready for collection after a few weeks. In 2026 a first permit as a card usually costs €100 and an extension of more than three months €93.

    • Keep the PIN letter that comes with the card; it activates the online ID function.
    • Keep the supplementary sheet (Zusatzblatt) with the card if you were given one; employers may need to see the work conditions.
    • The LEA does not send reminders before your permit expires.

  • Marriage certificate If it applies to you

    Heiratsurkunde

    Berlin may ask for civil-status documents at your first registration in the city. Bring originals you have; documents not in German may need a translation.

    Proof of marriage or registered partnership. Needed for family reunification, registering as a couple, tax class choices and child benefit in some cases.

    How to get it

    Request it from the civil registry where you married, with apostille or legalisation and a certified translation if required.

    • Berlin may ask for civil-status documents at your first registration in the city.

  • Children's birth certificates If it applies to you

    Geburtsurkunden der Kinder

    Helpful for recording family links when you register children.

    Needed to register children at your address, for the Kita voucher, school registration, child benefit and family reunification.

    How to get it

    Bring originals issued in the country of birth, authenticated if required. For babies born in Germany, the registry office (Standesamt) issues them after the birth is registered; in Berlin three copies for benefit applications were free in 2026.

    • Bring a certificate for every child, even if they are not joining you straight away.

  • Written power of attorney (Vollmacht) If it applies to you

    Only if someone else attends for you. Give them the form you have signed yourself plus your identity document.

  • Consent of the other parent If it applies to you

    If parents with joint custody live together and only one attends, an informal written consent from the absent parent. Separated parents use Berlin's official consent form and bring the other parent's ID.

Requirements can change and offices may ask for more. Always check the official page before your appointment. Nothing is uploaded — you only mark what you have.