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Cancellation Documents - Moving Abroad

  • February 22, 2026
  • 11 Antworten
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Hello,

I’m hoping for some guidance. I need to cancel my mobile contract early due to leaving the country. I have my de-registration certificate, but I don’t know what to provide as my other document. I’m leaving the country due to being made redundant, and returning to my home in the U.K..

As I am a U.K. citizen, I will not be required to “register” anywhere, as is the case in Germany, so I will not get a registration certificate either.

I do not have an employer so that option does not work for me.

I will not have a new tenancy agreement, as I have a mortgage on my house in the U.K.. Will a page from a downloaded utility bill with my address on it be sufficient? 

The next problem I’m having is that a 250kb pdf document and a 2.8mb photo of my abmeldung cannot be uploaded - the form rejects it, saying there is a problem with the file size, whilst also saying each file must be under 3mb, which they are…

thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

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5G_Tester
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  • February 23, 2026

The next problem I’m having is that a 250kb pdf document and a 2.8mb photo of my abmeldung cannot be uploaded - the form rejects it, saying there is a problem with the file size, whilst also saying each file must be under 3mb, which they are…

I am not sure if my suggestion will resolve the problem, but maybe can you try to convert your image into a pdf? Maybe the upload formular only allows pdf files. 


  • Autor
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  • February 23, 2026

Thanks, 5G_Tester, I’ll give that a go and see if it helps.

Not sure if I’m providing acceptable proof that I’ll be where I say I will with the other document or not, though. 


Bumer
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  • February 23, 2026

It states exactly what is needed.

 


  • Autor
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  • February 23, 2026

I’m aware, which is why I’m asking the question and detailed the problem I’m having in providing the second document. The published guides says this:

a registration certificate of your new home abroad or alternatively a confirmation of your employer, landlord or university (enrollment confirmation)

As a citizen with an already established home in the U.K., there is nothing for me to register. Would a copy of a bill as evidence of me living at that address be sufficient? I don’t get a registration certificate as is done in Germany, as that’s not a thing there.

I’ve been made redundant in Germany, so that rules out employer confirmation. 
I’m a homeowner with a mortgage, so no landlord.

I’m not in full time education, so no enrolment confirmation available.

Would a copy of a ticket for travelling on the Channel Tunnel from Calais to Dover be acceptable?

Someone on this forum was leaving for India, and it was agreed that a copy of their flight ticket would be accepted as they also could not provide any of the documents listed in the guide.


Bumer
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  • February 23, 2026

Send a copy of your mortgage.


  • Autor
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  • February 23, 2026

Thank you. Is it acceptable for me to redact confidential information on the mortgage statement? Like bank account numbers, amount borrowed?


Bumer
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  • February 23, 2026

Yes, it is permitted.


  • Autor
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  • February 23, 2026

Thank you for your help, Bumer 🙌


o2_Kathi
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  • February 27, 2026

Good morning ​@BenH77 🙂

Thank you for reaching out to our community.

I'm sorry to hear that you lost your job and are now leaving Germany.

I'm very happy that you were able to get quick support and information here. Were you able to upload your PDF online for us and submit all your documents?

If you have any further questions, feel free to ask them here at any time.


  • Autor
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  • February 27, 2026

Hello, ​@o2_Kathi,

Thanks for checking on my progress.

Yes, I was able to upload the documents. I did as ​@5G_Tester suggested and changed the .JPG image into a .PDF to reduce the file size.

The proof of my U.K. mortgage was accepted with confidential information redacted by me, as suggested by ​@Bumer, which is what I was most worried about as my situation was not covered in the guide (no tenancy agreement, moving to a country where they don’t require me to register, and no employment contract). Everything is in progress now and I received an email from o2 confirming the cancellation and to await a final bill.


o2_Kathi
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  • February 27, 2026

@BenH77 Thanks for your feedback. Great that the conversion to PDF worked out. It's right that you redacted the confidential data; it's not necessary for the termination. Great that it worked out for you. When was your contract terminated?