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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.

Birth Indication

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The birth of a child must be notified to the competent authority in whose jurisdiction it was born.
In the case of births in clinics or other obstetric facilities, the notification is made by them.

Further provisions apply to the notification of a home birth .

Who should I contact?

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

Responsible authorities

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Einheitsgemeinde Twist - Ordnungswesen
Address: Overbergstraße 8, 49767 Twist
Timetable
Telephone: 05936 9330-50
Fax: 05936 9330-44
Email: Get in touch

Contact

Herr Pascal Joostberends
Visiting Address: Overbergstraße 8, 49767 Twist
Telephone: 05936 9330-54
Email: Get in touch
www: http://www.twist-emsland.de
Department:
Ordnungswesen
Room:
02
responsible for:
Frau Andrea Lüken
Visiting Address: Overbergstraße 8, 49767 Twist
Telephone: 05936 9330-54
Email: Get in touch
www: http://www.twist-emsland.de
Department:
Ordnungswesen
Room:
02
responsible for:
Postal address: Post Office Box 1161 , 49763 Twist
Address: Flensbergstraße 7 , 49767 Twist
Telephone: 05936 9330-34
Fax: 05936 9330-44
Email: Get in touch

Which documents are required?

  • in the case of parents who are married to each other
    • Birth certificaten
    • marriage certificate or a certified copy from the marriage register,
  • in the case of parents who are not married to each other
    • Mother's birth certificate
    • if paternity has already been acknowledged:
      • Declarations on acknowledgment of paternity
      • Father's birth certificate
      • if applicable, the declarations of custody
  • Identity card, passport or a recognized passport replacement document of the parents
  • a certificate of birth issued by a doctor or midwife/maternity nurse, if they were present at the birth.

A marriage certificate must also be presented if the marriage has already been dissolved.

What are the fees?

Fees may apply, please contact the competent 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 died in childbirth, the notification must be made no later than the third working day following the birth.

What else should I know?

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

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