German Mail Forwarding (Postweiterleitung)
Forward your German mail — 6 months
Companies keep sending to your old German address for months after you leave. Tax notices, bank statements, insurance renewals, pension correspondence — all land at an address you no longer check. The Deutsche Post Nachsendeauftrag (mail forwarding order) redirects them internationally. We set it up on your behalf and monitor the forwarding so it does not expire quietly.
40,000+ cases since 2014
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Forwarding activates within 10 business days
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What you miss when there is no forwarding
Your Abmeldung does not update your address in every database. The Finanzamt has a new address field — but uses it only if you filed a change-of-address form. Your bank uses whatever address it has on file until you call and correct it. The Rentenversicherung still sends annual contribution statements to your last German address. Your former health insurer mails the exit confirmation with instructions you need to act on.
The pattern we see: an expat leaves Germany in April, does the Abmeldung, and assumes all mail routing is sorted. In August, a Finanzamt letter arrives at their old Berlin flat — a time-sensitive tax assessment that requires a response within 4 weeks. By the time the new tenant mentions it or it gets returned, the deadline has passed and there is a penalty.
Set up forwarding before you leave:
The Nachsendeauftrag takes up to 10 business days to activate. Order it at least 2–3 weeks before your move-out date to avoid a gap where important letters go nowhere.
Pricing
Mail forwarding setup
How it works
How it works
Three steps. Forwarding activates on your move-out date and runs for 6 months.
1. Tell us your details
Your old German address, move-out date, and forwarding address abroad. Takes 5 minutes. We confirm which forwarding duration makes sense for your situation.
2. We place the Nachsendeauftrag
We submit the Deutsche Post forwarding order with your verified identity, so you bypass the consumer portal entirely. Activation within 10 business days of your move-out date.
3. Mail arrives — we monitor
Your German post forwards internationally for 6 months. We track DPAG activation and set an expiry reminder so the forwarding does not lapse quietly.
What we handle
What the service covers
Deutsche Post Nachsendeauftrag set up on your behalf
International forwarding to 220+ countries for 6 months
Move-out date calibration so there is no gap in coverage
Expiry reminder 4 weeks before the forwarding lapses
What you should know about mail forwarding
Six things that catch people off guard the most.
Identity-verified Nachsendeauftrag
Deutsche Post requires identity verification against the registered address. We submit through our verified operator channel — you do not need a German phone number or POSTIDENT appointment.
International forwarding, not just EU
The DPAG Nachsendeauftrag forwards internationally to 220+ countries. Some destinations add per-item postage costs (especially parcels) — we give you a cost estimate upfront for your destination.
Move-out date calibration
The forwarding start date has to match your actual move-out date, not when you ordered. We sync the Nachsendeauftrag start date with your deregistration to avoid gaps where mail goes nowhere.
What the Nachsendeauftrag cannot forward
We give you a clear list upfront: parcels above 1 kg, registered letters in some cases, mail to businesses at the address. Prevents the unpleasant surprise of an important package sitting uncollected.
Extension before lapse
The forwarding period ends silently — Deutsche Post does not chase you. We set a reminder 4 weeks before expiry and can handle the renewal so the coverage does not disappear on you.
Address update checklist
Mail forwarding is a bridge, not a permanent solution. We include a prioritised list of German senders you must update directly — Finanzamt, Rentenversicherung, bank, insurer, former employer — before the forwarding expires.
Why work with us
Forwarding is a bridge — we keep it from collapsing
Setting up a Nachsendeauftrag looks trivial, which is exactly why it backfires. We submit it through our verified operator channel against the registered address, so you skip the consumer online portal entirely — no German phone number, no POSTIDENT appointment, no TAN sent to a number you no longer have.
The part people get wrong is timing and coverage. Forwarding has to start on your actual move-out date, not the day you ordered, or the first weeks of post go nowhere. And the Nachsendeauftrag does not catch everything — parcels above 1 kg, some registered letters, business mail. We calibrate the start date to your deregistration and tell you upfront what falls outside it.
Forwarding also ends silently — Deutsche Post never chases you. We set a reminder 4 weeks before expiry and hand you a prioritised list of senders to update directly (Finanzamt, Rentenversicherung, bank, insurer) so nothing important lands at an address you no longer occupy.
What customers say
4.9 out of 5 stars — from over 300+ reviews
“Deregistration from Berlin and the radio tax were handled quickly and efficiently. I got regular email updates throughout the process. All I had to do was provide the info, they took care of the rest. Would definitely use this service again!”
Christopher Cauchi
June 2025 · Google
“Excellent service from Deregistration.de in helping me obtain my deregistration certificate from abroad. I would highly recommend.”
Nadia Junge
May 2025 · Google
“I loved their service. Got me my deregistration certificate in less than a week.”
Simran Deep
June 2025 · Google
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