This guide explains how to get a Meldebescheinigung. This document is a copy of your original registration certificate.
You can get a Meldebescheinigung to…
- Replace a lost registration certificate (Anmeldebestätigung)
- Show a more recent proof of where you live.
This guide explains how to get a copy of an existing registration certificate. If you don’t have a registration certificate yet, you must register your address to get one.
How to get an Anmeldebestätigung
Request it online or in person from the Bürgeramt. It’s free online, or 10€ in person.
Online
Request a Meldebescheinigung online
You can download your Meldebescheinigung as a PDF. To use this service, you need…
- A registered address in Berlin
- An eID, like a plastic residence permit, a German passport, or a Personalausweis
In person
- Get a Bürgeramt appointment. You can go to any Bürgeramt in Berlin.
- When you go to your appointment, bring…
- Your passport or Personalausweis
- 10€ for the fee. You can usually pay by Girocard, Visa or Mastercard. It depends on the Bürgeramt.
How to get a Bürgeramt appointment
Extended registration certificate
The extended registration certificate (erweiterte Meldebescheinigung) has more details than the normal Meldebescheinigung. It shows…
- Your previous addresses
- Your registered spouse and children
You rarely need an erweiterte Meldebescheinigung. The regular Meldebescheinigung is usually good enough.
How to get it in person
Book an appointment and go to the Bürgeramt in person. Bring your passport or Personalausweis.
How to get it by email
You can request an erweiterte Meldebescheinigung by email. They will mail it to you.1
- Find your Bürgeramt. On each Bürgeramt’s page, you can find their email and bank details.
- Send them 10€ by bank transfer. In the payment description, write “erweiterte Meldebescheinigung” and your name.
- Email them, and ask for an erweiterte Meldebescheinigung. Use this template:
Title: Antrag auf eine erweiterte Meldebescheinigung
Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,
Ich benötige eine erweiterte Meldebescheinigung und bitte um deren Ausstellung. Im Anhang finden Sie eine Kopie meines Ausweises sowie den Nachweis der Überweisung der Gebühr in Höhe von 10 €.
Bitte senden Sie die Meldebescheinigung an folgende Adresse:
[your address]Mit freundlichen Grüßen
[your name] - Attach a proof of bank transfer, and a scan of your passport or Personalausweis.
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