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Property (Grundstück) - Apply for a distance certificate (Entfernungsbescheinigung)

Grundstück - Entfernungsbescheinigung beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
A distance certificate (Entfernungsbescheinigung) verifies the shortest route usually taken between two places on publicly usable roads. Straight-line distances can also be determined and certified, as required, for example, by the Güterkraftverkehrsgesetz (Goods Transport by Road Act) for freight transport companies. The distance is determined graphically from official maps. The distance certificate is intended for submission to authorities, for example the Bundesagentur für Arbeit (Federal Employment Agency), the Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German Pension Insurance), the Finanzamt (tax office), or to companies. Such proof is occasionally required when changing jobs, moving house, or, for example, when applying for social benefits.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• No requirements

Documents you need

• Application for issuance of an Entfernungsbescheinigung (distance certificate) Possible online, or you can submit the application informally in writing by post • For the online application: please have all required documents and proof ready to upload in PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG or DOCX format. The total size of your files must not exceed 30 MB. A single file may be no larger than 5 MB. • Street and house number of the starting and destination address • Official request to provide proof (if available) for example, the letter from Deutsche Rentenversicherung (German Pension Insurance) • Form from the requesting authority/organization (if available)

Fees

• none: for certificates for form-bound applications requested by an authority under the Sozialgesetzbuch (Social Code) • 126.00 euros per certificate

Legal basis

• Act on Surveying in Berlin (Gesetz über das Vermessungswesen in Berlin, VermGBln) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=VermG_BE • Social Code (Sozialgesetzbuch, SGB) Book Nine (IX) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgb_9_2018/ • Federal Travel Expenses Act (Bundesreisekostengesetz, BRKG) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/brkg_2005/ • Social Courts Act (Sozialgerichtsgesetz, SGG) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/sgg/ • Road Haulage Act (Güterkraftverkehrsgesetz, GüKG) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/g_kg_1998/ • Surveying Fees Ordinance (Vermessungsgebührenordnung, VermGebO) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=VermGebV_BE

Processing time

2 weeks

Who is responsible

The surveying office (Vermessungsamt) in whose district the starting address is located.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 324699 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/324699/