Germany Residence Registration (Anmeldung)

Whether this dwelling is the registrant's only dwelling in Germany, or their main dwelling (if they keep more than one). A dwelling used most of the time is the Hauptwohnung; others are Nebenwohnungen. This document covers only the sole/main-residence service; registering a Nebenwohnung-only is a separate, out-of-scope service.

YYYY-MM-DD. Registration is legally required within 14 days of this date (BMG §17 Abs. 2), though some Bürgerämter do not strictly enforce the deadline for a later appointment.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. German 5-digit postal code (Postleitzahl).

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Locality/borough within the municipality, where applicable (e.g. a Berlin Ortsteil such as Mitte).

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Floor, apartment number, or a "c/o"/"bei" line when the registrant's name is not on the mailbox/doorbell.

Required when the registrant had a previous dwelling in Germany. Not applicable to a first-ever registration from abroad with no prior German address.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Required only when the previous dwelling was in Germany.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Required only when the previous dwelling was in Germany.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Required only when the previous dwelling was in Germany.

Only given when moving to Germany from abroad, in place of a previous German address.

If true, one of the registrant's dwellings (previous or new) must be declared the Hauptwohnung and the other a Nebenwohnung; that declaration is made on the separate Beiblatt/Hauptwohnungserklärung supplement, out of scope of this document.

Flags whether a multiple-residence declaration (Beiblatt/Hauptwohnungserklärung) is needed; that supplement is out of scope of this document.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. As it appears on the registrant's identity document, including an academic doctoral degree (Doktorgrad) where held.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Given names as recorded on the civil-status register; the everyday first name (Rufname) is conventionally underlined on the paper form.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. E.g. a maiden name, if the current last name differs from the name at birth.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Options are confirmed from the Munich Meldeschein PDF's own field tooltip (`/TU` on the `geschl` field, UTF-16BE): M (männlich) = male; W (weiblich) = female; D (divers) = diverse; o.A. (ohne Angabe) = unspecified. The 'divers'/no-entry option follows Personenstandsgesetz §22 Abs. 3 (in force since 2019). See VERIFICATION.md.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. YYYY-MM-DD.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Municipality and district (Gemeinde, Landkreis) of birth.

Given in addition to placeOfBirth only when the registrant was born outside Germany.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. A church or religious society entitled to levy church tax (Kirchensteuer) in Germany, e.g. Roman Catholic (rk) or Evangelical (ev); giving none means no church-tax liability is registered. Answering is voluntary but affects payroll tax withholding.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. E.g. a name taken as a member of a religious order, or an artist's/author's pseudonym used in official use.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. Free text; more than one nationality may be given.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data. The full official code set is enumerated on the Munich Meldeschein PDF's own field tooltip (`/TU` on the `famst` field, UTF-16BE): LD (ledig) = single; VH (verheiratet) = married; VW (verwitwet) = widowed; GS (geschieden) = divorced; LP (eingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft) = registered_civil_partnership; LV (Lebenspartner verstorben) = civil_partner_deceased; LA (Lebenspartnerschaft aufgehoben) = civil_partnership_dissolved; EA (Ehe aufgehoben) = marriage_annulled; LE (Lebenspartner für tot erklärt) = civil_partner_declared_dead; NB (nicht bekannt) = unknown. Enum values are ordered to match the form's own code sequence.

Codes are those enumerated on the Munich Meldeschein PDF (`/Opt` array plus the `/TU` tooltip on the Pass-/Ausweisdaten field): personalausweis = PA (Personalausweis, German national ID card); reisepass = RP (Reisepass, passport); kinderreisepass = KRP (Kinderreisepass, children's passport); kinderausweis = KA (Kinderausweis, older children's ID); ankunftsnachweis = AKN (Ankunftsnachweis, asylum-seeker's arrival certificate). other = a national passport, replacement travel document, or residence-title document held by a non-German national, which the in-person Bürgeramt process accepts but which does not appear as a distinct code on the Munich form.

The authority (Ausstellungsbehörde) that issued the identity document.

Personal identifier; handle as sensitive data.

YYYY-MM-DD.

YYYY-MM-DD. Must be valid ("gültiger Personalausweis/Reisepass").

online_ewa = the federal Elektronische Wohnsitzanmeldung (EWA) service, restricted to registrants aged 18+ who are German or EU citizens, moving within Germany, and hold a BundID account plus an eID-enabled Personalausweis/eID card and PIN; in_person = an appointment at the Bürgeramt/Einwohnermeldeamt, open to any nationality from age 16 (a legal guardian registers a child under 16). The EWA online channel is offered for municipalities to adopt (the federal Einer-für-alle/Nachnutzung principle) and is rolling out municipality by municipality, so it is not yet uniformly available everywhere.

Required when the registrant rents; the landlord/housing provider (Wohnungsgeber) must confirm the move-in in writing within two weeks, stating their name and address (and the owner's, if different), the move-in date, the dwelling's address, and the names of everyone registering. A tenancy agreement (Mietvertrag) does not substitute for this confirmation. Not applicable to an owner-occupier.

Required (in_person channel only) when someone other than the registrant submits the form on their behalf: a written power of attorney plus the form, signed by the registrant themself, must be brought. Not available for the online channel except within a family unit already registered at the same address.

Required when parents with joint custody live together but only one registers a minor child's move (a written statement of consent from the absent parent), or when separated parents with joint custody move a minor child's main residence between them (the "Einverständniserklärung der Sorgeberechtigten" form). Not applicable to an adult registrant.