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Do you need a marriage certificate? You can obtain your marriage certificate from the registry office in whose district the marriage took place. The registry office will issue it from the marriage register.

You received a marriage certificate when you got married. You can apply for additional copies at the registry office at any time. To do so, please contact the registry office where you got married.

Saarland has also made use of the option granted by the Civil Status Act to set up a central electronic civil status register at state level. This enables citizens throughout Saarland to obtain information from Saarland civil status registers or civil status certificates from all registry offices, provided that the civil status cases are recorded electronically. This has regularly been the case since 01.01.2009.

The marriage certificate proves the marriage of two people. It contains the first names and surnames at the time of the marriage and before, the place and date of birth of the spouses, the place and date of the marriage.

You can obtain the marriage certificate in the following forms:

• Marriage certificate (possibly with translation assistance for use in EU countries)
• Multilingual marriage certificate (for use abroad)
• Certified printout from the marriage register

A certified printout from the marriage register shows all the data that the registry office has entered in connection with your marriage. You will receive the certificate, including any subsequent certificates, as a printout from the electronic register.

If the personal details of the spouse change, for example due to a change of name or divorce, the marriage entry will be supplemented by a subsequent certificate. A new marriage certificate can then be issued on request.

To apply for a marriage certificate, you will need

• Your identity card or passport (a copy if applying in writing)
• if the application is made or collected by a representative

• written power of attorney from the authorized person,
• their identity card (original or copy) or passport (original or copy) and
• the identity card or passport (original) of the representative

• for other persons, including close relatives such as aunts and uncles, proof of their legal interest (e.g. a letter from the probate court, a court judgment or an enforceable title)

The personal data in the civil status register is subject to data protection. Marriage certificates can therefore only be issued

• for persons to whom the entry relates (spouses)

as well as their

• ancestors and descendants (such as parents or grandparents as well as children and grandchildren),

Other persons, including close relatives such as siblings, aunts and uncles, will only receive a marriage certificate if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest (examples: Letter from the probate court, court judgment or enforceable title).

Applicants must be at least 16 years old.

Fee for a marriage certificate: 14,00 Euro

Fee for a certified printout: 14,00 Euro

Fee for a multilingual marriage certificate: 14.00 euros

Fee for issuing a translation aid (multilingual form pursuant to Art. 7 Regulation (EU) No. 2016/1191): EUR 14.00

Fee for each additional copy if requested at the same time as the first copy: EUR 7.00

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

Applying in person:

• An appointment may be required for a personal application.
• Go to the registry office that notarized the marriage.
  If you got married in Saarland, you can also apply for a marriage certificate at any other registry office in Saarland, as long as the entry is recorded electronically. This has regularly been the case since 2009.
• To prove your identity, present your identity card or passport.
• You usually 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 issued by you, the person must present your identity card or passport (original or copy) and their own identity card or passport.

Written application:

• Send an informal letter to the relevant registry office asking them to issue you with a marriage certificate. Depending on what the town or municipality offers, you can also find application forms on the Internet or order them electronically.

• Your letter should contain the following information:
  • Surname, first name
  • Your registration address
  • Place and date of the marriage
  • if known: Registry office and notarization number
  • the reason for the application
  • If necessary, further proof, for example of legal interest
• Enclose a copy of your identity card or passport with the letter.
• Please enquire at the registry office about payment options and the specific fee amount

Depending on the individual case

The marriage certificate can be issued 80 years after the register has been created.

Retention period: 80 years

• Application for a court decision at the local court responsible for the registry office

• Issuing a marriage certificate
• The marriage certificate proves the marriage of two people.
• It contains the following information:
  • the first names and surnames at the time of the marriage and before it
  • the place and date of birth of the spouse
  • the place and date of the marriage
  • any annotations on the dissolution of the marriage due to divorce or death
• Responsible: Registry office in whose district the marriage took place

Forms:
Online procedure possible:
Written form required:
Personal appearance required for oral applications: