Secondary domicile 

Overview

If you move into accommodation which you do not use as your main domicile, you must register it as a secondary domicile.

Who do I have to contact?

Please contact the registration office of the municipality or town in which the secondary domicile is located.

Details

Documents

Confirmation of the landlord

- Landlord confirmation form (Service description in Hesse Finder)

Fees

Some cities collect a secondary domicile tax

Legal foundations

- Section 17 para. 1 and 3 Federal citizens registration act (Bundesmeldegesetz – BMG)

- Section 21 para. 3 Federal citizens registration act (BMG)

- Section 22 Federal citizens registration act (BMG)

- Section 23 Federal citizens registration act (BMG)

- Section 24 para. 1 Federal citizens registration act (BMG)

- Nos. 17.1, 17.3, 22 and 23 of the General provisions on the implementation of the Federal citizens registration act (BMGVwV)

Processing time

You must register within two weeks of moving in.