What does Akteneinsicht mean?
Akteneinsicht (access to files) means you may read the file an office keeps on your case.
die Akteneinsicht
This helps if you do not understand a Bescheid or want to file a Widerspruch. You see what the office based its decision on.
Apply for Akteneinsicht in writing and give your Aktenzeichen. You usually read the file at the office.
You may take notes. You can often get copies too, sometimes for a fee.
Akteneinsicht does not extend any deadline. If necessary, file your Widerspruch first and give your reasons later.
Example sentence
Auf Ihren Antrag gewähren wir Ihnen Akteneinsicht in unseren Räumen.
At your request, we grant you Akteneinsicht on our premises.
What you can do
Bring a person you trust. Write down which pages you want copied.
Related words
- Aktenzeichen The Aktenzeichen is the reference number under which an office keeps your case.
- Widerspruch With a Widerspruch, you tell the office: I do not agree with this Bescheid.
- Anhörung In an Anhörung (hearing), the office asks for your view before it decides.
- Vollmacht With a Vollmacht (power of attorney), you allow another person to act for you, for example at an office.