Guide: Anmeldung form in English (2023)

Last update: 14/04/2021

This short guide provides guidelines to fill in the Anmeldung form in English. This document is required when registering your address with an Anmeldung in Germany.

It can be a confusing document when speaking no German at all. You can use 2 methods here:

1. Scroll down to read a step-by-step explanation to fill this in manually.
2. Head to Appmeldung.com which helps you fill this Anmeldung form online in English, at no cost at all, 100% digital. It works for Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich or Hamburg. (This tool was developed by the same person behind this blog).

How to fill in the Berlin Anmeldung form in English:

You can find below an image with an overview of the different sections and annotations. Below the image, there is a bullet point list. Each item is a field on the document.

Left column: new address details

• Checkboxes: Die neue Wohnung ist:
  • If you only have one address in Germany, tickalleinige Wohnung
  • If you have multiple addresses in Germany and this new address is your main residence, tickHauptwohnung.
  • If you have multiple addresses in Germany and this new address is your secondary residence, tickNebenwohnung.
• Tag des Einzugs: When did you move in at this address? Prefer a dd.mm.yy format.
• Postleitzahl, Gemeinde, Ortsteil: Postal code and city name.
• Straße, Hausnummer, Zusätze: Your full street address, street number.

Right column: old address details

• Checkboxes: Die (letzte) bisherige Wohnung (im Inland) war:
  • If your last address was your only address in Germany, tickalleinige Wohnung
  • If your last address was your main residence in Germany, tickHauptwohnung.
  • If your last address was your secondary residence, tickNebenwohnung.
• Tag des Einzugs: When did you move in at this address? Prefer a dd.mm.yy format.
• Postleitzahl, Gemeinde, Ortsteil: Postal code and city name.
• Straße, Hausnummer, Zusätze: Your full street address, street number.
• Bei Zuzug aus dem Ausland, Staat: Write here the country of your previous residence, if applicable.
• Wird die bisherige Wohnung beibehalten?
  • If you won’t keep your previous address as a place of residence, tick Nein.
  • If you will keep your previous address as place of residence, you need to specifiy in which capacity. Tick Ja and Hauptwohnung (main residence) or Nebenwohnung (secondary residence).
• Haben die unten aufgeführten Personen noch weitere Wohnungen in Deutschland?: This asks if any of the person registering have other residences in Germany. Tick Nein if you don’t.

Anmeldung form in English: your personal details

• Familienname, ggf. Doktorgrad, Passname: Your last name
• Vornamen: Your first name(s)
• Geburtsname: Your birth name if applicable
• Geschlecht: Your gender. “männlich” or “weiblich”.
• Tag, Ort, Land der Geburt: Your birth date and birth place.
• Religionsgesellschaft: Which Church do you belong to? In Germany, some religion collect taxes. It’s easy to get out of paying Church tax though.
• Staatsangehörigkeiten: Your nationality.
• Ordens- Künstlername: Probably not relevant for most of us but if you have a religious name, nickname or artist name, put it there.
• Familienstand:Your family status:
  • Single:Ledig
  • Married:Verheiratet
  • Civil union:in eingetragener Lebenspartnerschaft
  • Widowed:Verwitwet

The section 2 is used if another person registers with you. The fields are the same.

Anmeldung form in English: ID document details

• Art: The type of document you will bring with you.
  • Passport: “RP”.
  • ID card: “PA”.
• Ausstellungsbehörde: Issuing authority.
• Seriennummer: Issuing number.
• Datum: Issuing date.
• Gültig bis: Expiration date

The second set of fields is for the document corresponding to the other person on the form, if applicable.

I hope this little guide on how to fill in the Anmeldung form in English for Berlin was helpful. Feel free to ask any questions in the comments.