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ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio - deregistration
<p>I am a student and I am going to complete my studies this April and I will go back to India permanently. I live in a shared WG and we are paying the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beitragsservice_von_ARD,_ZDF_und_Deutschlandradio" rel="nofollow">ARD ZDF Deutschlandradio Beitragsservice</a> fee from my reference number. I want to de-register from ARD. I will de-register from the city hall by mid of April as I will leave by end of April to India. </p>

<p>What is the procedure to de-register from ARD. Can anyone please guide me through the same? </p>

<p>Will a flight ticket to India suffice as proof that I am moving out of Germany? Or what else is required? I will not be here from 1st of May. I guess I have to move out from Germany within 15 days of my de-registration from the city office. So, I don't know if that period is sufficient to de-register from ARD.</p>

<p>Even though as you found out calling is also sufficient, there is also a form available for this:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.rundfunkbeitrag.de/e175/e183/Buergerinnen_und_Buerger_Wohnungsabmeldung_0106.pdf" rel="nofollow">Abmeldung der Wohnung/en</a></p>

<p>One of the reasons listed is </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Ich ziehe dauerhaft ins Ausland </p>
</blockquote>

<p>(I am moving abroad) </p>

<p>They ask for a </p>

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  <p>Meldeamtliche Bescheinigung </p>
</blockquote>

<p>for this case. That's the deregistration notice. </p>

<p>probably, now it can be done online via : <a href="https://www.rundfunkbeitrag.de/buergerinnen_und_buerger/formulare/abmelden/index_ger.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.rundfunkbeitrag.de/buergerinnen_und_buerger/formulare/abmelden/index_ger.html</a></p>

<p>I called up the ARD customer care and they said we can just call them and tell them when we are leaving the country and they will automatically de-register us from that month. I guess they will cross check with the city de-registration details. </p>
