Between 1939 and 1941, a Zentralstelle für jüdische Auswanderung (Central Office for Jewish Emigration) existed in Berlin. It was located at Kurfürstenstraße 116. Here, Gestapo(EN) Politische Polizei in der Zeit des Nationalsozialismus, die politische Gegner*innen sowie Jüdinnen*Juden überwachte und verfolgte. officers and officials from the Reich financial administration worked hand in hand under the direction of Adolf Eichmann to plunder Jews who wanted to leave Germany.

Before emigration, outstanding tax debts were collected and Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigungen(certificate of clearance) Certificate issued by Nazi tax offices confirming payment of tax arrears and compulsory levies for Jewish people. More (certificate of clearance(certificate of clearance) Certificate issued by Nazi tax offices confirming payment of tax arrears and compulsory levies for Jewish people. More) were issued here. Only with such a certificate confirming that they had no debts to the state could people leave the country. With the emigration ban in October 1941, the Zentralstelle ceased its activities.