Announcement of a birth

Prerequisites

Applicant must be over 16 years of age.

Documents required

• in married parents
  • parents' birth certificates
  • Marriage certificate or a certified printout from the marriage register
• for unmarried parents:
  • mother's birth certificate
• if paternity has already been established:
  • Declaration of acknowledgment of paternity and declaration of consent from the mother
  • father's birth certificate
  • if applicable, the declaration of custody
• Identity card, passport or a recognized passport replacement document of the parents
• a certificate of birth issued by a doctor, midwife or maternity nurse, provided they were present at the birth
• A marriage certificate must also be submitted if the marriage has since ended in divorce or if the husband has died.

Please note

• The registry offices only accept acknowledgments of paternity in connection with the birth certificate - an appointment is required for this.
• Declarations of custody are only possible at the youth welfare office and can only be submitted at the youth welfare office. The youth welfare office also accepts paternity acknowledgments
• The birth certificate is issued by the midwife and sent directly to the responsible registry office (except for home births).
• The parents receive the form for the first name announcement in the hospital or in the competent registry office.
• In the case of foreign participation, a personal visit is also mandatory to clarify nationality and name. In this case, please make an appointment with the registry office responsible for the birth.
• As part of the notification of a birth, the parents receive, in addition to the birth certificate for their own documents, which is subject to a fee, two free certificates for applying for parental allowance and for the purpose of registering with the health insurance company. Another certificate for applying for child benefit is only issued for births in birth centers or midwives.

Deadlines

• The notification of the birth of your child must be made to the registry office responsible for the place of birth within one week.


• When calculating the notification period, the day of the birth is not included.


• If your child is stillborn, this must be reported no later than the third working day after the birth.

Procedure

In some hospitals, the necessary documents and fees for the certification are requested from the parents in the hospital, prepared and sent directly to the responsible registry office together with the birth announcement. The certification is then carried out there.

In the case of hospitals that do not do this, the birth announcement is sent directly to the registry office. ONLY when the birth notification is available at the registry office, the parents can notify the birth of their child with the other required documents (see Required documents).

Processing time

no

Fees

EUR 14.50 for the birth certificate including two certificates for parental allowance and health insurance. Each additional certificate in the same processing step 6 EUR. Certificates for pension purposes and child benefit applications are free of charge.

Legal remedies

no

Legal basis

§ 18 ff. Civil Status Act (PStG)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstg/__18.html


§ 31 et seq. Civil Status Ordinance (PStV)

https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstv/__31.html


§ 61 PStG Abs. 1, S. 3 - Minimum age for application

https://dejure.org/gesetze/PStG/61.html