Residence registration

When you move into an apartment in Innsbruck for the first time, move within Austria or establish a secondary residence, you must register your residence with the City of Innsbruck. Some of these notifications can also be made online under certain conditions.

Who has to register?

Everyone who moves into accommodation in Innsbruck must register within three days of moving in. Each person in a household must register separately, this also applies to children.

What documents do I need to register?

• Registration form: completed in full and signed by the accommodation provider
  • The religious confession section can only be completed after the accommodation provider has signed the registration form. It can also be left blank.
  • You can fill in the ZMR number if you know the number
• original public documents showing the surname and first name, surname before first marriage, date of birth, place of birth and nationality of the accommodation holder (e.g. passport and birth certificate)
• original official photo ID (e.g. passport)

If you are not an Austrian citizen, you must bring a valid original travel document (passport or identity card).

Where can I register?

There are drei ways to register your main residence:

1. In person in the Service Unit Registration and residents, passport matters - Registrations, deregistrations, registration confirmations or in the Service Unit Citizen service and lost property service - District Office Igls and Vill Please do not forget the required documents.
2. By post or by messenger: To do this, you must send the original documents or notarized or court-certified copies of the documents together with the completed registration form (PDF) to the Lade Service Unit Registration and residents, passport matters - Registrations, deregistrations, registration confirmations .. The messenger does not need a power of attorney.
3. Onlinerequirements:
   • ID-Austria
   • Age of majority

Please note:

• Registration by e-mail is not possible for legal reasons.
• The citymagistrat Innsbruck can deregister you from your previous main residence in Austria if you register a new main residence in Innsbruck.
• You can register a secondary residence in person or by post (see above), but not online.

Do I have to register my newborn?

If your newborn was born in Austria and a registration form was filled out at the hospital, you can register your child at the same time as you report the birth at the registry office in Innsbruck. Then you do not have to register your newborn separately at the registration office.

I come from the EU, the EEA or Switzerland: Do I have to register?

Yes. The deadline of three days applies to the residence registration. In addition, if you are a Swiss, EU or EEA citizen and have been staying in Austria for longer than three months, you must have a registration certificate issued by the City of Innsbruck within four months of entry (§§ 51-53 Abs. 1 NAG).

If you fail to do so, you may be fined.

For the registration you also need a so-called documentation in addition to the residence registration (attention, the three-day deadline applies here).

How do I deregister from a place of residence?

If you register your main residence in another municipality within Austria, you will automatically be deregistered from your previous main residencedresse.

If you want to deregister a secondary residence or a main residence in Austria, you can do this in any Austrian municipality, including Innsbruck at Service Unit Registration and residents, passport matters - Registrations, deregistrations, registration confirmations

What documents do I need to deregister?

• Registration form: Complete the form in full and leave the fields under "Registration" blank. You also do not need the signature of your accommodation provider.
• original official photo ID (e.g. passport)