Faire-part de naissance

You will need the following documents to register the birth:

• Your identity card, passport or a recognized passport replacement document from both parents of the child.
• If you are married: additionally a certified printout from the marriage register with references or birth certificates and the parents' marriage certificate
• If you are a single mother: additionally your birth certificate
• If you are a divorced or widowed mother: additionally a certified printout from the marriage register with references or your birth certificate and your marriage certificate and the divorce decree or death certificate
• If the parents are not married to each other and paternity has already been acknowledged or is to be acknowledged before the birth is notarized: additionally a certified copy of the father's declaration of acknowledgement, a certified copy of the mother's declaration of consent and the father's birth certificate.
• If the name of one parent has changed: proof of the name change.
• If the parents have already established joint custody: a certified copy of the declaration of custody.
• For foreign parents: additionally proof of the residence permit to verify the child's acquisition of German citizenship

Note: The registry office may request further documents if this is necessary to verify information. Documents from abroad must be submitted in the original and in each case with a German translation by a recognized translator.

Notification of a birth at the registry office is free of charge.

Certificates for private purposes are subject to a fee. They can be paid for in cash or by EC card.