Subsequent certification of a marriage contracted abroad
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzMarriages contracted abroad are generally recognized in Germany. However, German nationals have the option of having such marriages entered in the marriage register of their German registry office upon application; this also applies to stateless persons, homeless foreigners and foreign refugees with a habitual residence in Germany.
Contact the registry office of your place of residence.
Please contact the registry office for information on the documents required for the application for subsequent certification of a marriage concluded abroad. The following are usually required
- Marriage certificate (marriage certificate) of the marriage concluded abroad, if necessary with certification by the competent foreign authority (apostille) or legalization by the German diplomatic mission abroad,
- Valid identity card, passport or travel document,
- naturalization certificate, citizenship certificate, if applicable,
- Translations of all documents in foreign languages by sworn translators in Germany.
Other additional documents required:
if the spouses were born in Germany:
- the birth certificates.
If the spouses were born abroad:
- the birth certificates, if necessary with certification by the competent foreign authority (apostille) or legalization by the German diplomatic mission abroad.
If one spouse has already been married:
- Certified copy from the marriage register of the last previous marriage with a note of dissolution,
- alternatively or in the case of previous marriages abroad: proof of the conclusion and dissolution of all previous marriages - for example marriage certificates, death certificates, all divorce decrees (complete and with a note from the court stating when the judgment became legally binding / "final judgment"),
- If applicable, recognition of the foreign divorce by the President of the Higher Regional Court.
If one spouse has already entered into a registered civil partnership:
- Proof of the establishment and dissolution of all civil partnerships.
The subsequent certification of a marriage concluded abroad costs EUR 64.00 to EUR 127.00; the amount of the fee depends on the administrative effort in the individual case.
There are no deadlines to be observed.
Informal application - each of the two spouses is entitled to apply; if both are deceased, their parents and children are also entitled to apply.
The advantage of subsequent certification is that the German registry office can issue a German marriage certificate if required.
03.01.2023
The nearest responsible office to you:
Verbandsgemeindeverwaltung Ransbach-Baumbach
Die Verbandsgemeinde Ransbach-Baumbach gehört zum Landkreis Westerwaldkreis und umfasst die Stadt Ransbach-Baumbach und die Ortsgemeinden Alsbach, Breitenau, Caan, Deesen, Hundsdorf, Nauort, Oberhaid, Sessenbach, Wirscheid und Wittgert.
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