Applying for a marriage certificate

Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-Pfalz

If you have married and need a new marriage certificate or a printout from the marriage register, you can apply for this at the registry office. To do this, please contact the registry office in whose district you got married.

The marriage certificate proves the marriage of you and your spouse. It contains the first and last names from the time of the marriage and before, the birth names of the spouses from the time of the marriage, the place and date of birth of the spouses, the place and date of the marriage and, if applicable, a subsequent certification of the dissolution of the marriage through divorce or death or annulment of the marriage by court decision.

You can obtain the marriage certificate in the following forms:

marriage certificate
Multilingual marriage certificate, also known colloquially as an international marriage certificate
Certified printout from the marriage register

A certified printout from the marriage register shows all the data entered by the registry office in connection with your marriage.

If the personal details of the spouses change, for example due to a change of name, divorce or annulment of the marriage by court order, the marriage entry is supplemented by subsequent notarizations. An updated marriage certificate can then be issued on request.

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 Archive, Rheinallee 3b, 55116 Mainz
E-mail: stadtarchiv@stadt.mainz.de.

You can apply for a marriage certificate in person or in writing.

Apply for a marriage certificate in person:

An appointment may be required to apply in person.
You must present your identity card or passport.
You pay the fee directly at the registry office when you apply.
In addition to yourself, a person you trust may also order and collect the certificate on your behalf. In addition to a written power of attorney, they must present their identity card or passport (original or copy) and their own identity card or passport.

Apply for a marriage certificate in writing:

Address an informal letter to the relevant registry office requesting that a marriage certificate be issued to you.
Your letter should contain the following information:
- Surname, first name
- Your registration address
- Place and date of the marriage and, if applicable, establishment of the civil partnership
- if known: Registry office and notarization number
- the reason for the application
- If applicable, further proof, for example of legal interest
Enclose a copy of your identity card or passport with the letter.
You will then receive a notification of fees and the marriage certificate.

Marriage certificates contain personal data, so their issue is subject to data protection restrictions:

You are entitled to apply under the following conditions:
- You are at least 16 years old.
- You are the spouse to whom the certificate relates.
- You are the parent of one of the spouses.
- You are a child of the spouses.
Close relatives, such as siblings or grandchildren, as well as persons without any family connection can only apply for a certificate if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest, for example by means of a letter from the probate court.
If the marriage was concluded abroad, you must first have it certified at the registry office in Germany.

To apply for a marriage certificate, you will need

Your identity card or passport (a copy if applying in writing, online you must authenticate yourself electronically using an identity card with online ID function),
if you are applying for or collecting the card through a representative: written authorization from the authorized person and the representative's ID card or passport,
for other persons, including close relatives such as aunts and uncles, proof of their legal interest, for example a letter from the probate court, a court judgment or an enforceable title.

Special information for District-free City Mainz

Identity card or passport
Pension certificate, if applicable
Proof that you need the document for official purposes.

For collection by an authorized person

Power of attorney (please use the form provided by the city administration)
Identity card or passport of the authorized person

Costs may be incurred for the issue of a marriage certificate. Please contact the relevant registry office.

Special information for District-free City Mainz

Marriage certificate DIN A4 format: 15 Euro
Marriage certificate family book format: 15 Euro
Marriage certificate multilingual format: 15 Euro
Certified copy from the marriage register: 15 Euro
Each additional certificate of the same type: 7.50 euros

No fees are charged for

pension purposes
Recipients of citizens' benefits, if the certificate is required for official purposes
social assistance
Basic income support (for persons aged 65 and over with reduced earning capacity)

On site: card payment (giro, credit, Visa, Mastercard etc.), mobile payments,
Cash payment is not possible!
For online application: PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, Giropay, Paydirekt
For applications by post and fax: Invoice

Complete online

Marriage register, application for a certificate

Your responsible office:

Personenstandsrechtliche Sonderfälle, Urkundenbestellungen, Familienbuch und Eheanmeldungen

The department processes marriage registrations, orders for certificates and special civil status cases such as certificates of capacity to marry or name declarations. It manages civil status data and issues the corresponding certificates.

Address

Kaiserstraße 3
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 122393

Telephone

06131 122444

Fax

06131 122032

Opening hours

If you would like to speak to us in person, you must first make an appointment by telephone.

Contact person

Forms

Collection of documents from the Mainz registry office, power of attorney
- Link to the online document
Fees registry office Mainz, information sheet
- Link to the online document

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Applying for a marriage certificate

Your responsible office:

Personenstandsrechtliche Sonderfälle, Urkundenbestellungen, Familienbuch und Eheanmeldungen

Address

Building access

Postal address

Building access

Contact

Telephone

Telephone

Fax

Email

Email

Email

Opening hours

Contact person

Responsible for:

Responsible for:

Responsible for:

Forms

Collection of documents from the Mainz registry office, power of attorney

Fees registry office Mainz, information sheet

Applying for a marriage certificate

Process flow

Who should I contact?

Requirements

Which documents are required?

What are the fees?

Legal basis

Applications / forms

Appeal

Professionally released on

Translation note

Your responsible office:

Personenstandsrechtliche Sonderfälle, Urkundenbestellungen, Familienbuch und Eheanmeldungen

Personenstandsrechtliche Sonderfälle, Urkundenbestellungen, Familienbuch und Eheanmeldungen

Address

Building access

Postal address

Building access

Contact

Telephone

Telephone

Fax

Email

Email

Email

Opening hours

Contact person

Frau Sabine Gabsch

Frau Kerstin Anett Hanke

Frau Bianca Kessel

Forms

Collection of documents from the Mainz registry office, power of attorney

Fees registry office Mainz, information sheet