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Registration form (Meldezettel)

The Meldezettel is used to register, deregister or change a residence. Answer a few questions and we show only the fields that apply to you.

What do you want to do?
Do you have Austrian citizenship?

This choice stays on this page only and is not saved.

Good to know first

  • Register at the latest 3 days after moving in; registering before moving in is not possible. Deregister within 3 days before or after moving out. Source
  • Each person needs their own form, filled in completely and legibly. Source
  • When registering, both you and the person providing the accommodation sign (owner, property management or main tenant). If you move in with a main tenant, that person signs. Source
  • The host must not sign if you have not moved in or will not move in within a week. Source
  • Bring documents showing your names, date and place of birth and citizenship, e.g. travel document and birth certificate, as originals or certified copies. Source
  • In Vienna you can use any Meldeservice, including the district offices. Source
  • You can also send someone without a power of attorney or post the form with the documents. Fax and email are not possible. Source
  • Online registration works via the 'Meldewesen' service with ID Austria or EU Login. In Vienna only if it is not your first registration in Austria. Source
  • Registration is free of charge. Source
  • If the new address becomes your main residence, your previous main residence must be changed before or at the same time. Source
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Simplified sketch, not the official form. Tap a number to jump to its explanation.

General

1Zutreffendes bitte ankreuzen ! Erläuterungen auf der Rückseite!
For choice boxes, tick what applies; explanations are on page 2. Note on the form: Zutreffendes bitte ankreuzen ! Erläuterungen auf der Rückseite!

Personal details

2FAMILIENNAME (in Blockschrift), AKAD. GRAD (abgekürzt)
Enter your surname in capital letters, with any academic degree abbreviated. Note on the form: in Blockschrift; AKAD. GRAD abgekürzt
3VORNAME lt. Geburtsurkunde (bei Fremden laut Reisedokument)
Enter your first name(s) exactly as in your birth certificate (for non-Austrians: as in your travel document). Note on the form: bei Fremden laut Reisedokument
4Familienname vor der e r s t e n Eheschließung/Eingetragenen Partnerschaft
Enter the surname you had before your first marriage or registered partnership.
5Sonstiger Name (nach fremdem Namensrecht, z.B. Vatersname; siehe auch Rückseite)
Enter name parts that do not exist in Austrian naming law, e.g. a patronymic. Note on the form: nach fremdem Namensrecht, z.B. Vatersname; siehe auch Rückseite
6GEBURTSDATUM
Enter your date of birth.
7GESCHLECHT (siehe auch Rückseite)
Tick one: männlich (male), weiblich (female), divers, inter, offen (open) or keine Angabe (not stated); if your sex is recorded in the civil-status register, the entry must match it. Note on the form: Optionen: männlich / weiblich / divers / inter / offen / "Sofern nicht zutreffend: keine Angabe"; Rückseite: muss mit Personenstandsregister übereinstimmen
8GESETZLICH ANERKANNTE KIRCHE ODER RELIGIONSGESELLSCHAFT/ BEKENNTNISGEMEINSCHAFT
Enter the legally recognised church, religious society or faith community you belong to. Note on the form: Rückseite: eine anerkannte Kirche oder Religionsgesellschaft hat das Recht, vom Bürgermeister Ihre Meldedaten zu verlangen
9GEBURTSORT lt. Reisedokument (bei österr. Staatsbürgern auch lt. Geburtsurkunde); Bundesland (Inland) und Staat (Ausland)
Enter your place of birth as in your travel document, plus the federal state (if in Austria) or the country (if abroad). Note on the form: bei österr. Staatsbürgern auch lt. Geburtsurkunde
10FAMILIENSTAND
Tick your marital status. Note on the form: Optionen: ledig / verheiratet / in eingetragener Partnerschaft lebend / geschieden / Ehe aufgehoben oder für nichtig erklärt / eingetragene Partnerschaft aufgelöst oder für nichtig erklärt / verwitwet / hinterbliebene(r) eingetragene(r) Partner(in)
11STAATSANGEHÖRIGKEIT
Tick "Österreich" (Austria) or "anderer Staat" (other country) and, for another country, write its name. Note on the form: Optionen: Österreich / anderer Staat – "Name des Staates:"

Registering the accommodation

13Straße (Platz) bzw. Ort ohne Straßennamen
New address: Enter the street or square; if there is no street name, just the place.
14Haus Nr.
New address: Enter the house number of the address.
15Stiege
New address: Enter the staircase number if the building has staircases.
16Tür Nr.
New address: Enter the apartment door number.
17Postleitzahl
New address: Enter the postal code of the address.
18Ortsgemeinde, Bundesland
New address: Enter the municipality and federal state of the address.
19Ist diese Unterkunft Hauptwohnsitz?
Tick "ja" (yes) if this home is the centre of your life, otherwise "nein" (no). Note on the form: Optionen: ja / nein; Rückseite Punkt 4 erklärt den Hauptwohnsitz ("Mittelpunkt der Lebensbeziehung")
20wenn nein, Hauptwohnsitz bleibt in ...
Only if you ticked "nein": enter the address of the main residence you keep. Note on the form: wenn nein; Unterfelder Straße (Platz) bzw. Ort ohne Straßennamen, Haus Nr., Stiege, Tür Nr., Postleitzahl, Ortsgemeinde, Bundesland
21Zuzug aus dem Ausland?
Tick "ja" and write the country if you are moving here from abroad, otherwise tick "nein". Note on the form: Optionen: nein / ja – "Name des Staates:"

Signatures

29Unterkunftgeber (Name in Blockschrift, Datum und Unterschrift)Signature required
The person providing the accommodation (e.g. owner, property management or main tenant) writes their name in capital letters, the date, and signs. Note on the form: Im Falle einer Anmeldung: – Unterschrift nur bei Anmeldung nötig
30Datum und Unterschrift des/der Meldepflichtigen (Bestätigung der Richtigkeit der Meldedaten)Signature required
You enter the date and sign, confirming that the data is correct. Note on the form: (Bestätigung der Richtigkeit der Meldedaten); Rückseite: Meldezettel auf Vollständigkeit und Richtigkeit kontrollieren
Official form (PDF)

Field names as printed on the form, explanations in plain language. Legal basis: Meldegesetz 1991, Anlage A (BGBl. I Nr. 173/2022). Retrieved on 12/10/2026. Not legal advice; nothing is submitted through einfach.wien.

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