Apply for a civil partnership certificate
service description
If you have registered a civil partnership and need a new civil partnership certificate, you can apply for one at the registry office. To do this, please contact the registry office where you entered into the civil partnership.
The civil partnership certificate proves that you have entered into a civil partnership and contains the first and last names at the time of the partnership and before, the place and date of birth of the civil partners, the place and date of the partnership being entered into, and information about the religious community of the civil partners.You can request a civil partnership certificate at any time from the registry office in whose area you established the civil partnership.
You can receive the civil partnership certificate in the following forms:
- Civil partnership certificate
- Certified register printout from the civil partnership register
A certified printout from the civil partnership register shows all the data that the registry office entered in connection with the conclusion of the civil partnership;
You will receive the certificate including any marginal notes either as
- new printout from the electronic register (if already kept at your registry office) or
- as a copy or verbatim copy of the civil partnership entry from the civil partnership register.
In addition to the information, the printout also contains later changes, such as any dissolution notes.
requirements
Civil partnership certificates contain personal data, so their issuance is subject to data protection restrictions.
You are eligible to apply under the following conditions:- You are at least 16 years old
- You are one of the life partners to whom the document refers
- They are the parents of the life partners
- You are the child of the life partner or life partners, or
- You are siblings of the life partner or life partner with a legitimate interest
Other persons, including close relatives such as aunts and uncles, will only receive a certificate if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest (for example, through a letter from the probate court).
If the civil partnership was applied for abroad, you must first have it notarized in Germany.What documents are required?
To apply for a civil partnership certificate you need:
- Your identity card or passport
- If the application is requested or collected by a representative: written authorization from the authorized person, their ID card or passport and the ID card or passport of the representative
- for other people, proof of their legal interest
What fees apply?
Costs may arise for issuing a certificate. Please contact the responsible registry office.
legal basis
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Special information for - Verbandsgemeinde Konz- Establishment of a civil partnership certification
- As proof of the establishment of the civil partnership, you will receive a civil partnership certificate. If you need further documents later (e.g. for pension matters), the registry office will issue you with additional copies upon request.
- Required documents:
- Identity card or passport (if applying in writing, a certified copy)
- if requested or picked up by a representative: written authorization from the authorized person, their identity card or passport (original or as a certified copy) and the representative’s identity card or passport,
- if applicable: proof of legal interest
- Fees apply.
- Responsibility: registry office