Federal Office of Administration
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The Federal Office of Administration (German: Bundesverwaltungsamt, BVA) is an agency of the Federal Ministry of the Interior, headquartered in Cologne.[1] [2] The agency is tasked with a wide variety of responsibilities, including, for example, the collection of German federal student loans, so called BAföG, as well as the administration of German nationality law for people outside of Germany.
Formed14 January 1960
Superseding agency
- Bundesstelle für Verwaltungsangelegenheiten
JurisdictionGovernment of Germany
Headquarters
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
| Bundesverwaltungsamt (BVA) | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 14 January 1960 |
Superseding agency |
|
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters |
|
| Employees | 6,000 |
| Annual budget | 739,684,000 Euro (2026) |
Agency executive |
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Parent department | Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany) |
| Website | https://www.bundesverwaltungsamt.de |

See also
- Central Agency for German Schools Abroad, an agency