If you come in person:

• You must appear in person at the relevant passport/ID/eID card authority (municipality, town or administrative community) with the documents.
• You can also have the change of address carried out by a representative in the course of a personal visit. To do this, you must present a power of attorney and an identity document (usually an ID card or passport) of the representative. The identity document to be changed must be brought along.

For electronic registration:

• An electronic change is only possible in the course of electronic residence registration, a nationwide service of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, which is gradually being made available throughout Germany.
• To register electronically, please follow the instructions under "Residence; re-registration - in the Thuringian jurisdiction finder" or the instructions on the website of your new municipality of residence.
• Once you have successfully registered, you will usually receive your registration confirmation as a PDF file to download after a few days.
• You can change the data on the chip of your ID card or your eID card. You will also receive an address sticker by post to update the address on your ID card and, if applicable, passport.
  • ID card: The address is changed on the chip. To ensure that the address is also visible on the card, an address sticker is affixed to the back of the ID card.
  • Passport: The new place of residence is changed directly and visibly on the passport.
  • eID card: The address on the chip is changed. An address sticker will not be sent.
• If the procedure is interrupted for technical reasons or the registration authority cancels the electronic registration during the verification process, you will receive a notification. Please contact your new municipality in person to complete the registration process and to change your ID card, passport or eID card.