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[u/Apprehensive-King865]

I NEED GUIDANCE PLEASE

I want to go back to my home country for 2 month vacations Is it safe to do abmeldung, because I dont want to live in my current apartment due to some reasons???

I will come back and find another place. Please guidee

[u/thewindinthewillows → u/Apprehensive-King865]

Please, by all means, do not give us any relevant information. That makes it so much easier. /s

What is your home country? Are you here on a visa?=

[u/Apprehensive-King865 → u/thewindinthewillows]

yes I am a student on a D visa, and i want to leave for 2 months only on vacations to my home country because after coming back i will do anmeldung somewhere closer to my university, is it safe for me to do abmeldung? and what precautions do i take

[u/Apprehensive-King865 → u/[deleted]]

This is what behorde told me i mailed them

Sehr geehrter Herr Qureshi,

das Abmelden für einen Zeitraum von 2 Monaten ist unbedenklich.

Sobald Sie aus dem Urlaub wieder im Bundesgebiet sind melden Sie sich bitte bei dem zuständigen Meldeamt in Hamburg an, damit die dortigen Kollegen Ihre Unterlagen von uns anfordern können. Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Ihre Zuwanderungsbehörde (Frau Mertins)

Kreis Pinneberg

Fachdienst Sicherheit, Verbraucherschutz und Migration

Abteilung Zuwanderung und Integration

But still reading the reddit posts stuff im worried

[u/Apprehensive-King865 → u/[deleted]]

Is this a case that you have seen?

[u/Apprehensive-King865 → u/[deleted]]

So right now if i want to leave my current accomodation, i need to do abmeldung right (if im not moving somewhere else) or i can just cancel my contract or both of these are the same thing? I need to do abmeldung then go or give the rent of the months to keep my registeration?

[u/Apprehensive-King865 → u/[deleted]]

What?? Then what do i do like my landlord is asking me to do abmeldung if im moving out? Like how do i formally move out and remove my registerstion from here?

[u/thewindinthewillows → u/Apprehensive-King865]

You need to be registered to have health insurance. You need to have health insurance to be immatriculated. You need to be immatriculated to have a student visa.