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Apply for a certificate of no impediment

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

If you are a German citizen wishing to get married abroad and the foreign authorities require a certificate of no impediment to marriage, you can apply for a certificate of no impediment to marriage.
If you wish to marry abroad as a German citizen, the requirements for marriage are determined by German law.
The certificate of no impediment to marriage confirms that there is no impediment to marriage under German law.
You can also apply for a German certificate of no impediment to marriage if you are a stateless person, a homeless foreigner or a foreign refugee within the meaning of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with habitual residence in Germany and you require the certificate of no impediment to marriage abroad.
This regulation is intended to prevent the marriage from being recognized abroad but not in Germany. It is particularly important for any future children that a marriage entered into abroad is also recognized in the country of origin of the German parent.
If you have more than one nationality, the law of the country with which you are most closely connected will apply.
A certificate of no impediment to marriage can also be issued if the certificate is required to establish a civil partnership abroad.
The registry office in whose jurisdiction the person entering into the marriage has their domicile or habitual residence is responsible for issuing the certificate of no impediment to marriage. If the person entering into the marriage has neither domicile nor habitual residence in Germany, the place of the last habitual residence is decisive. If the person entering into the marriage has never or only temporarily resided in Germany, the registry office I in Berlin is responsible.

For online application:

Certificate of no impediment, online application

The nearest responsible office to you:

Standesamt

New naming law from May 1, 2025

Please send questions and appointments regarding the new naming law to namenserklaerung@stadt.mainz.de. Please provide your name, address and telephone number. The colleagues will then get in touch with you. Information on important changes can be found under Downloads.

Certificate request

Under Downloads/Links you will find our ordering and payment system for certificates from the register of births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths.

Alternatively, you can request certificates in writing or by fax. Please enclose a copy of your identity card or passport. You will find the contact details in the contact box.

Leaving the church

If you wish to submit a declaration of withdrawal from the church, you must first make an appointment. Use the following link to register your intention to leave the church:

Online pre-registration to leave the church

Alternatively, you can submit the declaration in writing to the registry office. The declaration must be publicly certified (e.g. by a notary).

Address

Kaiserstraße 3-5
55116 Mainz
Remark:
Kaiserstraße Town Hall, Kreyßig Wing

Building access


Remark:
Wheelchair-accessible WC available (5th floor Kreyßig wing, first floor Lauteren wing).

Postal address

Postal address 3620
55026 Mainz

Building access


Remark:
Wheelchair-accessible WC available (5th floor Kreyßig wing, first floor Lauteren wing).

Contact

Telephone

06131 122224

Telephone

06131 122883

Fax

06131 122032

Opening hours

All offices are open to the public by appointment.

If you would like to speak to us in person, you must first make an appointment by telephone. This applies to the following matters:

  • Certificate office
  • Leaving the church
  • Birth certificates
  • Marriage registrations, special cases, e.g. certificate of no impediment to marriage, name declarations
  • Pension law matters

Death certificates:

Monday 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon
Tuesday 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 12 noon
Thursday 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon
Friday 8.30 a.m. to 12 noon

Contact person

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