Request birth certificate

Do you need a birth certificate?

You can only obtain your birth certificate at the registry office in your place of birth.
The registry office issues it from the birth register.

The birth certificate contains the following information:

• First name, maiden name and sex of the child
• Date and place of birth
• The first names and surnames of the parents
• legal affiliation of the child and its parents to a religious community, if the affiliation is evident from the register entry

Note: The following information will not be included at your request:

• Sex
• Parents' first names and surnames
• Religious affiliation

Certified printout from the register of births

In addition to the birth certificate, there is also a certified printout from the register of births. You need this for a marriage, for example.
This is a copy of the entry in the register of births kept at the registry office or, in the case of electronically kept registers, a printout of it.
In addition to the details of the birth (including the time of birth and details of the parents), it also contains subsequent changes such as adoption or a change of name.
The certified register printout thus replaces the former certificate of descent.

International birth certificate

An International Birth Certificate is a multilingual birth certificate. You can use it abroad without a translation.
It is valid in all states that are party to the Convention of 8 September 1976 on the Issuance of Multilingual Extracts from Civil Status Records.
In the annex to the Convention you will find a list of the contracting states.