Guide: Anmeldung form in English
Doing the Anmeldung is necessary to get a tax ID, start work and generally be able to use services like a German bank.
This short guide provides guidelines to fill in the Anmeldung form in English. This document is required when registering your address in Germany.
It can be a confusing document when speaking no German at all. You can use 2 methods here:
- Scroll down to read a step-by-step explanation to fill this in manually.
- Head to Appmeldung.com which helps you fill this Anmeldung form online in English, at no cost at all, 100% digital. It works for Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich or Hamburg. (This tool was developed by the same person behind this blog).
How to fill in the Berlin Anmeldung form in English:
You can find below an image with an overview of the different sections and annotations. Below the image, there is a bullet point list. Each item is a field on the document.
Left column: new address details
- Checkboxes: Die neue Wohnung ist:
- If you only have one address in Germany, tick alleinige Wohnung
- If you have multiple addresses in Germany and this new address is your main residence, tick Hauptwohnung.
- If you have multiple addresses in Germany and this new address is your secondary residence, tick Nebenwohnung.
- Tag des Einzugs: When did you move in at this address? Prefer a dd.mm.yy format.
- Postleitzahl, Gemeinde, Ortsteil: Postal code and city name.
- Straße, Hausnummer, Zusätze: Your full street address, street number.
Right column: old address details
- Checkboxes:Die (letzte) bisherige Wohnung (im Inland) war:
- If your last address was your only address in Germany, tick alleinige Wohnung
- If your last address was your main residence in Germany, tick Hauptwohnung.
- If your last address was your secondary residence, tick Nebenwohnung.
- Tag des Einzugs: When did you move in at this address? Prefer a dd.mm.yy format.
- Postleitzahl, Gemeinde, Ortsteil: Postal code and city name.
- Straße, Hausnummer, Zusätze: Your full street address, street number.
- Bei Zuzug aus dem Ausland, Staat: Write here the country of your previous residence, if applicable.
- Wird die bisherige Wohnung beibehalten?
- If you won’t keep your previous address as a place of residence, tick Nein.
- If you will keep your previous address as place of residence, you need to specifiy in which capacity. Tick Ja and Hauptwohnung (main residence) or Nebenwohnung (secondary residence).
- Haben die unten aufgeführten Personen noch weitere Wohnungen in Deutschland?: This asks if any of the person registering have other residences in Germany. Tick Nein if you don’t.
Anmeldung form in English: your personal details
- Familienname, ggf. Doktorgrad, Passname: Your last name
- Vornamen: Your first name(s)
- Geburtsname: Your birth name if applicable
- Geschlecht: Your gender. “männlich” or “weiblich”.
- Tag, Ort, Land der Geburt: Your birth date and birth place.
- Religionsgesellschaft: Which Church do you belong to? In Germany, some religion collect taxes. It’s easy to get out of paying Church tax though.
- Staatsangehörigkeiten: Your nationality.
- Ordens- Künstlername: Probably not relevant for most of us but if you have a religious name, nickname or artist name, put it there.
- Familienstand: Your family status:
- Single: Ledig
- Married: Verheiratet
- Civil union: in eingetragener Lebenspartnerschaft
- Widowed: Verwitwet
The section 2 is used if another person registers with you. The fields are the same.
Anmeldung form in English: ID document details
- Art: The type of document you will bring with you.
- Passport: “RP”.
- ID card: “PA”.
- Ausstellungsbehörde: Issuing authority.
- Seriennummer: Issuing number.
- Datum: Issuing date.
- Gültig bis: Expiration date
The second set of fields is for the document corresponding to the other person on the form, if applicable. If you register more than 2 people at a time, simply use the same form again for any additional family member or relative.
I hope this little guide on how to fill in the Anmeldung form in English for Berlin was helpful. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments.
Hi Bastien,
Thank you for your information regarding Anmeldung. I would like to ask what happens if you lose your Anmeldebestätigung or “Meldebescheinigung“, a residence registration certificate, can you retrieve it via requesting it again via an app or email? Thanking you.
Best NATS
Hey Novera. This is German so digitization of public services is a distant dream AND the process may also differ from location to location, or office to office. Some may accept to provide a new copy via email. However, since a new copy is usually a paid service (5€), it’s likely you will need to go into the office physically. Pro-tip: you can make copies of your original certificate yourself to spare yourself the trouble. The original stays in a safe place while the copies can be more readily available. Hope this helps.
Hi Bastien,
What a fantastic tool you have created. You have done a great help to newcomers.
I haven’t used appmeldung yet but I am sure when I need anmeldung, Definitely I will use it.
Some guy told me that by renting a post box in the post offices we can anmeldun with that post box information. Is that true in BERLIN?
Best wishes,
Hamid
Hey Hamid. I have no idea. That is a great question. Not sure if it would work.
Hi,
Do i have to fill the anmeldung form in german or english ?
Hey Ali. Preferably in German to avoid any confusion. But only a few items are problematic. In doubt, you can use Appmeldung.
Hi,
I submited the Anmeldung form and for “Religionsgesellschaft” (My Religion) I choose
“No religion or none of the above”. But, when the pdf form was generated, I noticed that another option was selected by error by the system (Ramano-Catholic). How can I edit this form since it is not correct? Can I create a new one with the correct option hopefully?
Thanks in advance for your answer,
Radu
Hey Radu. Do you talk about Appmeldung now? I can help you if you tell me which city too.
Hi,
Is it possible to get Anmeldung based on apartment booked via ArBnB for first month?
Best regards,
Aleksandra
Hey Aleksandra. In theory yes. You would have to get the landlord’s agreement for that though.
Hi Bastien,
Thank you for this post! I still have one doubt. I have to anmeldung in my new flat. Do I need documents from my landlord if this is my second anmeldung here? And additionally, My girlfriend is also living with me, does she need to give a power of attorney or can i file the forms myself since she is living with me? I assume the first question the answer should be YES and the second one should be NO, but wanted to check it with you.
Thanks!!
Hey Andres. Yes, you need approval from your landlord every time you move in somewhere. You can do the Anmeldung for your girlfriend at the Bürgeramt provided you have a Vollmacht(procuration/POA) from her, all the right forms & both your ID/passport with you. Vollmacht template you can use here. First set of fields is for your girlfriend’s info.
Appmeldung.com is fake and cheating and waste of time. I filled in all the details and they showed everything correctly on the next screen . The letters on the form where not clear. But then they ask you to download the pdf which comes as blank form!!!
So what is the point of this excercise?
Hey Joe. Sorry to hear about your troubles. Could you send me a bug report with Os used, browser used, & wich city you tried to use the app for? I will take a look.