What does Postzustellungsurkunde mean?
With a Postzustellungsurkunde (certificate of service), the post proves on which day it formally delivered a letter to you.
die Postzustellungsurkunde · die Postzustellungsurkunden (plural)
Such letters come in a yellow envelope. The post writes the date of delivery on the envelope.
The deadline runs from this date. This is true even if you take the letter out of your mailbox later.
Sometimes the post cannot put the letter in your mailbox. Then it takes it to a post office and leaves you a notice. The deadline already runs from the day of this notice.
Example sentence
Der Bescheid wird Ihnen mit Postzustellungsurkunde zugestellt.
The Bescheid is delivered to you with a Postzustellungsurkunde.
What you can do
Keep the yellow envelope, because the date on it counts. If you find a notice from the post, collect the letter quickly.
Related words
- Zustellung Zustellung means: an office or court delivers a letter to you in a way it can prove later.
- Bekanntgabe Bekanntgabe (notification) means: a Bescheid counts as having reached you. The deadline usually counts from this day.
- Bußgeldbescheid With a Bußgeldbescheid, an office demands a fine from you, for example because you drove too fast.
- Mahnbescheid A Mahnbescheid is a letter from a court. Someone uses it to demand money from you.
- Einschreiben An Einschreiben is a registered letter: the post records when it was sent and when it arrived.