Prénom - changement de nom
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Renseignez-vous d'abord sur la possibilité de changer de prénom auprès de votre bureau d'état civil local.
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Pourquoi dois-je indiquer un lieu ?
Les informations de localisation nous permettent d'afficher les informations, les formulaires et les services qui vous conviennent, ainsi que le service dont vous dépendez.
Quel lieu dois-je indiquer ?
Par exemple, votre lieu de résidence si vous souhaitez demander un passeport ou le lieu d'implantation de votre entreprise si vous souhaitez déclarer un commerce.
- Registration certificate and valid official photo ID (identity card, passport)
- Extract from the register of births (available at the registry office of the place of birth)
- in case of stateless persons: travel document or entry of the aliens' registration office in the passport or passport substitute
- in the case of homeless foreigners or persons entitled to asylum: entry of the foreigners authority in the passport or passport substitute
- for foreign refugees: Entry of the foreigners authority in the passport or passport replacement.
For further documents, please enquire in advance at the name change authority responsible for you.
Varies depending on the administrative effort and the federal state.
Note: If the change is successful, subsequent costs will be incurred as you will have to reapply for documents, such as your identity card or passport. If the application is rejected, a fee of 10 to 50 percent of the administrative fee will be incurred.
Explication simple
If you want to change your first name, there must be an important reason that justifies the name change. An important reason exists if the private interests of you as the bearer of the name, which are worthy of protection, in the change of name outweigh
- the public interest or
- a private interest of a third party in keeping your name.
Important reasons are, for example
- religious motives,
- if the name is a trigger for psychological problems (for example, by association)
- if there is a danger of confusion
- if the name sounds offensive or ridiculous and is awkward to pronounce or complicated to write, or
- after a gender reassignment.
Furthermore, your name must be subject to German law. This includes not only German nationals, but also persons entitled to asylum, foreign refugees and stateless persons.
A name change is not considered if you do not like your name, for example in the case of names of foreign origin. A name change is also not justified if you want to make identification by creditors more difficult.
In the case of children over the age of 1 and under the age of 16, you can only change the first name for serious reasons in the best interests of the child.
Quelles sont les exigences à respecter ?
- You have German citizenship.
- You are entitled to asylum, a foreign refugee, a stateless person, a homeless foreigner or a quota refugee.
- There is an important or serious reason justifying the change of name.
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