Apply for a birth certificate online - click here

Regardless of whether for marriage, insurance matters or a Bafög application: you can easily apply for your birth certificate online. We'll show you exactly how to do it.

Apply for a birth certificate online from service providers

There are various service providers where you can conveniently apply for your birth certificate online.

1. You can find such a service on the Standesamt24.de website.
2. Enter your name, your maiden name, your date of birth and your place of birth. In addition, details of your mother's first and last name as well as your maiden name are requested.
3. Also indicate how many copies you need and the purpose.
4. Applying for a birth certificate online is convenient, but not very cheap. For example, Standesamt24 charges a processing fee of seven euros in addition to the ten euros that the registry office generally charges for issuing a certificate.
5. In addition, you do not know in advance whether there will be further costs. The provider informs in the small print at the end of the page that there may be additional fees for searching for entries or postage costs at the registry office.

Apply for the birth certificate directly at the responsible registry office

• You can usually apply for the birth certificate directly on the website of the registry office of your place of birth.
• You save the additional costs for service providers, but you have to find the right contact person yourself.
• The registry offices often provide an online form. If not, you can also apply by email or post.

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