Someone I do not know is registered at my address — how do I remove them?
It happens more than you would think: a previous tenant who never deregistered, or a fraudster using your address. It can affect your benefits, taxes and mail, so act. Ask Commune — bureau de la population / MyGuichet.lu (guichet.public.lu) — the population registry — to start an address investigation: you declare that the person does not live there, they check, and the entry is corrected or moved to "unknown". Administration communale (guichet.public.lu) is the desk for it in many municipalities. If mail arrives suggesting fraud (loans, orders, court letters in their name), Police Grand-Ducale — e-Commissariat (police.public.lu) takes the report.
🗣️ What to say
"[Name], unknown to me, appears to be registered at my address [address]. I am the [tenant/owner] and live here [alone / with …]. This person does not live here and never has / left on [date]. I ask you to investigate and correct the register, and to confirm when it is done."
🪜 Step by step
- Check your registrationOnline with your digital ID: who is registered at the address. Screenshot it.
- Request the investigation: Commune — bureau de la population / MyGuichet.luWritten declaration; some municipalities have a form. Mention benefits or tax effects for priority.
- Return their mail"Not at this address" on the envelope, back in the box. Do not open it.
- Fraud signs: Police Grand-Ducale — e-CommissariatDebt letters, parcels, court notices in their name — report, and keep copies.
- ConfirmationAsk for written confirmation of the correction; benefit and tax agencies use the register date.
📇 All contacts
❓ Frequently asked
Does it affect my benefits?
It can — a "household" of two changes calculations. Tell the benefit agency in writing that the person does not live there and that an investigation is running.
A former flatmate will not deregister
The same investigation route. Their new address is their problem; the register can set them to "departed, unknown".
Someone used my address for a company
Report to the company register as well; a registered office at your home without consent can be removed.
📎 Sources
- Commune — bureau de la population / MyGuichet.lu →
- Administration communale →
- Police Grand-Ducale — e-Commissariat →
- Ombudsman (Médiateur du Grand-Duché) →
🔎 Common searches
Recognise your own search? The answer above covers all of these.
- “unknown person registered at my address Luxembourg”
- “remove someone from my address registry”
- “address investigation municipality”
- “former tenant still registered”
- “address fraud report”
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