Registering with your town hall or getting your certificate

Registration, change of address, removal and obtaining the municipal registration certificate, including cases with no deed or contract in your name.

Municipal register: registration, removal and certificates

What is included

  • Registration, change of address or removal
  • Obtaining a current or historical certificate
  • Preparing the owner's authorisation where no contract is in your name

What is included and what is not promised

Municipal registration is the gateway to almost everything: healthcare, schooling, immigration, benefits. It is also where people get stuck most when they rent without a contract or sublet a room.

What it includes: registration, change of address or removal; obtaining a current or historical certificate; preparing the owner's authorisation where no contract is in your name. What it does not include: we cannot register you where you do not actually live: the register reflects real residence and falsifying it has consequences.

Documents you will need

  • ID document or passport for everyone being registered.
  • Tenancy agreement, deed or owner's authorisation.
  • Family book where there are children.

Indicative timing

We answer your enquiry within 1 working day and send the written quote within 2 working days.

Once your documents are complete, we prepare the file between 1 and 3 working days.

Most town halls register on the spot or within days; a historical certificate can take a little longer.

See the pricing page for how we charge this kind of matter.

How it works

Estimated duration: 3 days.

  1. We identify the exact procedure

    We tell you whether you need a registration, a change of address or a certificate, and what your town hall will ask for to prove the address.

  2. Document list and quote

    We ask for your ID or passport and the contract or the authorisation of the property holder. Price agreed.

  3. Filing and receipt

    We file the request with the town hall, online or by appointment, and request the extract or certificate.

  4. Tracking and corrections

    We hand you the document and tell you if the town hall requires a home check.

What to have at hand

  • ID document or passport for everyone being registered
  • Tenancy agreement, deed or owner's authorisation
  • Family book where there are children

Frequently asked questions

I have no contract in my name.

It can be done with the owner's authorisation and documents. It is the case we resolve most often.

I need the historical one for immigration.

Yes, the historical certificate is usually required rather than the short form. We request it that way.

I was removed from the register.

That happens with lapse-based removals. You can register again; we tell you how.

Related services

People who come for “Municipal register: registration, removal and certificates” often need one of these Public administration procedures too. If your case mixes several, it goes in a single file with a single quote.

See everything we do in Public administration

Your case

Tell us which procedure you need, before which body, and whether a deadline is running.

Step 1 of 3 Your case
Step 2 of 3 Details for your quote

This lets us tell you what can be done and what it costs without asking again. Leave blank anything you do not know.

It is on the letter or notice you received.

Step 3 of 3 Contact details

We only ask for the basics so we can reply with context.

You can attach up to 5 files of up to 10 MB each: PDF or photos. If you do not have them to hand, send the request anyway.

Request a quote

Tell us about your case and which documents you already have. We tell you what fits, what is missing and what it costs.

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