Apply for a certified printout of the register

If you conduct genealogical research or are looking for other relatives in matters of inheritance, the certified register printout is the right document for you. The reference section of the marriage register refers to the birth entries of the spouses. The...

If you conduct genealogical research or are looking for other relatives in matters of inheritance, the certified register printout is the right document for you. The reference section of the marriage register refers to the birth entries of the spouses. The reference section of the birth register refers to the marriage of the child's parents and to the child's marriage and the birth of the child's children. You always get new starting points for your further search.

If you want to get married, the registry office where you register the marriage generally needs your birth certificate in the form of a certified register printout. As a rule, this must not be older than six months.

A register printout is only ever available in German.

The certified printout from the birth register is also a birth certificate.

The registry office at the location of the event is responsible for issuing certified register printouts

Request for a certificate

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Important notes

Prerequisites

Applications can be made:

Eligible applicants (minimum age: 16 years):
- the person to whom the birth certificate relates
- the spouse or civil partner (within the meaning of the Act on Registered Civil Partnerships)
- Ancestors and descendants of the data subject
- Siblings
Further requirements:
- Other people, including close relatives such as aunts and uncles, only receive a register printout if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest (e.g. through a letter from the probate court).

A notice:
Notarized register printouts contain personal data, which is why their issuance is subject to data protection restrictions.

Documents required

Certified register printout of the applicant (own birth register, own marriage register): identity card
Certified register printout of relatives in the ascending or descending line, e.g. children, grandchildren, parents, grandparents and siblings: identity card and proof of relationship
Certified printout of the register of other persons who do not fall under the above case groups: ID card and proof of legal interest, e.g. letter from the probate court, debt instrument

Please note

You can apply for certified register printouts in writing (letter post, e-mail, fax). It is not possible to apply by phone. A personal application on site is possible.
If you no longer know the location of the event registered in the registry office, please contact the General Register of Hamburg Registry Offices in writing or by email. There you can find out which registry office has notarized the civil status case.
For civil status cases (birth, marriage, death) that were notarized in a Hamburg registry office from 2009, certified registration printouts can be issued in all Hamburg registry offices.

These register printouts are provided with the addition "Certificate according to Section 67 Paragraph 3 of the Civil Status Act". Please note that these certificates/register printouts are not recognized abroad. For such purposes, please use documents/register printouts that were issued by the originally responsible registry office.
You can have your register printout provided with an apostille at the Office for Migration. For this purpose, it must not be older than 6 months.

Deadlines

No

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

You must submit the application for a certified printout of the register to the competent registry office.
Applications can be made by post, email, online or in person.

Processing time

usually 3 to 10 days

Fees

EUR 14.50

Legal notes

Legal remedies

Application to the District Court of Hamburg, Sievekingplatz 1.

Legal basis

§ 55 Para. 1 No. 1 Personal Status Act PStG

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