City guideHannover

Moving to Hannover: Anmeldung, residence permit and first steps

Most people arriving in Hannover deal with the same handful of things in their first weeks: a place to live, registering that address, health insurance, a bank account, and — if you are not an EU citizen — a residence permit.

This page gathers what RechtX holds on the two offices behind those steps, with the official links and the date each entry was last checked. For the wider process, the guides and the personal plan walk through the order step by step.

Your personal plan Related guides

Anmeldung in Hannover

Registering your address at a Bürgeramt.

Authority

Landeshauptstadt Hannover — Bürgeramt

Official Hannover sources

Open official page
hannover.gov.de

Last checked: 18 August 2026

Good to know

Registration must be completed within 14 days of moving in.

Immigration authority in Hannover

Residence permits and appointments.

Official Hannover sources

Open official page
www.hannover.de

Last checked: 25 August 2026

How appointments work

The route depends on your residence purpose

How to apply

Use the Region Hannover Ausländerbehörde's route for your specific service. The authority separates residence applications from appointment services such as document collection.

What happens next

The next step depends on your residence matter. The document-collection appointment system is not a general application calendar.

If the authority does not respond

Use the contact route for your specific residence service if the authority does not reply.