Your plan · Dortmund
All of DortmundRegister your address (Anmeldung)
Register your Dortmund address — Anmeldung (Within 14 days of moving into your home). Bring your passport and your landlord's confirmation (Wohnungsgeberbestätigung)Dortmund Bürgerdienste.
Bürgerdienste by appointment; slots drop daily 07:00, or onlineFreeDeadline: Within 14 days of moving into your homeAppointments book out 2–6 weeks in big cities — reserve one the day you have a rental contract
Dortmund Bürgerdienste
What to bring
- Passport — with your visa inside
- Wohnungsgeberbestätigung — signed by your landlord — mandatory
- Anmeldeformular — download from your city website or fill on site
Book a Bürgerdienste slot — new ones drop daily at 07:00 (same day, +7, +14), or register online.
Read the full guide— how this works everywhere, all casesVerified for Dortmund on 19 July 2026
General information, not legal advice. Procedures change — verify with the official source before acting.