show home birth

Prerequisites

The child was born at home.
You are a parent with custody or a person who was present at the birth.
You are at least 16 years old.

Documents required

If the parents are married to each other, you will need:

• Parents' birth certificates
• Marriage certificate or a certified copy from the marriage register

If the parents are not married to each other, you need:

• Mother's birth certificate
• if paternity has already been acknowledged, the declaration of paternity acknowledgment and the mother's declaration of consent
• the father's birth certificate
• if applicable, the declaration of custody.

The marriage certificate must also be presented if the marriage has since been dissolved or the husband has died.

You also need:

• the parents’ identity cards, passports or recognized passport substitute documents.
• If a midwife was present at a home birth, the certificate of delivery must also be presented.

Please note

• Some registry offices only accept acknowledgements of paternity in connection with the birth certificate - an appointment is required for this.
• Declarations of custody can only be made at the youth welfare office or a notary. The youth welfare office or a notary will also accept acknowledgments of paternity.
• Parents can obtain the form for the first name notification on the Internet (Kinderleicht zum Kindergeld on hamburg.de) or from the responsible registry office.
• As part of the registration of a birth, the parents receive, in addition to the paid birth certificate for their own records, three free certificates for applying for parental allowance, child benefit and maternity assistance from the health insurance company.

Deadlines

• You must report the birth within one week.


• Do not include the day of birth in the notification period.


• If the child was stillborn or died during birth, you must report the birth no later than the third working day following the birth.


• If the child's name was not yet known when the notification was made, you must report it within one month.

Procedure

You report the home birth of the child to the responsible registry office in person or in writing. Make an appointment before you go to the registry office in person to register the birth.
You submit the necessary documents to the registry office.
The birth is registered by the registry office.
You can get birth certificates.

Processing time

no

Fees

There is a fee of EUR 18.00 for issuing the birth certificate. Each additional certificate in the same processing step costs EUR 8.00. The birth certificates for parental allowance, child benefit and maternity allowance from the health insurance company are free of charge.

Legal remedies

no

Legal basis

§§ 18 ff. Civil Status Act (PStG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstg/BJNR012210007.html




Section 33 Ordinance on the Implementation of the Civil Status Act (PStV)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstv/__33.html