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

Melderegister - Erweiterte Melderegisterauskunft beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.

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Requirements

• You must be able to credibly demonstrate a legitimate interest in receiving the information. The applicant must state in writing, for each individual request for information, credible grounds for why they need it. • The person you are searching for must be uniquely identifiable based on the information you provide. This means you must already have some data on the person you are inquiring about. Without unique identification through matching data, e.g. date of birth or a previous address known to you, no information can be provided. • There must be no Auskunftssperre (information block) in place in the Melderegister (residents' register). • The consent of the person concerned is required if the registration data is to be used for advertising purposes or address trading. • This consent must be explicitly declared to private parties. • If no consent has been declared, the registration authority may not release the registration data for the purpose of advertising and/or address trading. • If you are using the data for commercial purposes, you must state these purposes. The data obtained through the disclosure may then only be used for these purposes. Use for a different purpose may be punished with a fine. Once the intended purpose has been fulfilled, the data recipient must delete the data.

Documents you need

• Application for issuance of an extended Melderegisterauskunft (extended register of residents information) Please fill in the sample form and send it by post, together with the supporting documents, to a Meldebehörde (registration authority) (LABO (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs) or Bürgeramt (citizens' office)). Alternatively, you can also submit and/or hand in the application at a Bürgeramt. • Proof of legitimate interest for example: • a payment order (Zahlungsbefehl) • an enforcement order (Vollstreckungsbescheid) relating to the payment reminder notice (Mahnbescheid) • other documents concerning legal relationships, such as contracts, court judgments, appointment as estate curator (Nachlasspfleger), etc. • Proof of payment (copy) As the payment reference on the transfer form, please state: Erweiterte Melderegisterauskunft [extended register of residents information] about [surname, first name of the person the request concerns]. • Declaration that the information will not be used for advertising or address trading purposes / otherwise, a declaration of consent from the person concerned

Forms

• Sample form: Application for issuance of an extended Melderegisterauskunft (registration register information) with bank details, from LABO (State Office for Immigration) and the Bezirksämter (district offices) www.berlin.de/formularverzeichnis/?formular=/labo/zentrale-e

Fees

• 15.00 euros: per person inquired about The fee is payable even if the result of the inquiry was already known, or the search did not lead to the desired result, and/or the information may not be disclosed (e.g. if a disclosure block (Auskunftssperre) has been registered).

Legal basis

• Bundesmeldegesetz (BMG, Federal Registration Act) § 45 - Extended information from the residents' registration register www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bmg/__45.html

Processing time

Written applications are generally processed in the order in which the requests are received or the payment is confirmed as received. Depending on the volume of inquiries at the respective registration authority, processing takes several weeks. Please refrain from follow-up inquiries.

Further information

• Frequently Asked Questions on Registration Matters (Meldewesen) (Federal Ministry of the Interior) www.bmi.bund.de/SharedDocs/faqs/DE/themen/moderne-verwaltung • Data protection notice for Melderegisterauskunft (register of residents information) (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten, State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs) www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/buergerdienste/datenschutzhinweis • Landesarchiv Berlin (Berlin State Archive) landesarchiv-berlin.de/ • Register of residents (Melderegister) - Request information from the archive (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/331302/ • Register of residents (Melderegister) - Request a simple register of residents information service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/318913/

Who is responsible

You can send written applications to the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs, LABO) or to a Bürgeramt (citizens' office). Alternatively, you can also submit and/or hand in the application in person at a Bürgeramt (citizens' office).

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Original

German original

Service number 355447 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/355447/