City registration
The first step after your arrival in Dresden is the registration at the city of Dresden (Anmeldung). You should inform the registration office (Bürgerbüro) about your new address after moving.
The DRESDEN-concept Welcome Center can assist you with the registration (and also re-registration and de-registration). We have a fixed appointment at the registration office (Bürgerbüro) every week. If you want us to do the registration for you, please bring the documents to our office on the day indicated in the box below, or earlier. When we got your documents back, you will receive an e-mail from us. Please also check your spam folder.
Please note, our services are available to researchers only (PhDs, Postdocs, group leaders etc). International Bachelor and Master students are not our target group and can ask for help with the registration at the International Office.
Documents lists:
To process the registration we need you to bring these documents to our office:
- Filled out by you (and possibly by your spouse): registration form (you can find the form and instructions for filling it out below)
- Filled out by your landlord: landlord confirmation (you can find the form below)
- Filled out by every adult person: power of attorney
- Your passport/s (original) – in case you have several citizenships, all passports
- If you are married – the original of your marriage certificate, with apostille (legalization) and translation into German by a sworn translator*
- If you have children – the original of the birth certificate (if applicable – international birth certificate or translated by a sworn translator*)
*If you need more information about translating the documents in Germany, please contact us.
To process the re-registration we need you to bring these documents to our office:
- Filled out by you (and possibly by your spouse) registration form (you can find the form and instructions for filling it out below)
- Filled out by every adult person power of attorney
- Your passport/s (original) – in case you have several citizenships, all passports
- Confirmation from the landlord filled out by your landlord (you can find the form below)
If you are moving from Germany, you have to de-register at the responsible residents’ registration office (Bürgerbüro).
To process the de-registration we need you to bring these documents to our office:
- Copy of your passport/s– in case you have several citizenships, all passports
- Filled out by every adult person power of attorney
- Filled out by you (and possibly by your spouse) de-registration form (you can find the form and instructions for filling it out below).
You can also process the de-registration yourself. It is sufficient to send a letter with the necessary documents to the responsible residents’ registration office (Bürgerbüro): for example to Buergerbuero-Altstadt@dresden.de.
Registration form
Please download and fill out the registration form. We have put together an annotated version that might help you. If you are not sure what to write in one or the other field, leave it blank. We can help you with that when you come to our office.
De-registration form
If you would like us to assist you with the
de-registration, please download and fill out the de-registration form. There is also an annotated version that might be helpful. If you are not sure what to write in one or the other field, leave it blank. We can help you with that when you come to our office.
Confirmation from the landlord
The landlord confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung) is a document issued by the landlord or hausmeister that proves that you have moved in to some particular apartment.
This form can look different for each landlord.
Please do not fill out the form yourself! The landlord or hausmeister will provide it to you after the rental agreement has been concluded.
