The permanent place of residence is a common criterion for taxation including the assessment of a person's income tax.
[3][4] In California, anyone with a driver's license must notify DMV of a change of address within 10 days or face a typical fine of $214,[5][6] and anyone who has applied for or received a vehicle registration must notify DMV of a change of address within 10 days or face a typical fine of $178.
[10] The current place of residence is reported by means of a registration form (Meldezettel) sent to the local administrative authority (Gemeindeamt or Magistratisches Bezirksamt in cities).
On 1 March 2002 the regional resident registers were centrally stored on the newly established Zentrales Melderegister (ZMR).
[11] Some larger cities continue to run their own local resident registers (Lokales Melderegister or LMR), which are synchronized with the central database.
A residence document from the database is called Meldeauskunft, and includes information about third persons unless those have filed to restrict public access (Auskunftsperre).
Permanent access to the ZMR is granted to some profession that require regular residence checks like lawyers, banks, professional associations and collection agencies.
The compulsory resident register was handled separately by the regional offices even before Yugoslavia was split into sovereign states.
[16] Although this makes it easier to handle the administrative tasks of taking a new home it has also been criticized for its lack of personal data privacy.
[citation needed] There are plans to introduce a new identity card (carte d'identité nationale électronique sécurisée or INES) that was to be implemented starting in 2007.
[citation needed] The new identity card which includes biometric data was approved by French government on March 14, 2021.
The concept of the registered primary residence (Hauptwohnsitz) has special legal ramifications, primarily involving tax.
Although Germany (similarly to Austria and Switzerland) has a strict registration system for centuries, there had been a strong opposition towards a single identification number.
It is still debated how much more information will be attached to the national identification number when the federal resident register is activated.
[18] Until 2009, the legal requirements pertaining to resident registration were governed by state legislation, which differed in terms of the period allowed to register a change of address (ranging from immediately to two weeks).
[19] During a scandal with list brokers obtaining large amounts of addresses from catalog selling company databases in 2008, the coalition split up over the question — Brigitte Zypries (SPD) opposed the plans of the Ministry of Interior led by Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU).
In many cases, the tax identification number (AFM) (Greek: (Αριθμός Φορολογικός Μητρώου (ΑΦΜ)) is used as proof of residency.
EU citizens living in Greece for more than 5 years can apply for Permanent Residence Certificate (Greek: Eγγραφο Πιστοποίησης Μόνιμης Διαμονής Πολίτη).
Hungarian citizens will declare their residency to the local administration while foreigners will register in the immigration office.
is done by means of a declaration (special form available) made to the locally competent consular office within 90 days of transfer abroad.
[21] A change of address or move must be declared to the local authorities of the new place of residence within eight days (including arrivals by EU/EEA citizens).
Non-EU citizens, however, must declare their arrival to the local authorities within three days, regardless of their intended duration of stay.
[citation needed] Since 1994 the Municipal Basic Administration of Personal Information (Gemeentelijke Basisadministratie Persoonsgegevens or GBA) is used.
The service is locally administered under the co-ordination of the Directorate for Persons Record and Databases Management (from the Ministers of Administration and Interior).
Temporary residence of foreign citizens and stateless persons is registered on an application from their host (including an employer, hotel administration, etc.).
The compulsory resident register was handled separately by the regional offices even before the Yugoslavia was split into sovereign states.
This leads to the situation that upon relocation one does only need to declare the new address to the resident register and all bills will be rerouted automatically to the new location.
Although this makes it easier to handle the administrative tasks of taking a new home it has also been criticized for its lack of personal data privacy.
The resident registration number in South Korea consist of 13 digits that is also shown on the ID cards.