Show home birth
Service description
If you gave birth to your child at home, each parent with custody of the child is obliged to report the birth.
If you as the custodial parent are unable to report the birth, any other person who was present at the birth or has knowledge of the birth is obliged to report it.
Procedure
The birth must be registered verbally or in writing with the necessary documents at the registry office of the place of birth.
What documents are required?
- Certificate from the midwife / maternity nurse or doctor confirming the birth,
- Parents' identity card or passport.
If the parents are married to each other:
- Birth certificates of the parents,
- Marriage certificate or certified printout from the marriage register.
If the parents are not married to each other:
- Birth certificate of the mother
If paternity has already been recognized additionally:
- Declaration of acknowledgment of paternity with the mother's consent,
- Birth certificate of the father,
- Declaration of custody, if available.
What fees apply?
- Birth announcement: free of charge,
- Birth certificate for the social benefit "Assistance with pregnancy and maternity": free of charge,
- Additional certificates: 13.00 euros each (if applied for at the same time, each additional certificate of the same type costs 6.50 euros)
What deadlines do I have to observe?
- Indication of birth: within one week.
- If a child is stillborn, the notification must be made no later than the third working day following the birth.
- Subsequent registration of the first name: within one month.
Legal basis
What else should I know?
Procedure
The birth must be registered in person with the required documents at the registry office in the place of birth.