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Hi all

I applied for blocking of address , meldeauskunftsperre
I dont really like the idea of my address being searched by anyone

I got reply to provide evidence of harm etc, which I replied 2 weeks ago, they send one more reply to provide evidence and extended initial 1 month block for 1 more month, which did not mention anything about my last reply , does it mean they missed my reply or it was not enough ?

Do you have any experience , how to successfully block it ?

AlexInGermany wrote: ↑Sun Mar 01, 2026 4:46 pm I dont really like the idea of my address being searched by anyone

Let's assume "John Doe / Melonenstrasse 12 / 12345 Namensdorf" didn't pay a bill and now moved away to an unknown address.

It is then possible to ask the "Einwohnermeldeamt" (Registration office") for the disclosure of the new address. And this costs a fee, I remember something between €10 and €20.

There are people who could be in danger when their address is disclosed, e.g. a very good looking actress might have strange "fans", or a state attorney who regularly brings people behind bars might have foes.

They can ask to have this possibility blocked,it is called "Auskunftssperre".

Anyway, you have to prove that the disclosure of your address is a thread to your safety and wellbeing.
If you cannot deliver fundamental proof, you will not achieve to get this blocked.

What can be done quite easily is this Übermittlungssperre, it massively reduces the free access to your data by churches or the press.

But getting a real "Auskunftssperre" without a proof of a thread will not be possible.

I find this system horrible that anyone can walk in and get my address

other countries have no melderegister at all, but they are managing fine debt collections

at least there should be court order saying that person really owes money to allow to search his private address

so basically current law say "we will make your address public, then we will wait until someone comes hurts or kills you, and only if that happens and you have evidence, then we will make from pubic to private"

If you fear for your safety then you should get the Police involved and depending on what they say, this will go some way to proving your address shouldn't be searchable.

It is not a central database anyone can look at, as data is only stored locally? So generally need to know your full name, birthdate, and where you are or were last registered, not just city, but actual office. And they have to identify themselves? I guess like in other countries there maybe commercial operators storing stuff. OP mentioned moving to another EU country. Hopefully not Sweden where even earnings are public for transparency. Phonebooks are easy to opt out of. I got a call about 20 years ago from an almost teaful guy looking for his birth father, same surname as my husband. We managed to work it could not be him. H had got list of matching names from Telekom.

snowingagain wrote: ↑Mon Mar 02, 2026 3:46 pm It is not a central database anyone can look at, as data is only stored locally? So generally need to know your full name, birthdate, and where you are or were last registered, not just city, but actual office. And they have to identify themselves?

This is also handled in different ways depending on the Bundesland you're living in. So, by disclosing the location, the OP could help the forum to give better... Never mind.