{"id":53587,"date":"2026-04-16T15:12:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gruendau.gemeinde-entwickler.de\/?page_id=53587"},"modified":"2026-04-16T15:31:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:31:59","slug":"personenstand-urkunden","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gruendau.de\/en\/personenstand-urkunden\/","title":{"rendered":"Vital Records & Certificates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Service Description<\/b>
German public documents and certificates intended for use abroad must be authenticated in Germany under certain conditions if the foreign state requires it.

The authenticity of the signature, the capacity in which the signatory acted, and, if applicable, the authenticity of the seal or stamp affixed to the document are hereby certified.

The authenticity of this document will be confirmed by means of a notarization followed by legalization or an apostille, depending on the country of use.

For countries that have acceded to the Hague Convention of October 5, 1961, Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents (Federal Law Gazette II 1965, p. 876), an apostille is required. You can find out which countries are involved on the website of the German Federal Foreign Office.
Certificates intended for other (non-member) countries receive an apostille. This is followed by legalization by a consular official at the foreign representation of the state in which the certificate is required.

Legalization is a confirmation of the authenticity of a foreign document by a consular officer of the state in which the document is to be used. The apostille is also a confirmation of the authenticity of a document, but unlike legalization, it is issued by an authority of the state in which the document was issued.

Who should I contact?<\/b>
Apostille authorities for documents from ordinary courts, administrative courts, labor courts, finance courts, judicial authorities, and notaries are the Ministry of Justice, for Integration and Europe, and the Presidents of the Regional Courts. For documents from other courts and authorities, the Darmstadt Regional Council issues the apostille. The Regional Councils are also responsible for the authentication of documents based on state treaties with Italy and Belgium.

What fees are involved?<\/b>
The fee for confirming the authenticity of a German document for legalization, issuing an apostille, and certifying a document based on state treaties is \u20ac18.

What else should I know?<\/b>
Certifications are usually needed on very short notice. Especially then, you should coordinate the completeness and certifiability of your documents with us by phone in advance, so that unnecessary time and travel are avoided.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The family book is a file card that was kept as a marriage registry at the registry office from 1958 to 2008.

You can obtain transcripts of these from the civil registry office.

As of January 2009, it will only be continued for spouses and no longer for children.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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