Letter: for the attention of

You can only use the phrase "for the attention of" in letters to authorities if you contact the clerk already know their name or send them an answer to a letter, for example when submitting Documents.

Letter formulation "for the attention of"

• If you use the phrase "for the attention of" in the address of a letter, this means that, for example, in an authority the letter will be forwarded unopened directly to this person. However, this wording does not exclude that the letter opens, for example, the vacation cover. Rather, it only says that the letter will be delivered to the responsible department.
• If you would like a letter to be opened only by a specific clerk, you should add the note "personal" to the salutation "for the attention of". In this case, the letter may only be used by the person addressed.
• However, in order to ensure fast processing, the addition "or representative in office" is recommended, especially for letters to authorities. V. i. A.). Then your letter may be opened and, if necessary, edited by the deputy person.
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Address writing for "for the attention of"

1. In order to correctly create the address with the note "for the attention of", first write the name of the company or authority. For example "tax authority". This is followed by the department, for example "Dept. Tax audit ".


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2. The note "for the attention of" is now followed by the name of the respective clerk. Only then write the street and house number and then below the postcode and the town.
3. In the case of the addition "Personal", this notice is placed in front of the company name. If the letter can also be opened by a representative, the message "o. V. i. A. "after the clerk's name.