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Updated September 2026

🚚 I moved — how and where do I register my new address?

Direct answer

Registering your address is compulsory within a short deadline after moving (days to weeks, depending on the country) and everything official flows from it: the ID number, tax, voting, health insurance, school places. Register at Einwohnerkontrolle der Gemeinde (ch.ch) — online with a digital ID in many countries, otherwise at Gemeindeverwaltung / Stadtverwaltung (ch.ch) — with ID and proof of the new address (rental contract, deed, or the landlord's or host's declaration). Kantonales Steueramt — Einsprache (estv.admin.ch) and the other agencies are informed automatically in most countries — but check your tax and benefit accounts after a few weeks.

Call firstEinwohnerkontrolle der Gemeinde
Report toGemeindeverwaltung / Stadtverwaltung
If that failsKantonales Steueramt — Einsprache

🗣️ What to say

"I moved to [new address] on [date] from [old address / abroad]. I would like to register my address [and my family members: names]. Attached: ID and [rental contract / owner's declaration]."

🪜 Step by step

  1. DeadlineCheck the days allowed — late registration can be fined.
  2. DocumentsID for everyone moving, proof of address, for a move from abroad also birth/marriage certificates (multilingual form or apostille).
  3. Online or in personEinwohnerkontrolle der Gemeinde online with digital ID; otherwise Gemeindeverwaltung / Stadtverwaltung by appointment.
  4. Moving from abroadAlso: health insurance, the ID number if new, deregistration in the old country.
  5. Mail forwardingThe postal service's redirection for a few months; update the bank, employer, insurers yourself.

📇 All contacts

Einwohnerkontrolle der GemeindeRegistration, residence certificateWithin 14 days of moving in🔗 www.ch.ch/de/umzug
Gemeindeverwaltung / StadtverwaltungMunicipal administration: residents, order, noise, waste, lost propertyFor anything the municipality regulates🔗 www.ch.ch
Kantonales Steueramt — EinspracheObjections to assessments, payment facilitiesWithin 30 days of the assessment🔗 www.estv.admin.ch
Deine Krankenkasse / Ombudsstelle KrankenversicherungCoverage, doctor search, disputes with the insurerFor coverage and benefit questions📞 041 226 10 10🔗 www.om-kv.ch

❓ Frequently asked

The landlord will not give me a declaration

Most countries let you register with the rental contract alone; if the landlord obstructs, Gemeindeverwaltung / Stadtverwaltung can register you on other evidence and the landlord may be fined.

Can I register in a friend's flat?

Yes, if you actually live there — with the friend's declaration. It can affect their benefits or taxes; tell them.

I have no fixed address

Municipalities offer a postal address for homeless residents so that benefits and documents work. Ask Gemeindeverwaltung / Stadtverwaltung or social services.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

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