Registry entry

Germany Residence Deregistration (Abmeldung)

Deregister a residence (Wohnung) with the local German registration office (Meldebehörde), using the data model of the Berlin "Abmeldung bei der Meldebehörde" form. Deregistration is required only when moving abroad (leaving the dwelling for good, not a temporary stay abroad e.g. for study) or when giving up a main or secondary residence without moving into another dwelling in Germany — a purely domestic move requires only registering (Anmeldung) the new address, which automatically supersedes the old one; see de/bmi/residence-registration. Must be completed no earlier than 7 days before, and no later than 14 days after, moving out. No fee. Submitted in writing (in person at a Bürgeramt, or by post with a copy of an ID card or passport enclosed) — unlike registration, there is no online (EWA) channel for deregistration. This document models the primary registrant only; the form supports up to 3 people per Meldeschein, with additional people using further copies of the form (out of scope here — see GSP-0009). It does not submit the deregistration; the live Meldebehörde source is always authoritative (see VERIFICATION.md).

Registry entry

de/bmi/residence-deregistration

Jurisdiction
Germany · national
Version
1.1.0
Verification
draft
Authority
Meldebehörde (local registration office, e.g. Bürgeramt/Einwohnermeldeamt), under the Bundesmeldegesetz (Federal Registration Act)

GovSchema spec v0.3

Authoritative source Abmeldung bei der Meldebehörde (ABM_Blanko)

Machine access

Schema document
registry/de/bmi/residence-deregistration/1.1.0/schema.jsonapplication/schema+json
Registry catalog
registry/index.jsonone record per schema id

Field reference

34 fields across 5 steps, read from the published schema.json — names, types, requiredness, and validation as the document states them. The live government form remains the authoritative source.

Bisherige Wohnung (previous dwelling)

  • moveOutDate date required

    Deregistration must be filed no earlier than 7 days before, and no later than 14 days after, this date.

  • previousAddressPostalCode string required

    The dwelling being given up.

    pattern
  • previousAddressMunicipality string required

    The municipality (Gemeinde) of the dwelling being given up.

    length: 1–80
  • previousAddressDistrict string optional

    The city district (Ortsteil), where applicable.

    length: 0–80
  • previousAddressStreet string required

    Street name of the dwelling being given up.

    length: 1–120
  • previousAddressHouseNumber string required

    House number of the dwelling being given up.

    length: 1–20
  • previousAddressAdditional string optional

    E.g. building, floor, or apartment number.

    length: 0–80
  • previousDwellingType enum required

    sole_dwelling = alleinige Wohnung (the registrant's only dwelling); main_residence = Hauptwohnung; secondary_residence = Nebenwohnung.

    enum: sole_dwelling | main_residence | secondary_residence

Künftige Wohnung (future dwelling)

  • hasFutureGermanDwelling boolean required

    If true, also give the futureAddress* fields. Typically false when leaving Germany entirely with no address to record, or when giving up the sole/only dwelling.

  • futureAddressCountry string optional

    Required when hasFutureGermanDwelling is true and the future address is outside Germany.

    length: 0–100
  • futureAddressPostalCode string optional

    Required when hasFutureGermanDwelling is true. German 5-digit postal code, or the foreign equivalent when futureAddressCountry is given.

    length: 0–15
  • futureAddressMunicipalityOrDistrict string optional

    Required when hasFutureGermanDwelling is true.

    length: 0–80
  • futureAddressStreet string optional

    Required when hasFutureGermanDwelling is true.

    length: 0–120
  • futureAddressHouseNumber string optional

    Required when hasFutureGermanDwelling is true.

    length: 0–20
  • futureDwellingAlreadyExisted boolean optional

    Applicable when hasFutureGermanDwelling is true. If true, also give futureDwellingExistedAs.

  • futureDwellingExistedAs enum optional

    Required when futureDwellingAlreadyExisted is true.

    enum: main_residence | secondary_residence
  • futureDwellingType enum optional

    Applicable when hasFutureGermanDwelling is true. sole_dwelling = alleinige Wohnung; main_residence = Hauptwohnung; secondary_residence = Nebenwohnung.

    enum: sole_dwelling | main_residence | secondary_residence

Weitere Wohnungen in Deutschland (additional dwellings in Germany)

  • additionalGermanDwellingAddress string optional

    Only if the registrant keeps or has another dwelling in Germany besides the previous and future dwellings above.

    length: 0–200
  • additionalGermanDwellingPreviousType enum optional

    Required when additionalGermanDwellingAddress is given.

    enum: main_residence | secondary_residence
  • additionalGermanDwellingFutureType enum optional

    Required when additionalGermanDwellingAddress is given.

    enum: main_residence | secondary_residence

Personal details of the registrant

  • lastName string required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.

    length: 1–160
  • passportName string optional

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. A separate, independently-fillable field on the form for a name as it appears on the registrant's passport, when that differs from the civil family name given in lastName.

    length: 0–160
  • firstNames string required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Underline the everyday first name (Rufname) if it differs from the first given name, per the form's own instruction.

    length: 1–160
  • birthName string optional

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. If different from the current family name.

    length: 0–160
  • gender enum required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Modeled with the same four values (male/female/diverse/unspecified) confirmed for the sibling de/bmi/residence-registration document from a Meldeschein field-tooltip (M/W/D/o.A.), by analogy — this specific Berlin Abmeldung PDF did not expose an equivalent tooltip to independently re-confirm. See VERIFICATION.md.

    enum: male | female | diverse | unspecified
  • dateOfBirth date required

    Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.

    classification: sensitive-pii
  • placeOfBirth string required

    City/town of birth.

    length: 1–120
  • countryOfBirth string optional

    Given in addition to placeOfBirth only when born outside Germany.

    length: 0–60
  • religiousAffiliation string optional

    Recorded for church-tax (Kirchensteuer) purposes; voluntary in practice though shown on the form.

    length: 0–60
  • nationality string required

    One or more nationalities, free text.

    length: 1–120
  • religiousOrArtisticName string optional

    A religious order name or registered artistic pseudonym, if applicable.

    length: 0–160

Submission and signature

  • identityDocumentCopy file optional

    Required when submissionChannel is by_mail: the service page instructs enclosing a copy of the registrant's Personalausweis (ID card) or Reisepass (passport). Not required for in-person submission, where the original is presented instead.

  • submissionChannel enum required

    in_person_at_burgeramt = personal appearance at a Bürgeramt, where the deregistration is completed on the spot. by_mail = the completed form posted to a Bürgeramt with a copy of an ID card or passport enclosed. Unlike registration (de/bmi/residence-registration), there is no online (Elektronische Wohnsitzanmeldung) channel for deregistration.

    enum: in_person_at_burgeramt | by_mail
  • signatureDate date required

    The date of signature by one of the persons subject to the registration duty (Meldepflichtige), or a person holding written custodial/care authorization (Betreuungsvollmacht) on their behalf.

Version history

Independent and non-affiliated

GovSchema is an independent, open-source project. This reference is not produced, reviewed, or endorsed by Meldebehörde (local registration office, e.g. Bürgeramt/Einwohnermeldeamt), under the Bundesmeldegesetz (Federal Registration Act) or any government. The authoritative source is always the live government form and its official instructions.