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Obligation to register in accommodation facilities
Service Description
If you are accommodated in a place of accommodation, you must register with the registration office as soon as your stay exceeds six months.
If you do not have an apartment within Germany, you must register after only three months.
As a guest of an accommodation facility (hotel, boarding house, inn and similar), you must sign a special registration form by hand on the day of arrival.
The number of accompanying family members must be indicated on the registration form. In the case of travel groups of more than 10 persons, the tour guide must sign the special registration form, indicating the number of passengers and their nationality.
The special registration forms must be presented by the accommodation provider to certain authorities for inspection upon request in order to fulfill their duties.
Who should I contact?
Contact the manager of the accommodation facility or his/her representative (receptionist) or your registration office.
Competent authority
The accommodation facility and, if applicable, the registration authority in whose jurisdiction the accommodation facility is located.
Requirements
In the case of persons under 16 years of age, care must be taken to ensure that they are registered by the persons into whose dwelling they move.
Which documents are required?
- Identity card or passport
- Confirmation of the housing provider
If you are a foreigner, you have to prove your identity with a valid identity document.
What are the fees?
There are no fees to pay.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
They must register within two weeks as soon as their stay exceeds six or three months.
Legal basis
Appeal
The special registration form is provided by the manager of the accommodation facility or his/her representative.
What else should I know?
The described information concerns the case of "living" in the accommodation facility (hotel, boarding house). For short stays, which are typical in practice, special registration forms for lodging establishments are used.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content per DeepL.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Government (TMIK)
Professionally released on
09.11.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
