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Registration
If you are planning on staying in Siegen for more than three
months, registering your address at the Bürgerbüro
[lit. citizens' office] at the town hall is a crucial first
step once you have arrived. Not only is the Meldebescheinigung
[confirmation of registration], which you will receive, needed
in order for you to be able to open a bank account,
more importantly the registration sets a number of processes in
motion. You will receive your social security number
[Sozialversicherungsnummer], your tax ID, and
you will be given an appointment at the
Ausländerbehörde [immigration office] at which you can
apply for your residence permit. More importantly, registration
is compulsory in
Germany for everyone planning on staying for more than 90 days!
Appointments in Siegen being in demand at present, we recommend
checking for appointments approximately 1–3 weeks in advance.
Appointments can be booked here. Please use this tutorial to guide you through it.
Should you move to a place outside of the City of Siegen,
please be aware that the Bürgerbüro and
Ausländerbehörde in Siegen will not be dealing with
your case.
Please contact us for further
information and support.
What you will need
» Your passport* (if you have dual
nationality, please bring both passports)
» A Wohnungsgeberbestätigung*²
»For married couples and/or
families: The originals and certified German translations of
your marriage
certificate and other documents confirming the
marriage, as well as the birth
certificates of your child(ren) and their parents,
incl. the translations (if applicable)
* If the date on the entry stamp in your passport is illegible,
please bring plane ticket or other document that indicates the
arrival date.
*² Should your landlord be unsure about how to fill this out or not be fluent in German themself, please check here.
Important: Should you
change address during you stay, you need to register your new address at the
Bürgerbüro.
Changing your address
In oder to change your address at the Bürgerbüro
[Ummeldung] you also need a
Wohnungsgeberbestätigung, which you need to
present in person at the Bürgerbüro. You also need to make
an appointment for this in advance. You need to select
"An-/Ummeldung innerhalb Deutschlands" when making the
appointment. The other steps are the same as for the
initial registration.
When moving, please also inform your bank, health
insurance, if you are employed HR and the LBV, and any
other service providers that have your address about the
new address. You can also using the forwarding service with
the Deutsche Post so that your mail is forwarded to your
new address directly. You can find further
informatione here.