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Application for child benefit (KG 1)

Antrag auf Kindergeld (KG 1)

Child benefit (Kindergeld) is paid monthly for each child (2026: €259 per child). This is the main application; you also need one “Anlage Kind” for each child.

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Who needs it?

The parent the child lives with. Only one person receives child benefit. Foreign nationals usually qualify with a residence permit that allows work (and some other permits).

Where to submit?

To the Familienkasse – easiest online at arbeitsagentur.de (Kindergeld) or by post to your Familienkasse. Find the address on arbeitsagentur.de by postcode.

What to attach

• one “Anlage Kind” per child • tax ID of you and the child – without it the application is not processed • for foreign nationals: copy of your residence permit • for children over 18: school, university or training certificate

Tips

• Child benefit is only paid 6 months back – apply early. • The child's tax ID arrives by post a few weeks after registration. • Report every change (move, job, residence) to the Familienkasse immediately.

Family Benefits Office (Familienkasse) · 5 pages · 28 questions · Form version: 09/2025 · arbeitsagentur.de

All questions in the form

  1. Header

    Child benefit number (only if you already have one)Kindergeldnummer (nur wenn du schon eine hast)

    Format: 3 digits, FK, 6 digits. Leave empty for a first application.

  2. Daytime phone number for queriesTelefon für Rückfragen tagsüber
  3. Number of “Anlage Kind” attachedAnzahl der beigefügten „Anlage Kind“

    One per child.

  4. 1. Details of the applicant

    Exactly as in your passport or residence permit.

    Your tax ID (11 digits)Deine steuerliche Identifikationsnummer (11 Ziffern)

    The 11-digit number is sent by the Federal Central Tax Office after registration. It is also on your payslip.

    • ✎ Steuerliche Identifikationsnummer, Teil 1
    • ✎ Steuerliche Identifikationsnummer, Teil 2
    • ✎ Steuerliche Identifikationsnummer, Teil 3
    • ✎ Steuerliche Identifikationsnummer, Teil 4
  5. Title (e.g. Dr.)Titel
  6. Last nameFamilienname
  7. First nameVorname
  8. Birth name / name from earlier marriage (if different)Geburtsname / Name aus früherer Ehe (falls abweichend)
  9. Date of birthGeburtsdatum
  10. Place of birthGeburtsort
  11. Sex – write in German: weiblich or männlichGeschlecht
  12. Nationality – in German, e.g. iranischStaatsangehörigkeit

    If you are not German/EU/EEA/Swiss: attach your residence permit.

  13. Address (street, no., postcode, town, country)Anschrift (Straße, Hausnummer, PLZ, Wohnort, Staat)
  14. Marital status – tick one; if not single, enter the dateFamilienstand – nur ein Kreuz; wenn nicht ledig, Datum eintragen
    • ☐ singleledig
    • ☐ marriedverheiratet
    • ☐ registered partnershipeingetragene Lebenspartnerschaft
    • ☐ divorcedgeschieden
    • ☐ partnership dissolvedLebenspartnerschaft aufgehoben
    • ☐ permanently separateddauernd getrennt lebend
    • ☐ widowedverwitwet
    • ✎ since (date)seit (Datum)

  15. 2. Spouse or other parent living in the household

    Only if this person lives in your household.

    Tax ID of partner / other parentSteuer-ID des Partners / anderen Elternteils
    • ✎ Steuerliche Identifikationsnummer des Partners, Teil 1
    • ✎ Steuerliche Identifikationsnummer des Partners, Teil 2
    • ✎ Steuerliche Identifikationsnummer des Partners, Teil 3
    • ✎ Steuerliche Identifikationsnummer des Partners, Teil 4
  16. Last name, first name, title, birth nameFamilienname, Vorname, Titel, Geburtsname
    • ✎ Last nameFamilienname
    • ✎ First nameVorname
    • ✎ TitleTitel
    • ✎ Birth nameGeburtsname
  17. Date of birth, sex, nationalityGeburtsdatum, Geschlecht, Staatsangehörigkeit
    • ✎ Date of birthGeburtsdatum
    • ✎ Sex (weiblich / männlich)Geschlecht
    • ✎ Nationality (in German)Staatsangehörigkeit
  18. Address – only if differentAnschrift – nur wenn abweichend

