Birth register: Apply for a certified printout (certificate)
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A certified printout from the birth register will be issued to you on request by the relevant registry office. The printout contains all the details that the registry office has recorded in connection with your birth. You will receive the document, including any subsequent registrations, as a printout from the electronic register. This printout has the same legal validity as a birth certificate and can be presented to public authorities and other organisations in its place.
As well as the details of the birth, including the time of birth and additional information about the parents, the printout also includes any subsequent changes, such as
- Adoption,
- in the case of paternity,
- by name
- in terms of gender
If you have submitted a declaration regarding the change to your gender entry and, where applicable, your first names, a copy of the birth register may only be issued to you personally, as the person concerned.
Basis for action(s)
- State Personal Status Implementation Act (LPStAG M-V)
- § Section 55(1)(4) of the Civil Status Act (PStG)
- § Section 62 of the Civil Status Act (PStG)
- Tariff item 4.3.2 of the Cost Ordinance of the Ministry of the Interior of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (IMKostVO M-V)
- § Section 50 Ordinance on Civil Status (PStV)
Required documents
- Identity card, passport or eID
- for written orders: a certified copy
- if the application is made or the document is collected by a representative: a written authorisation from the person entitled, together with that person’s identity card, passport or eID
- Proof of legal interest, if applicable
- Identity card, passport or eID
Prerequisites
The personal data in the civil status register is subject to data protection. Certified register printouts can therefore only be issued
- for persons to whom the entry refers
and their
- Spouse,
- Life partners as defined in the Civil Partnership Act,
- Ancestors and descendants, such as parents or grandparents, as well as children and grandchildren,
- Siblings, if they can prove a legitimate interest.
Other individuals, including close relatives such as aunts and uncles, will only be issued with a certificate if they can demonstrate a legitimate interest, for example by
- a letter from the probate court,
- a court judgement or
- an enforceable judgement, as well as
- presenting your identity card or passport.
Applicants must be at least 16 years old.
If there has been a change to the gender entry for a person concerned, only that person may apply for a certified copy of the register.
Procedure
Personal application:
- Go to the registry office that notarised the birth.
- Please present your identity card or passport as proof of identity.
- You usually pay the fee in advance when you apply at the registry office.
Someone you trust can order and collect the certificate on your behalf. To do so, your representative must present their own identity card or passport, along with a written power of attorney and your identity card or passport.
Applying by post:
- Send an informal letter to the relevant registry office with a request for a certified printout from the birth register. Depending on what the town or municipality offers, you can also find application forms on the Internet.
- Your letter must contain the following information:
- Surname, first name and, where applicable, maiden name
- Date and place of birth
- Surname, first name of parents
- if known: Registry office and notarisation number
- Enclose a certified copy of your identity card or passport with the letter.
You will receive a notification of fees when the certificate is sent to you, unless you have already paid the fees.
Notes (special features)
The certified extract from the register of births replaces the former certificate of descent, which was abolished on 1 January 2009.
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- Birth register: Apply for a certified printout (certificate)
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- Birth register: Apply for a certified printout (certificate) in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Responsible office
The registry office that registered the birth