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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.

Marriage consummation with same-sex partner

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Civil partnerships can no longer be established in Germany since 01.10.2017. With the opening of marriage, same-sex couples have been able to marry domestically since the above-mentioned date.

Legal basis

Which documents are required?

Documents are required. Please contact the competent authority.

Requirements

  • Majority
  • Capacity
  • no existing marriage or civil partnership with a third person
  • no relationship in the direct line and between full-born and half-born siblings

Costs

Fee: 40,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
If the marriage is performed in a registry office other than where the parties are domiciled.

Emission: 100,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
outside the normal office hours of the registry office, except in case of life-threatening illness of one of the spouses

Process flow

The intended marriage must be registered.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Deadlines may have to be observed. Please contact the competent authority.

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Who should I contact?

The registry office of the municipality, the Joint Community and the city in which you or your future spouse have his/her domicile or habitual residence are responsible for registering the marriage.

If neither you nor your spouse have his/her domicile or habitual residence in Germany, the registry office of the municipality, the Joint Community and the city before which the marriage is to be concluded is responsible for the registration.

Every German registry office is responsible for the marriage.

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

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families