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The registry office in whose district the child was born is responsible for certifying the birth of a child. The birth must be reported to the registry office within one week (in the case of birth in a hospital / birthing center, the notification is made by the facility).

After the birth, please register your child with the required documents at the hospital administration/patient administration. The documents, together with the signed notification of birth, will be sent by courier to the registry office.

Responsible employees at the Koblenz registry office:

Michael Gräf
Registrar
Tel.: 0261/129 1777

Manuela Theise
Tel.: 0261/129 1778

Mrs. Bröder

Phone: 0261/129 1773

A number of documents are required for the birth certificate. These depend on the marital status of the mother or parents:

Parents are married to each other

• Birth certificates of mother and father
  and
• Marriage certificate
  and
• Signed name declaration (notification of birth)
  and
• Identity card / passport
  
  

Mother is single; not yet married

• Mother's birth certificate
  and
• signed name declaration (birth announcement)
  and
• Identity card/passport
  
  

Should the father be entered in the register?

• Acknowledgment of paternity with the mother's consent (can be declared before birth). The local registry office or youth welfare office is responsible.
  and
• Birth certificate of the father
  and
• Identity card/passport of the father
  
• Copy of the joint declaration of custody, if applicable

and

• in the case of joint custody, signed name declaration (birth notification) of the father
  
  

Mother is divorced

• see "Mother is single"
  additionally
• Current marriage certificate with divorce note from the previous marriage
  
  

Additionally for ethnic German repatriates

• Registration certificate, expellee identity card
• Certificate of name change according to § 94 BVFG

Additionally for naturalized citizens

• Certificate of naturalization
• Certificate of change of name according to Art. 47 EGBGB

Information for foreign parents

• The nationality and identity of the parents must be proven by presenting a valid passport.
• Proof of residence status must also be provided, as the registry office must check whether the child may acquire German citizenship.
• Not all foreign civil status certificates can be used in Germany without further ado. It may therefore be necessary for the relevant documents to be over-certified (apostille or legalization) by the competent authorities. It may also be necessary to have them checked by the German diplomatic mission abroad.
  
  >>> You should therefore check with the registry office before the birth of the child whether your documents meet these requirements <<<

Foreign civil status documents must also be translated by a sworn interpreter in Germany (www.justiz-dolmetscher.de).

Final note: In individual cases, the submission of further documents may be required!

Birth certification is generally free of charge.

A fee of 13.00 euros is charged for the issue of birth certificates for private use (e.g. for the family register). Each additional certificate issued at the same time costs 6.50 euros. The corresponding fees can also be paid at the hospital administration. For each birth, three special-purpose certificates are issued for

• Maternity benefit (health insurance)
• child benefit
• parental allowance