  19. 3. Payment details

    Bank account for the child benefitBankverbindung für das Kindergeld
    • ✎ IBAN
    • ✎ BIC (not needed for German accounts)BIC
    • ✎ Bank nameBank
  20. Who is the account holder?Wer ist Kontoinhaber?
    • ☐ Myself (applicant)Ich selbst (antragstellende Person)
    • ☐ Another personEine andere Person
    • ✎ Account holder's name (if another person)Name des Kontoinhabers (wenn andere Person)

  21. 4. Other recipient for letters (usually empty)

    Tax adviser or lawyer (only if letters should go to them)Steuerberater oder Rechtsanwalt (nur wenn Post an ihn gehen soll)
    • ✎ Last nameFamilienname
    • ✎ First nameVorname
    • ✎ AddressAnschrift

  22. 5. Children you are applying for

    Per child: first name (and last name if different), date of birth, sex. Last column only if child benefit was already received elsewhere.

    Child 1Kind 1
    • ✎ First name (and last name if different)Vorname (ggf. abweichender Familienname)
    • ✎ Date of birthGeburtsdatum
    • ✎ Sex (weiblich / männlich)Geschlecht
    • ✎ Previously paid by which Familienkasse? (number) – usually emptyBisher Kindergeld bei welcher Familienkasse? (Kindergeldnummer)
  23. Child 2Kind 2
    • ✎ First name (and last name if different)Vorname (ggf. abweichender Familienname)
    • ✎ Date of birthGeburtsdatum
    • ✎ Sex (weiblich / männlich)Geschlecht
    • ✎ Previously paid by which Familienkasse? (number) – usually emptyBisher Kindergeld bei welcher Familienkasse? (Kindergeldnummer)
  24. Child 3Kind 3
    • ✎ First name (and last name if different)Vorname (ggf. abweichender Familienname)
    • ✎ Date of birthGeburtsdatum
    • ✎ Sex (weiblich / männlich)Geschlecht
    • ✎ Previously paid by which Familienkasse? (number) – usually emptyBisher Kindergeld bei welcher Familienkasse? (Kindergeldnummer)
  25. Child 4Kind 4
    • ✎ First name (and last name if different)Vorname (ggf. abweichender Familienname)
    • ✎ Date of birthGeburtsdatum
    • ✎ Sex (weiblich / männlich)Geschlecht
    • ✎ Previously paid by which Familienkasse? (number) – usually emptyBisher Kindergeld bei welcher Familienkasse? (Kindergeldnummer)
  26. Child 5Kind 5
    • ✎ First name (and last name if different)Vorname (ggf. abweichender Familienname)
    • ✎ Date of birthGeburtsdatum
    • ✎ Sex (weiblich / männlich)Geschlecht
    • ✎ Previously paid by which Familienkasse? (number) – usually emptyBisher Kindergeld bei welcher Familienkasse? (Kindergeldnummer)

  27. 6. Other children (Zählkinder)

    Children for whom another person receives child benefit. Leave empty if none.

    Another child for whom someone else receives child benefitWeiteres Kind, für das jemand anderes Kindergeld bekommt
    • ✎ Child's first nameVorname (ggf. Familienname)
    • ✎ Date of birthGeburtsdatum
    • ✎ SexGeschlecht
    • ✎ Who receives the child benefit?Wer bekommt das Kindergeld? (Name, Vorname)
    • ✎ Which Familienkasse? (number)Bei welcher Familienkasse? (Kindergeldnummer)

  28. Signature

    Date of signatureDatum der Unterschrift

    Sign after printing. If your partner is in section 2, they sign too.

    • ✎ Date (applicant)Datum (antragstellende Person)
    • ✎ Date (partner)Datum (Partner/in)

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Anlage KindChild supplement short form
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