Apply for a civil partnership certificate for a civil partnership concluded abroad
Upon request, the registry office will issue you with certificates and certified printouts from the civil partnership register. If your civil partnership was concluded abroad, this civil status must have been subsequently certified once by the registry office in Germany.
For a civil partnership certificate, you yourself, your life partner and your direct ancestors and descendants can submit an application to the registry office. Under certain conditions and upon request, other persons will also receive their civil partnership certificate.
The civil partnership certificate proves the establishment of a civil partnership and contains the following information:
- Place and date of establishment of the partnership
- First and last names at the time of justification
- Place and date of birth of both persons
- Gender of life partners
- Information on religious affiliation
What happens if your civil status data or that of the other person changes, for example due to a name change or dissolution of the civil partnership?
In this case, the responsible registry office supplements the civil partnership entry with a follow-up notarization. Upon request, it will then issue you with a new civil partnership certificate.
Process flow
If you are entitled to apply for a civil partnership certificate or a certified printout from the register, you can submit the application in writing and electronically to the registry office that subsequently certified the civil partnership:
The registry office will check the application and eligibility and then issue you with the certificate or certified printout from the register.
Who should I contact?
The issuance of a certificate is usually carried out by the registry office, which keeps the underlying register.
Requirements
- The civil partnership concluded abroad must have been subsequently notarized in Germany and recorded in the civil status register.
- Only you can submit the application as a life partner.
- A direct ancestor or descendant can only apply if both partners have already died.
Which documents are required?
as a life partner:
- Proof of identity:
- Identity card
- Passport or
- appropriate identification document.
as a direct ancestor or descendant:
- Proof of identity:
- Identity card
- Passport or
- appropriate identification document.
- Proof of eligibility to apply
as another person:
- Proof of identity
- Identity card
- Passport or
- appropriate identification document.
- Proof of legal interest or legitimate interest
What are the fees?
Fees apply, please contact the competent authority.
Fee: 15,00 EURPayment in advance: NoIssuance of a civil partnership certificate
Emission: 7,50 EURPayment in advance: NoFor each additional copy of the civil partnership certificate, if it is applied for at the same time as the first copy.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You don't have to meet any deadlines.
The period of 80 years for the registry office to keep the civil partnership register must not have expired.
Processing duration
The application usually takes 2 to 10 days to process.
Legal basis
Section 35 of the Civil Status Act (PStG)
Section 48 of the Civil Status Act (PStG)
Applications / forms
Forms:
Online procedure possible:
Written form required:
Personal appearance required:
The possibility of online procedures varies depending on the registry office.
Appeal
If the registry office rejects the application for the issuance of the civil partnership certificate, you can apply to the competent court to instruct the registry office to issue the document.
Technically approved by
Lower Saxony Ministry of the Interior and Sport
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
