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 Put your name here, your address there, then sign on the dotted line... If you want to be able to watch TV in your new home, make a phone call, turn on the heating or the lights, you have to fill in lots of forms. The trip to the Einwohnermeldeamt – Residents Registration Office – should be one of the first things you do. North Rhine-Westphalian law says you must notify the authorities within a week of moving to a new district. Anyway you won’t feel like a real Düsseldorf citizen until it says so in your resident’s permit, will you? And it’s easy to register in Düsseldorf. You just need to go to any one of the 11 district offices located in the city area. You need to brind ID documents for everyone who is moving (ID, child’s ID or birth certificate) as well as a registration form filled out and signed by the persons to be registered. The form can be downloaded from the Internet at www.duesseldorf.de. Registration is free. Only address changes of a motor vehicle registration certificate have a fee, which is 10,70 euro. You don’t have to deregister from your previous district if you move within Germany. This is done for you by the registration authority at your new residence. For foreigners who are not from the EU and so do not have the right to live and work freely within the EU, or who come from Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein or Switzerland, there are a few more steps in the authorization process after registration. They must get residence permit from the Amt für Einwohnerwesen (office for residents affairs) in Willi-Becker-Allee with a confirmation of residence from the Einwohnermeldeamt. Unrestricted movement permits for newcomers from the European countries named above can usually be issued as part of the legal registration process at the relevant district office. Overview of important authorities Bürgerinformation ›› Tel.89-91, www.duesseldorf.de/buergerinfo Einheitliche Behördennummer ›› Tel. 115, Mo-Fr 08.00-18.00 Uhr District offices Bürgerbüro im Dienstleistungszentrum ›› Oberbilk, Willi-Becker-Allee 7, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Bilk ›› Unterbilk, Bachstr. 145, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Benrath ›› Benrath, Benrodestr. 46, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Eller ›› Eller, Gertrudisplatz 8, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Garath ›› Garath, Frankfurterstr. 231, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Gerresheim ›› Gerresheim, Neusser Tor 8, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Kaiserswerth ›› Kaiserswerth, Friedrich-von-Spee-Str. 30, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Oberkassel ›› Oberkassel, Luegallee 65, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Rath ›› Rath, Münsterstr. 508, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Wersten ›› Wersten, Burscheiderstr. 29, Tel. 89-91 Bürgerbüro Unterbach ›› Unterbach, Breidenplatz 8, Tel. 21 03 07-16, -17 Vehicle matters Straßenverkehrsamt, Bewohnerparkausweis, Feinstaubplakette, Zulassungsbehörde für Kfz: ›› Flingern-Süd, Höherweg 101, Tel. 89-91 www.duesseldorf.de/kfz Tax offices Finanzamt Düsseldorf Altstadt ›› Pempelfort, Kaiserstr. 52, Tel. 49 74-0 Finanzamt Düsseldorf-Mettmann ›› Stadtmitte, Harkortstr. 2-4, Tel. 38 04-0 Finanzamt Düsseldorf-Mitte ›› Oberbilk, Kruppstr. 110, Tel. 77 98-0 Finanzamt Düsseldorf-Nord ›› Golzheim, Roßstr. 68, Tel. 44 96-0 Finanzamt Düsseldorf-Süd ›› Oberbilk, Kruppstr. 110-112, Tel. 77 98-0 www.finanzamt-duesseldorf.de Addresses for foreigners Ausländerbehörde ›› Oberbilk, Willi-Becker-Allee 7, Tel. 89-2 33 31 www.duesseldorf.de/auslaenderamt Ausländerbeirat ›› Oberbilk, Willi-Becker-Allee 8, Tel. 89-9 35 27 www.duesseldorf.de/ausland Waste disposal AWISTA ›› Flingern-Süd, Höherweg 100, Tel. 83 09 90 99 & 0 180/18 31 83 www.awista-duesseldorf.de Recyclinghöfe ›› Flingern-Nord, Flinger Broich 15 ›› Garath, Frankfurterstr. 253 ›› Lohausen, Niederrheinstr. 229 ›› awista-duesseldorf.de Umweltamt ›› Bilk, Brinckmannstr. 7, Abteilung 19/1.2, Tel. 892 50 50 www.duesseldorf.de/umweltamt  More information about authorities in the current NEW IN THE CITY magazine |
