After moving to Germany everybody is obliged to register at the Resident’s Registration Office (“Bürgerbüro”) within one week. You will find the registration form at the Welcome Center or at the Registration Office. The Resident’s Registration Office is located in the city center on the Theaterstraße 11, room 008. If necessary a tutor will go with you. To register at the Resident’s Registration Office you need the following documents:

-    your identity card/passport,
-    your visa,
-    your current address.

For your family members you need the same documents and birth and marriage certificates (if necessary translated).

At the Resident’s Registration Office you will be given

-    your registration card (“Meldebescheinigung”), which confirms your registration. You will, for example, need official proof of registration if you wish to extend your visa or open a bank account,
-    your tax ID (“Steueridentifikationsnummer”), which will be needed if you have an employment contract with a university and intend to draw a salary.

Any change of residence within the city or country has to be registered. Before you leave Germany you have to cancel the registration at Resident’s Registration Office.