Register of residents (Melderegister) - applying for register information (Melderegisterauskunft) from the archive

• The person was registered: • from 01/01/1961 to 1980 in Berlin, former western part • from May 1945 to 1989/1990 in Berlin, former eastern part • You must state what you need the information for. • Transfer of the fee in advance www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/buergerdienste/bankverbindung_des The fee must be transferred in advance to the account of the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) [State Office for Civic and Regulatory Affairs]. As the payment reference on the transfer form, please state: Melderegisterauskunft [registration register inquiry] regarding [name of the person the request concerns].

• Application for extended information from the register of residents (Antrag auf Erteilung einer erweiterten Melderegisterauskunft) (archive information/Archivauskunft) Submit the application in writing by post. • Details of the person being sought • Name, and for married women also the birth name • First name or usual first name • Date of birth • Occupation, for information only (not a search criterion) • Married women can generally only be searched for via their husband's details. The card index (Kartei) is arranged by personal name (A-Z). Addresses or years are not search criteria. They serve only comparison purposes, once a registration card record (Meldekartei) has been found. • Evidence of the purpose of the request (e.g. certificate of appointment/Bestallung) • Proof of payment (copy) Please enclose a copy of the proof of payment, if possible.

• Application for the issuance of extended information from the Melderegister (register of residents) (archive inquiry) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/zentrale-e

• 30.00 euros per person inquired about (advance payment) The fee must be paid even if the information result was already known or the search did not lead to the desired outcome.

• Archivgesetz des Landes Berlin (ArchGB) [Archive Act of the State of Berlin] of 14 March 2016, as amended on 24 October 2020 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ArchGBE2016rahmen • Anlage zur Verwaltungsgebührenordnung (VGebO) [Annex to the Administrative Fees Ordinance]: tariff item 3051 a) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-VwGebOBE2009V13Anlage

4 to 6 weeks

• Datenschutzerklärung Archivauskunft (privacy notice for archive information requests) (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs)) www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/buergerdienste/datenschutzerklaer • Datenschutzhinweise Melderegisterauskunft (privacy notice for registration register information requests) (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs)) www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/buergerdienste/datenschutzhinweis • Bank details of the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs) www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/buergerdienste/bankverbindung_des • Landesarchiv Berlin (Berlin State Archive) landesarchiv-berlin.de/familienforschung-im-landesarchiv-ber

• Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) [State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs]: for archive inquiries for the years from 01.01.1961 to 1980 in Berlin (former West) and from May 1945 to 1989/1990 in Berlin (former East) • Landesarchiv Berlin [Berlin State Archive]: for registration records of persons for the years before 1960 (former West) and before May 1945 (former East) who moved away from Berlin or died