Residence Registration

Why do I have to register?

According to Austrian law you have to register with the authorities within three days before or after moving to a new address. The residence registration is connected with postal services and with several rights such as voting rights.

Which documents do I need to register?

• Completed application form (residence registration form) and your landlord’s signature if you live in a rented flat.
• Foreign citizens have to submit a passport.

Where do I get a residence registration form (Meldezettel)?

• At every Registration Service Centre in the Vienna District Offices (Magistratisches Bezirksamt).
• As a free internet download - Meldezettel.
• From your landlord (for free - never pay for a Meldezettel!) 

Where do I have to register?

You can register at any of the Registration Service Centres in the Vienna District Offices no matter which district you live in.

Residence Registration Certificate (Meldebestätigung)

• After the registration procedure you receive a residence registration certificate for free.
• You have to pay a fee if you need further certificates for your primary residence for yourself or for other persons for whose registration you are responsible (e.g. your child). In this case you just need to submit a photo ID (e.g. passport or driving licence).

Fees

• Residence registration procedures are free of charge.
• If you need further certificates (without a registration procedure) you have to pay.

For further information about registration services in Vienna please visit
 http://www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/meldeservice/pdf/meldeserviceenglisch.pdf
 or phone: 01/4000 ext. 76449
Addresses of Registration Service Centres in Vienna
 http://www.wien.gv.at/verwaltung/meldeservice/stellen.html

Free Internet Access: You can surf the internet pages of the City of Vienna for free at all public internet terminals!