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Have your birth notarized abroad

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Schleswig-Holstein (Linie6Plus)

Service Description

Were you, your child or another close family member in an ascending or descending line of descent born abroad? Then you can have the birth subsequently certified in the register of births at the registry office responsible for you.

If you or a close family member in an ascending or descending line of descent was born abroad, you can apply for the subsequent certification of the birth in the register of births (formerly the register of births) at the registry office in Germany.

You apply for the certification at the registry office that is responsible for your German place of residence or the German place of residence of the person entitled to apply. If neither a current nor a former German place of residence can be determined, you can apply for certification at your competent German diplomatic mission abroad or at the Berlin I registry office.

You are not obliged to have the birth subsequently notarized. Birth certificates from abroad are often recognized in Germany as long as their authenticity is beyond question.

However, a subsequent entry in the register of births can be advantageous because the local registry office can then issue you with a German birth certificate. This means that you no longer have to have the foreign certificate translated and notarized in the future.


Requirements
  • You have German citizenship, are stateless or a recognized refugee whose habitual residence is in Germany.
  • You are applying for notarization for
    • for yourself,
    • your child,
    • a parent or
    • your spouse or civil partner.
Which documents are required?
  • Application form for notarization of a foreign birth in the register of births
  • Foreign birth certificate with translation; legalization or apostille if necessary
  • Valid identity card, passport or travel document
  • Marriage and birth certificates of the parents of the person to whom the entry relates
  • Certificate of naturalization or citizenship, if applicable
  • If applicable, further documents with proof of authenticity and translation, depending on the individual case

You must submit all documents in the original.

What are the fees?
  • Notarization in the register of births: EUR 120.00
  • Birth certificate / certified printout from the register of births: EUR 15.00 (if ordered at the same time, each additional copy costs EUR 7.50)

Additional services, such as the issuing of an apostille or translations, may incur additional costs and fees.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There is no deadline.

Legal basis
Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

Were you, your child or another close family member in an ascending or descending line of descent born abroad? Then you can have the birth subsequently certified in the register of births at the registry office responsible for you.

Requirements

  • You have German citizenship, are stateless or a recognized refugee whose habitual residence is in Germany.
  • You are applying for notarization for
    • for yourself,
    • your child,
    • a parent or
    • your spouse or civil partner.

Which documents are required?

  • Application form for notarization of a foreign birth in the register of births
  • Foreign birth certificate with translation; legalization or apostille if necessary
  • Valid identity card, passport or travel document
  • Marriage and birth certificates of the parents of the person to whom the entry relates
  • Certificate of naturalization or citizenship, if applicable
  • If applicable, further documents with proof of authenticity and translation, depending on the individual case

You must submit all documents in the original.

What are the fees?

  • Notarization in the register of births: EUR 120.00
  • Birth certificate / certified printout from the register of births: EUR 15.00 (if ordered at the same time, each additional copy costs EUR 7.50)

Additional services, such as the issuing of an apostille or translations, may incur additional costs and fees.

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

There is no deadline.

Legal basis

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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