Registrations from abroad will be held exclusively by appointment at the City Hall (Personenenmeldeamt South). Book your appointment online now: Book an appointment here
(only for a registration from abroad)

For foreign nationals we require:

• Passport (for EU/EFTA nationals, identity card is sufficient)
• Residence permit (if available)
• Assurance of a resident permit (if available)
• Visa authorization from Swiss embassy or consulate to issue visa (if available)
• «Wohnungsausweis» (apartment registration) or tenancy agreement
• CHF 40.- per adult
• Migration office fees (depending on the type of residence permit they may vary)
• Health insurance card (for all family members)
• Civil status documents (marriage certificate and birth certificates for children)

If you have recently moved to Zurich within Switzerland, please register in person within 14 days.

Some municipalities already participate in «eUmzugCH» (electronic platform for change of residence). On «eUmzugCH», you can find out whether or not it is possible to register your move to Zurich online.

Please advise your previous residential municipality of your leaving before contacting us. For Swiss nationals we require:

• Passport or identity card
• «Heimatschein» (certificate of origin; usually deposited at the previous municipality of residence)
• Family certificate (as may be the case)
• «Wohnungsausweis» (apartment registration) or tenancy agreement
• CHF 40.- per adult
• Health insurance card (for all family members)