Ehefähigkeitszeugnis beantragen (für Eheschließung im Ausland)

• § 39 Personenstandsgesetz (PStG)
• § 51 Personenstandsverordnung (PStV) – mehrsprachiges Ehefähigkeitszeugnis
• § 1309 Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB) - Ehefähigkeitszeugnis für Ausländer
• 1 Sächsisches Kostenverzeichnis (SächsKVZ), lfd. Nr. 75 – Personenstandsrecht, öffentliches Namensrecht
• Übereinkommen vom 5.09.1980 über die Ausstellung von Ehefähigkeitszeugnissen
• Verordnung (EU) 2016/1191 des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates vom 6.7.2016 zur Förderung der Freizügigkeit von Bürgern durch die Vereinfachung der Anforderungen an die Vorlage bestimmter öffentlicher Urkunden innerhalb der Europäischen Union und zur Änderung der Verordnung EU Nr. 1024/2012

If you are a German citizen and wish to marry abroad, you will need a certificate of no impediment to marriage in some countries.

A certificate of no impediment to marriage certifies that there are no obstacles to an intended marriage with the fiancée/fiancée under German law. Whether such a certificate is required depends on the law of the country in which the marriage is to take place.

Note: A certificate of no impediment to marriage is valid for six months.

Contact point

If you are no longer resident in Germany: the registry office of the municipality in which you last lived or usually resided.

If you did not yet have a place of residence in Germany: the registry office I in Berlin

->Registry Office I in Berlin
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• valid identity card or passport
• Birth certificate or certified printout from the birth register
• extended registration certificate (not older than 4 weeks)
• Proof of the dissolution of a previous marriage or civil partnership (if applicable)

The registry office may request additional documents in individual cases, so be sure to consult the relevant registry office in advance.

In order for the registrar to issue you with a certificate of no impediment to marriage, the same requirements must be met as for a marriage in Germany:

The spouses

• must be of legal age,
• must be unmarried or not already in a registered civil partnership and
• must not be related in a direct line (e.g. parents and children) or be siblings or half-siblings.

• Issue of a certificate of no impediment to marriage for a German citizen: 65,00 EUR
• Additionally:
  • if foreign law is to be taken into account, additionally for each law to be taken into account per partner: EUR 35.00
  • if the review of a foreign judgement in matrimonial matters or civil partnership matters is to be carried out by the registry office: EUR 35.00
  • if an application for recognition of a foreign decision in matrimonial matters is to be submitted to the state administration of justice, application for recognition of foreign decisions in matrimonial matters: EUR 33.00
  • if a preliminary examination is carried out with regard to the decision in matrimonial matters for the submission of an application for exemption from the obligation to provide a certificate of no impediment to marriage to the competent Higher Regional Court, EUR 30.00

You must apply for a certificate of no impediment to marriage in person or in writing at the registry office responsible for you.

Tip: Ask your registry office in which languages the certificate of no impediment can be issued. Depending on the country of use, a translation, apostille or legalisation may or may not be required. If you intend to use the certificate in another EU member state, you can obtain translation assistance.

depending on the individual case

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• Foreign nationals who wish to marry in Germany also need a certificate of no impediment to marriage. In this certificate, the competent home authority confirms that there is no legal impediment to marriage with the fiancée/fiancée.