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Registering prostitution activities for the first time
Service Description
If you engage in prostitution in Germany, you are obliged to register with the authorities and obtain health advice beforehand.
The obligation to register and seek advice applies without exception to all people who provide sexual services in return for payment. The health consultation and registration must take place in person.
A certificate of registration will be issued. This is valid nationwide.
Process flow
- If you would like to work as a prostitute, you must register with the competent authority following a consultation with the public health department.
- The official registration takes place in conjunction with an information and consultation meeting.
- You will receive a registration certificate, which can be used as proof in various contexts, for example vis-à-vis operators, at official appointments or inspections.
- An alias certificate can also be issued on request. The alias name is freely selectable.
Who should I contact?
Please contact your local district administration office or the municipal administration of the independent city responsible for you.
Requirements
To be able to work as a prostitute, you must be at least 18 years old and appear in person at the authorities.
Which documents are required?
- Certificate of health consultation (not older than 3 months) from the public health department
- Identity card, passport, substitute passport or identity card
- If you are a foreign national and are not entitled to freedom of movement, you must prove that you have permission to work in Germany or to be self-employed.
- 2 passport photos
What are the fees?
There are no fees for registering as a prostitute.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You do not have to observe any deadlines.
Processing duration
The processing time varies depending on the scope of processing.
Legal basis
- § Section 3 of the Prostitutes Protection Act (ProstSchG)
- § Section 4 of the Prostitutes Protection Act (ProstSchG)
- § Section 5 of the Prostitutes Protection Act (ProstSchG)
- § Section 10 of the Prostitutes Protection Act (ProstSchG)
- § Section 1 (1) of the Thuringian Act on the Implementation of the Prostitution Protection Act (ThürAGProstSchG)
- § Section 2 of the Thuringian Act on the Implementation of the Prostitution Protection Act (ThürAGProstSchG)
- Prostitution Registration Ordinance (ProstAV)
Applications / forms
Objection; action before the competent administrative court; application for interim relief
What else should I know?
Both certificates - registration certificate and health consultation certificate - must always be carried when engaging in prostitution. If you are unable to present any or only invalid certificates during inspections, you will be fined.
The registration certificate is valid for two years for persons aged 21 and over who are required to register. For persons under the age of 21 who are required to register, the registration certificate is valid for one year. After the expiry date, the registration certificate and, if applicable, the alias certificate must be renewed in person.
You must notify the relevant office within 14 days of any changes to your personal details, such as name, nationality, place of residence or changes to the planned places of work.
Supporting institutions
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs
Professionally released on
28.01.2022
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
