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If you have got married and need a new marriage certificate, you can apply for one at the registry office. Please contact the registry office where the marriage took place. The marriage certificate proves that you are married to your spouse. It contains, among other things, the names you use in the marriage. It also states the place and date of the marriage. You can obtain the marriage certificate in various forms:
- As a marriage certificate, possibly with translation assistance for use in countries of the European Union.
- As a multilingual marriage certificate valid in all states that sign the Convention of 8 September 1976 on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil status records. For more information, see Civil Status Law - Convention - No. 16: Convention on the issue of multilingual extracts from civil status records.
- As a certified printout from the marriage register. This printout contains all the data entered by the registry office at the time of the marriage.
If there are any changes after the marriage, for example due to a change of name or divorce, the entry in the register will be supplemented by a subsequent notarisation. On request, the registry office can then issue you with a new marriage certificate.
Prerequisites
The following persons over the age of 16 can submit an application:
- The person to whom the entry in the register refers.
- Ancestors and descendants, e.g. parents, children or grandchildren (relationship must be explained and, if necessary, proven).
- Other persons who can prove a legal interest, for example by means of a letter from the probate court, a court judgement or an enforceable title.
Deadlines
Marriage certificates and notarised register printouts can only be requested from the registry office up to 80 years after the marriage was recorded in the marriage register. The archive of the municipality to which the registry office belongs is responsible for older entries.
Required documents
Application for a marriage certificateCosts
- Fee for a marriage certificate: EUR 12.00
- Fee for a notarised printout: EUR 12.00
- Fee for a multilingual marriage certificate: EUR 12.00
- Fee for issuing a translation aid (multilingual form pursuant to Art. 7 Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1191): EUR 12.00
Legal basis
Legal remedy
Application for a court decision at the local court responsible for the registry officeFurther links
Procedure
You can request a copy of your marriage certificate from the registry office where the marriage took place in person (an appointment may be required), in writing or, where applicable, electronically. Applying
in person:- An appointment may be necessary for a personal application.
- Bring your identity card or passport with you.
- You pay the fee directly at the registry office when you apply.
- A trusted person can also order and collect the certificate on your behalf. This person will need a written authorisation as well as your identity card or passport (original or copy) and your identity card or passport.
Written application:
- Send an informal letter to the relevant registry office asking for the marriage certificate to be issued.
- Your letter should contain the following information:
- Your surname and first name
- Your registration address
- The date and place of the marriage or, if applicable, the conversion of the civil partnership
- If known, the notarisation number and the registry office
- If available, further evidence, for example of a legal interest or exemption from fees.
- Enclose a copy of your identity card or passport.
Electronic application:
- If the registry office offers an online option, go to the corresponding website.
- If necessary, log in using the online ID function of your ID card.
- Enter the required data and, if necessary, upload the required documents.
- Send the application online.
Processing time
Usually 2 to 10 days
Responsible departments
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Visiting address
New cemetery
BuchbrunnerStrasse 61, 97318 KitzingenTown hall
Kaiserstraße13/15 , 97318 Kitzingen