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Applying for a hunting license for foreigners without a main residence in Germany for the first time

If you are a foreigner wishing to hunt in Germany and have not passed a German hunting examination, you must carry a hunting license for foreigners. You must apply for this.

  • Basic information

    If you are a foreign citizen and wish to hunt in Germany, you will need a German hunting license.

    If you do not provide proof of a German hunting examination, you can apply for a daily or annual hunting license for foreigners.

    If you wish to hunt regularly, you must apply for an annual hunting license. The competent authority issues a hunting license for one or three years. However, the annual hunting license is valid for a maximum of 3 consecutive hunting years.

    If you do not wish to hunt regularly, you can apply for a daily hunting license, which is valid for 14 consecutive days.

    Requirements

    • at least 18 years old at the time of issue
    • Your main place of residence is not in Germany
    • personal reliability
    • physical fitness
    • completed hunting liability insurance
    • passed a hunting examination abroad that is comparable to the German hunting examination or comparable proof
    • Possession of a valid hunting license from your home country

  • Procedure
    • You can submit the application in writing by post or in person.
    • If you submit the application in writing, complete it and submit it by post or in person to the competent authority.
      • You can find the application form under "Forms"
    • The application and the evidence to be provided will be checked for completeness and correctness.
    • If you meet all the requirements, you will be issued a hunting license.

    More information

    • Fees also apply if the authorities refuse to issue a hunting license for foreigners.
    • You must have the hunting license with you and show it to authorized hunting permit holders or police officers if necessary.

  • Necessary Documents
    • ID card
    • Hunting license issued by the home country in the last 3 years
    • If applicable, certificate of the hunting examination with any supplementary documents
    • current photograph
    • Proof of statutory hunting liability insurance

      (Contribution invoice is not sufficient)

  • Forms

  • Fees / Costs

    Further information on fees can be found in the Cost Ordinance of the Environmental Administration. You will find the link to this under "Legal basis" - "Cost Ordinance of the Environmental Administration (UmwKostV)".

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    1 year bis 3 years The annual hunting license is valid for a maximum of 3 consecutive hunting years.
    The hunting year begins on 01.04. and ends on 31.03.
    14 days The daily hunting license is valid for 14 consecutive days.

    How long does it take to process

    4 weeks bis 8 weeks

  • Legal Bases

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 08.06.2026

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