Civil status documents
Service description
Service descriptionWhat civil status documents are there?
The registry office issues the following civil status certificates in accordance with § 55 of the Civil Status Act (PStG):
- Certified register printouts from all civil status registers
- from the register of births Birth certificates
- from the marriage register Marriage certificates
- from the civil partnership register Civil partnership certificates
- from the death register Death certificates
- certified copies from the collection of death declarations
Who can apply?
The civil status registers contain personal data that is subject to data protection. Pursuant to Section 61 of the Civil Status Act, the issue of civil status documents and information can only be requested by persons to whom the entry relates, as well as their spouses, ancestors and descendants.
Other persons - including siblings, uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and other relatives - only have a right if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest.
If you do not belong to the group of people mentioned above, you must present a written power of attorney from an authorized person; in the case of the register of births or deaths, the substantiation of a legitimate interest is sufficient if the application is made by a sibling of the child or the deceased. Persons over the age of 16 are authorized to submit applications.
In special cases (adoption, change of first name in accordance with the Transsexuals Act) and in the case of any blocking notices, the group of people who can request the issue of civil status certificates is restricted.
See also:
Issue of a marriage certificate
Issue of a birth certificate
Issue of a multilingual birth certificate
Issue of a death certificateWho should I contact?The actual place of the event is always decisive for the issue of a certificate from a civil status book (birth, marriage and death register).
This is the registry office of the administration responsible for your place of residence.
So the registry office of your
* Municipal administration
* Municipal administration
* City administrationProcedure:
Personal application:
- Go to the registry office that registered the birth.
- You must present your identity card or passport to prove your identity.
- You usually pay the fee when you apply at the registry office.
In addition to yourself, a person you trust may also order and collect the certificate on your behalf. In addition to a written power of attorney, they must present your identity card or passport (original or certified copy) and their own identity card or passport.
Request for civil status documents
If you would like to request civil status certificates from the Idar-Oberstein registry office, you can do so simply by email (urkundenanforderung@idar-oberstein.de), by telephone (06781/643500) or in writing. The person for whom the certificate is issued must prove their identity. The certificates are also subject to a fee (€13). Please contact us, we will be happy to help you.
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