Registration of address

What

If you move to Austria you need to register your address (Meldezettel) after your arrival.

Who

If you live in Austria you need to register your temporary or permanent address. When you change your actual address you should also make a new registration. There are more specifications for people without Austrian citizenship:

If you have citizenship from an EEA Member State or Switzerland: besides registering your address, you also have to apply for the registration certificate (Anmeldebescheinigung) if you plan to stay 3 months or longer.

If you’re a third-country citizen: you need to hold a valid visa or a valid residence permit and you don’t need to do the registration certificate, only registration of address is enough.

How

To register your address (Meldezettel), you bring a valid passport and birth certificate to the competent authorities along with the completed application form. You can download the application form (in German): www.help.gv.at/Portal.Node/hlpd/public/resources/documents/meldez.pdf.

Citizens from EEA Member State or Switzerland need to obtain the registration certificate (Anmeldebescheinigung). You have to bring a valid passport, a proof of income, proof of health insurance and the application form correctly filled.

In case of pupils or students, you have to show a letter of acceptance of the university or the school where you’re doing the courses and proof of sufficient means to live.

You can download the application form (in German): www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Niederlassung/Formulare_2014/Anmeldebescheinigung_Aufenthaltskarte_Formular.pdf.

More information on the certificate of registration (in German): www.bmi.gv.at/cms/BMI_Niederlassung/Formulare_2014/Anmeldebescheinigung_Aufenthaltskarte_Formular.pdf.

When

You need to register your address within three days of your arrival.

If you’re an EEA citizen, you need to obtain the registration certificate if you plan to stay more than 3 months in Austria.

Good to know

Registration of your residence is for free. There is a 15 EUR fee for the registration certificate. In both cases, you can get a fine between 50 to 300 EUR if you don’t register.

where

You can register your address at registry office of your municipality (Gemeinde) or at the city office (Magistrat).

You can obtain the registration certificate Office of the Federal State Government (Amt der Landesregierung) or to the District Administration Office (Bezirkshauptmannschaft or Magistrat).