Relocation
Residence
The main residence (the main home) is the home that is predominantly used. Every other home in Germany is a secondary residence, also known as a second home.
With your valid ID card, the activated online ID card function and an nfc-enabled smartphone, you can re-register your place of residence online and without going to the authorities(more information can be found here). If you have not already done so, you can activate the online ID card yourself here and set a new PIN.
Alternatively, you can register, de-register or re-register your place of residence at any citizen service centre of the City of Chemnitz.
Space for the removal van
If you are moving house and need parking space with the removal van directly in front of your old or new home, you may not block off the road during loading and unloading without authorisation.
You can apply for a no-stopping zone for the duration of your move, which will allow you to load and unload conveniently in front of your old and new homes.
Further help on the subject of housing
The City of Chemnitz Social Welfare Office supports its citizens in their search for new housing. Housing counselling includes detailed and individual advice on offers in various forms of housing. The Social Welfare Office is also the right contact for you when it comes to housing benefit.
Registration certificate
The registration or residence certificate is a certificate from the population register about your own personal and registration data and contains details of your surname, first name, date of birth, place of birth, maiden name and current addresses.
Second home tax
If you have a secondary residence in the city area, the city of Chemnitz levies a secondary residence tax. A dwelling is considered a secondary residence if the resident has it as a secondary residence in addition to their main residence for their own personal living needs or the personal living needs of family members in the city of Chemnitz.
Checklist for your move
A new flat means new challenges: giving notice on your old flat, looking for a new tenant, renovations, registrations, deregistrations and transfers - many things have to be organised. We have summarised the most important things for you.