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Your selected location: Papenburg (268...)

Which place to enter?

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.

Birth certificate issuance at home birth

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On the basis of the certification made in the birth register , a birth certificate for the home birth can be issued upon request.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the municipality, the Joint Community and the city in whose jurisdiction the child was born. As a rule, this task is incumbent on the registry office.

Responsible authorities

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Stadt Papenburg - Bürgerdienste Allgemein
Address: Friederikenstr. 11, 26871 Papenburg
Timetable
Telephone: 04961 82-500
Email: Get in touch
www: https://stadt.papenburg.de/
Online appointment: to the online appointment
Parking:
Parking Place: Number: 2, Fees: no
Building Access
wheelchair-accessible
payment methods:
Cash Payment, EC Card Payment

Which documents are required?

  • in the case of married parents
    • Birth certificates
    • marriage certificate or a certified imprint from the marriage register,
  • in the case of unmarried parents
    • Mother's birth certificate
    • if paternity has already been recognised:
      • Declarations on acknowledgement of paternity
      • Father's birth certificate
      • if applicable, the custody declarations
  • Identity card, passport or a recognized passport replacement document of the parents
  • a certificate of birth issued by a doctor or midwife or maternity nurse, if they were present at the birth.

A marriage certificate must also be presented if the marriage is dissolved.

What are the fees?

Fees may apply. Please contact the relevant authority.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The birth of a child must be reported to the competent authority within one week.

The date of birth is not included in the calculation of the notification period.

If a child is stillborn or dies in childbirth, the notification must be made no later than the third working day following the birth.

Legal basis

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

Further Links

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