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Issue a marriage certificate

Source: BUS Rheinland-Pfalz

The marriage is recorded (notarized) in the marriage register at the registry office. On the basis of this notarization - as long as the register entry has not yet been saved, also on the basis of a transcript - the registry office issues a marriage certificate upon request.

The following are included in a marriage certificate

  • the first names and surnames of the spouses,
  • the place and date of their birth and
  • the place and date of the marriage.

If the marriage is dissolved, this is stated at the end of the marriage certificate.

A certified printout from the marriage register can also be issued.

Special information for District-free City Mainz

Note on requesting certificates:

Under Online Services you will find our online ordering and payment system for certificates from the marriage register.

Alternatively, you can request certificates in writing or by fax. Please enclose a copy of your identity card or passport.

The order address is:

Registry Office Mainz, Kaiserstraße 3-5, 55116 Mainz
Fax: 06131 12-2032

If you got married in Mainz or in one of the formerly independent suburbs of Bretzenheim, Drais, Ebersheim, Finthen, Gonsenheim, Hechtsheim, Laubenheim, Marienborn, Mombach or Weisenau, you can apply for the marriage certificate at the registry, legal and public order office of the state capital Mainz.

For marriages that took place more than 80 years ago, you can obtain the certificates from the city archives, Rheinallee 3b, 55116 Mainz
E-Mail: stadtarchiv@stadt.mainz.de.

For online application:

Marriage register, application for a certificate

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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