What is Anmeldung?
City registration process in Germany for accessing various services and ensuring legal tenancy.
Anmeldung is your city registration. It enables you to get a tax ID, library card, and access other services. You need to make an appointment for this at the Bürgeramt ideally within a month of arriving in Germany. You need to bring your rental contract as proof of address to your Anmeldung appointment.
If your subletter/main tenant says “no Anmeldung possible,” that is a sign that the sublet is illegal (not cleared by the landlord). You should really try to get an apartment where you can register, as having a rental contract also brings you a lot of other protections.
For more information, refer to this guide.
Best times to look online for Anmeldung appointments:
- Monday/Tuesday: 8 AM
- Wednesday: 7 AM / 8:30 AM
- Thursday: 10 AM
- Friday: 7 AM