From 2025 onward, the municipal service portal is set to incorporate PayPal as a payment option.
The city of Solingen, Germany, has expanded its online services, making it easier than ever for citizens to access various applications and services from the comfort of their homes. The city's service portal remains a key resource for this purpose.
As of mid-February 2025, the city's service portal now offers PayPal as an e-payment method. Unfortunately, Giropay will no longer be available as an option from January 1st. This expansion aims to provide citizens with a wider range of payment options, enhancing the convenience of using the portal.
In addition to the existing services, citizens can now submit simple and extended proof of residence for private or official purposes at the citizen's office online. This feature is designed to save time and effort, making the process more efficient for everyone involved.
The city's service portal serves as the central point of contact for all online applications and will continue to be expanded in cooperation with city services in the coming months. This means that more services will likely become available in the future.
However, as of mid-February, the available search results do not contain information regarding any additional online services added to the city of Solingen's service portal. Therefore, specific updates for Solingen at that time are not available in the retrieved results.
The city's service portal is a cooperative effort between the city services and the website. Users can set up transmission blocks on the portal, ensuring their personal information, such as name and address, is not disclosed to voter groups.
The use of the city's service portal for payment transactions increased to almost 8,000 last year. Other services available on the portal include online registration for those who leave the country or give up their secondary residence in Solingen, as well as the payment of the second home tax.
Individuals with secondary residences in Solingen can also deregister their property online, making the process simpler and more accessible. The city's service portal continues to be the central platform for all online services offered by the city, making it an essential tool for Solingen's citizens.
In response to the growing demand for diverse payment options, the city's service portal now offers PayPal as a new e-payment method, in line with its dedication to technology advancement. Citizens can now find technology-driven services such as online proof of residence submission and even secondary residence deregistration, all available on the portal.
