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Your selected location: Werlte

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.

Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue

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The pension insurance company may require a life certificate as proof. This is an official document which is issued by the competent authority on application.

Who should I contact?

Responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the town in which you are resident.

Responsible authorities

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Bürgerservice
Address: Marktstraße 1, 49757 Werlte
Timetable
Telephone: 05951 201-320
Fax: 05951 201-191
www: https://www.werlte.de
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible

Which documents are required?

  • Identity card or passport
  • for written application: informal application and copy of identity card or passport
  • Further documents on request if necessary

What are the fees?

The fee must be paid in person at the relevant office. In the case of written requests, the fee for proof for foreign pension insurance institutions and for private insurance policies must be transferred to the account of the office to which the request is addressed.

Fee: free of charge
Life certificate for the purposes of statutory pension insurance

Fee: 4,80 EUR
Payment in advance: no
as proof for foreign pension insurance providers and for private insurance companies (e.g. company pensions)

Process flow

The life certificate can be applied for in person at the competent office.

If the applicant is unable to visit the competent office for health reasons, for example, an informal application can be submitted with a copy of the required documents attached.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

No deadlines need to be observed.

Processing duration

The life certificate is usually issued immediately if you apply in person. If the application is made in writing and delivered, the certificate may take a few days to be issued.

Legal basis

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