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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Application for the issue of a death certificate in the event of a death on a German seagoing vessel

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You can apply for the issue of a death certificate for a death occurring on a German seagoing vessel at the registry office I in Berlin.

Legal basis

Requirements

  • the prior subsequent certification of the death occurring abroad in a German death register.
  • An application for the issue of a death certificate can be made by:
    • spouses and partners of the deceased person
    • ancestors and descendants of the deceased person (e.g. child, grandchild)
    • siblings of the deceased person, if they can credibly demonstrate a justified interest or
    • other persons, if they make a prima facie case of a legal interest.
  • Applicants must be over 16 years of age.

Costs

Fee: 12,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
death certificate

Fee: 6,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Each additional death certificate issued at the same time

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The time limit of 30 years for keeping the death register by the registry office must not have expired.

Applications / forms

The request of a death certificate at the registry office I in Berlin is possible in the online procedure.

Competent authority

Registry Office I in Berlin
Schönstedtstr. 5
13357 Berlin (Mitte)
Phone: + 49 30 90 269-5000
Fax: + 49 30 90 269-5245

Opening hours:
Mon closed
Tue 09:00 - 12:00
Wed closed
Thu 14:00 - 17:00
Fri closed










Who should I contact?

Registry Office I in Berlin
Schönstedtstr. 5
13357 Berlin (Mitte)
Phone: + 49 30 90 269-5000
Fax: + 49 30 90 269-5245

Opening hours:
Mon closed
Tue 09:00 - 12:00
Wed closed
Thu 14:00 - 17:00
Fri closed










Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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