Ehefähigkeitszeugnis Ausstellung von Deutschen ohne jemals mit Inlandswohnsitz

• Section 13 of the Civil Status Act (PStG)
• Section 39 of the Civil Status Act (PStG)
• Section 1309 paragraph 1 of the German Civil Code (BGB)
• Article 13 paragraph 1 of the Introductory Act to the German Civil Code (EGBGB)
• Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 on promoting the free movement of citizens by simplifying the requirements for presenting certain public documents within the European Union and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012
• Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal Market Information System and repealing Commission Decision 2008/49/EC (‘IMI Regulation’)

If you live abroad and need a certificate of no capacity to marry abroad, you can apply for this at the Registry Office 1 in Berlin.

In some countries you need a certificate of no capacity to marry if you want to get married there as a German citizen.
For the issuance of a certificate of capacity to marry for German citizens with residence or habitual abode abroad and without ever having had a residence in Germany, you must apply to the Registry Office 1, Schönstedtstraße 5 in 13357 Berlin.
The certificate of capacity to marry is a certificate from the registry office that you are permitted to marry the person named in the certificate of capacity to marry under German law.

• valid identity card or passport
• current certified extract from the birth register or certified copy of the birth certificate from the registry office of your place of birth
• Residence certificate from the registration authority
• if applicable: certificate of name change

If you have been married/partnered before:

• Marriage certificate/civil partnership certificate of the last previous marriage with dissolution note

You are at least 18 years old.
You have German citizenship.
Your residence or habitual abode is abroad and you have never been registered in Germany.
They want to get married abroad.
The country in which you wish to marry requires you to provide a marriage certificate.

Please inquire about the costs of issuing a certificate of capacity to marry at the relevant Registry Office 1 in Berlin.

• You apply for the certificate of capacity to marry in writing or in person at the responsible Registry Office I in Berlin.
• The Registry Office I in Berlin will review your application and documents. If necessary, it will request additional documents or information from you.
• The Registry Office I in Berlin will decide on your application.

The processing time depends on the individual case.

The certificate of no capacity to marry is valid for 6 months after it is issued.

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Application to the court and instructions from the registry office

• Application for a marriage certificate when marrying abroad
• no residence in Germany: Registry Office I in Berlin is responsible
• Certificate of Eligibility is a certificate from the registry office that the applicants are allowed to marry each other under German law

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