Federal Office of Administration

Federal Office of Administration
Bundesverwaltungsamt (BVA)
Agency overview
Formed14 January 1960 (64 years ago) (1960-01-14)
Superseding agency
  • Bundesstelle für Verwaltungsangelegenheiten
JurisdictionGovernment of Germany
HeadquartersCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia
Employees6,000
Agency executive
Websitehttp://www.bundesverwaltungsamt.de
Head office

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.

  1. ^ "Kontakt Archived 2017-07-13 at the Wayback Machine." Federal Office of Administration. Retrieved on 23 January 2015. "Bundesverwaltungsamt 50728 Köln"
  2. ^ "About the BVA Archived 2018-07-09 at the Wayback Machine." Federal Office of Administration. Retrieved on 23 January 2015.