German Meldebescheinigung (Registration Certificate)
Your Meldebescheinigung — digital, from anywhere
The Meldebescheinigung proves you were registered at a German address. Embassies, banks, courts, and pension authorities abroad ask for it constantly. The Bürgeramt only mails it to a German address — useless if you have left. We apply on your behalf (Vollservice) or receive your own application for you (Empfangsservice), scan the stamped original, and send you the PDF the same day it arrives.
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The Bürgeramt will not mail to a foreign address
The Einwohnermeldeamt only delivers the Meldebescheinigung to a German address registered in your name — or to a German address you designate as the recipient. If you have already moved abroad and deregistered, you have no valid German delivery address. Most expats discover this when they try to apply online and the form simply refuses their international address.
The workaround most people attempt: asking a friend in Germany to receive the letter. That works once. When the friend moves, or when you need a second Meldebescheinigung 6 months later, the arrangement breaks. Our service gives you a permanent German receiving address for as many applications as you need.
For most international uses, get the extended version:
If an embassy, court, or foreign pension authority requests the Meldebescheinigung, they almost always need the erweiterte version (with date of birth, nationality, marital status). Order the einfache version only when the requesting institution explicitly specifies it.
Packages
Full service or receiving service?
How it works
How it works
Three steps. PDF in your inbox within 2–4 weeks of application.
1. Tell us your address details
Your last German address, the period you need covered, and which type (einfach or erweitert). Takes 5 minutes. We identify the correct Bürgeramt and the right application channel.
2. We apply at the Bürgeramt
Vollservice: we submit the application in your name with our German receiving address. Empfangsservice: you apply yourself using our template, and list our address as the delivery destination.
3. We scan and forward
The Meldebescheinigung arrives at our German address in 2–4 weeks. We scan it the same day — high-resolution PDF — and email it to you with the original postmarked envelope photo for verification.
What we handle
What both packages include
Application template + instructions (in English) and the correct application channel
German receiving address so the Bürgeramt always has somewhere to deliver
Same-day high-resolution scan when the stamped letter arrives
High-resolution PDF forwarded by email, original available on request
What both packages include
Six things regardless of which package you pick. Vollservice adds the full application on your behalf.
Correct Bürgeramt identification
Germany has 400+ Bürgerämter. The Meldebescheinigung must come from the specific office for your last registered address — not the nearest office in a big city. We look it up and route correctly.
Einfach or erweitert — you choose
We ask during intake which variant you need. If you are not sure, we advise based on who is requesting the document. Most international legal uses require the erweiterte version.
German receiving address
The Bürgeramt cannot mail to an international address without a specific arrangement. We provide an official German receiving address in your application — the document has a destination, and you get it digitally.
Amtsgebühr covered (Vollservice)
Under the Vollservice, the official Bürgeramt fee (EUR 5–25 depending on district and type) is included in the EUR 149.90 price. No surprises, no additional invoice.
High-resolution scan
We scan the stamped original at 600 DPI and send you a PDF within hours of receiving the letter. Accepted for official purposes by embassies, banks, and foreign authorities. Original available on request.
Historical address applications
If you need a Meldebescheinigung for an address you moved out of years ago, we handle historische Meldebescheinigungen. Processing time is longer (4–8 weeks) but the application process is the same.
Why work with us
More than a form tip
With the Meldebescheinigung the case looks small at first glance, but in practice it quickly tips into follow-up questions, missing proof, or delivery problems. That is exactly why we do not treat it like a simple form tip, but as an operational service for real relocation cases.
The distinction between the einfache and the erweiterte Meldebescheinigung matters. Depending on what you need the document for, the basic version is enough or additional data has to be requested cleanly along with it. We set that switch early, instead of only after a failed application.
Many people do not need the certificate out of convenience, but because without it other steps stall: special cancellations, proof for authorities, passport or family matters. That is what this page is for: less paperwork, less dead time, a more solid result.
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.”
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May 2025 · Google
“I loved their service. Got me my deregistration certificate in less than a week.”
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June 2025 · Google
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The Abmeldebestätigung — different from the Meldebescheinigung, but often needed alongside it.
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