Issue a marriage certificate
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzThe 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.
Here you can order certificates and certified copies online from the Worms registry office.
You can also apply for certificates and transcripts in person at the Worms registry office (by appointment only).
The following certificates are issued:
- Birth certificate
- marriage certificate
- Civil partnership certificate
- Death certificate
Certified copies or certified register printouts are issued from the following civil status registers:
- Birth register
- Marriage register
- Civil partnership register
- Death register
Birth certificates are also issued in abbreviated form. They then only contain the first name and surname, as well as the date and place of birth of the child.
Civil status certificates can only be issued to authorized persons. In accordance with § 62 PStG, they are to be issued on request to the persons to whom the register entry relates, as well as their spouses, partners, ancestors and descendants. Other persons have a right to the issue of civil status certificates if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest; in the case of the register of births or deaths, the credible demonstration of a legitimate interest is sufficient if the application is made by a sibling of the child or the deceased. Persons over the age of 16 are authorized to submit applications.
By issuing a written power of attorney from the authorized person, civil status certificates can also be issued to the persons named in the power of attorney.
You can order certificatesonline from the Worms registry office here.
After ordering your certificate, please send us a copy of your identity document and, if necessary, a power of attorney to prove your identity. You are welcome to send this by email as an attachment to urkunden@worms.de or by post.
We will only issue and send your certificate once we have received all the necessary documents and payments.