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Need a marriage certificate? You can get your marriage certificate from the registry office in the area in which the marriage took place. The registry office issues them from the marriage register.

If you got married and need a new marriage certificate, you can apply for one at the registry office. To do this, please contact the registry office where you got married.

The marriage certificate proves the marriage between you and your spouse. It contains the first and last names at the time of marriage and before, the place and date of birth of the spouses, the place and date of marriage and information on the religious community of the spouses.

You can get the marriage certificate in the following forms:
• Marriage Certificate
• International Marriage Certificate
• Certified register printout from the marriage register

A certified printout from the marriage register reflects 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 spouse's civil status data changes, for example due to a change of name or a divorce, the marriage entry is supplemented by a follow-up certificate. A new marriage certificate can then be issued to you upon request.

To apply for a marriage license you will need:

• Your identity card or passport (if applying in writing, a copy, online you have to authenticate yourself electronically with the new identity card)
• if requested or collected by a representative: written authorization from the authorized person, their identity card or passport and the representative’s identity card or passport
• for other people, i.e. also 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

Marriage certificates contain personal data, so their issuance 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 document relates.
  • You are the parents of the spouses.
  • You are the spouse's child.
• Other people, including close relatives such as aunts and uncles, only receive a certificate if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest, for example with a letter from the probate court.
• If the marriage was concluded abroad, you must first have it certified in Germany.

• The fee for a certificate is 18.00 EUR.
• Each additional certificate of the same type ordered at the same time costs EUR 8.00.

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

You can apply for the multilingual birth certificate online.

• Use the online service "Certificate Request" in the service portal at hamburg.de.
• You will be guided through the application process.

You can apply for a marriage certificate in person:

• An appointment may be necessary for a personal application.
• You must present your identity card or passport.
• You pay the fee directly when you apply at the registry office.
• In addition to you, a trusted person may also order and collect the certificate on your behalf. They will need to present their identity card or passport (original or copy) and a written authorization.

You can apply for a marriage certificate in writing:

• Send an informal letter to the relevant registry office asking them to issue you a marriage certificate.
• Your letter should contain the following information:
  • Name first Name
  • Your registered address
  • Place and date of marriage and, if applicable, establishment of civil partnership
  • if known: registry office and registration number
  • the reason for the application
  • if necessary, further evidence, for example of legal interest
• Please enclose a copy of your identity card or passport with the letter.
• You will then receive a fee notice and the marriage certificate.

The processing time depends on the individual case.

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Marriage registers and civil partnership registers are kept for 80 years in the competent registry office. After that, the entire books from which the marriage certificates are issued go to the State Archives. There have been electronic registers since 2009.

• The marriage certificate proves the marriage of two people and contains:
  • the first and last names at the time of marriage and before
  • Place and date of birth of the spouse
  • Place and date of marriage
  • information about the religious community
  • if applicable, dissolution notes on marriage through divorce or death

District Office Harburg