Austritt aus einer Religionsgemeinschaft des öffentlichen Rechts

Law on withdrawal from religious societies under public law (RelGemAustrG
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-RelGemAustrGHArahmen
Hamburg Church Tax Act (HmbKiStG)
https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-KiStGHAV2P2/part/X

If you wish to leave the church or another religious community, you must submit a declaration.

Churches, religious communities, and ideological communities are treated equally under German law. In the following, they are all referred to as religious communities.

If you wish to leave a religious community under public law, you must declare your resignation to the responsible authority.

• Identity card or passport

• You submit the declaration in person.
• You are at least 14 years old.
  • Before the child reaches the age of 14, the legal guardians must personally declare their withdrawal. If the child is at least 12 years old at the time of the declaration, they must be present in person when submitting the declaration.

31.00 EUR per person leaving

• You can make an appointment with the responsible office online or by calling 115.
• You appear in person at the agreed time and declare your withdrawal from the religious community.
• You pay the administration fee.
• You will receive a certificate of withdrawal.

If you have made an appointment in advance, processing can begin immediately.

No

• You can submit your declaration to a notary public. Additional fees apply.
• At the end of the month in which your withdrawal takes effect (this can take 1-2 months), your church tax liability ends. Starting from the following month, you will no longer be required to pay church tax. The tax office will be automatically notified of the change.

Not applicable

• Churches, religious communities and ideological communities can be collectively referred to as religious communities
• Anyone who wishes to leave a religious community must submit a corresponding declaration.

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