Glossary · term
What is Anmeldung
registration of residence
In short
Registering your address at the local registration office (Bürgeramt): by law within two weeks of moving in. The registration certificate is needed for many next steps — banks and the immigration office, for example, ask for it.
What is important to know
- ✓The deadline is two weeks after moving in (§ 17 Federal Registration Act) source