What does Eingangsbestätigung mean?
An Eingangsbestätigung (confirmation of receipt) shows that a letter or documents reached the office, and when.
die Eingangsbestätigung · die Eingangsbestätigungen (plural)
It matters when there is a deadline. With it, you can prove that your answer arrived in time.
If you hand in documents yourself, ask for a date stamp on your copy.
If you send by post, an Einschreiben (registered letter) helps. For a fax, the transmission report with the first page helps.
Example sentence
Hiermit bestätigen wir den Eingang Ihres Schreibens vom 21.09.2026.
We hereby confirm receipt of your letter of 21.09.2026.
What you can do
Keep each Eingangsbestätigung together with your copy of the letter.
Related words
- Einschreiben An Einschreiben is a registered letter: the post records when it was sent and when it arrived.
- Frist A Frist is the time within which you must do something, for example reply or file a Widerspruch.
- Nachweis A Nachweis is a document that proves something, for example your income, your rent or your address.
- Widerspruch With a Widerspruch, you tell the office: I do not agree with this Bescheid.