Ausstellung eines Ehefähigkeitszeugnisses für deutsche Staatsbürger, welche nie einen Wohnsitz im Inland hatten

Personenstandsgesetz (PStG):

• § 13 Prüfung der Ehevoraussetzungen
• § 39 Ehefähigkeitszeugnis

Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (BGB):

• § 1309 Absatz 1 Satz 1 und 2 Ehefähigkeitszeugnis für Ausländer

If you wish to marry abroad, it is possible that there is a legal standard in the intended country of marriage which requires the presentation of such a certificate.

The registry office I in Berlin is responsible for issuing a certificate of no impediment to marriage for this group of persons (German citizens with residence or habitual abode abroad who have never been resident or registered in Germany).

• The requirements, type and format of the evidence to be provided and the examination of the marriage requirements are governed by German law, as for a German citizen.
• Proof must be provided in the form of public documents:
  • The civil status
  • Domicile, habitual residence
  • Nationality
  • As well as, if applicable, the last marriages and/or civil partnerships and their dissolution

• The person must have German citizenship.
• They must have their domicile and habitual residence abroad and have never been resident or registered in Germany
• The intended marriage is to take place abroad
• The intended marriage must not be prevented by any impediment to marriage under German law

Costs may be incurred for the issue of a certificate of no impediment to marriage. Please contact your registry office.

An application for a certificate of no impediment to marriage is submitted to the competent registry office I in Berlin. If the examination shows that there is no impediment to the intended marriage under German law and the necessary personal details of both parties to the marriage have been provided, the registry office will issue the certificate of matrimonial capacity applied for.

Depending on the individual case

Once issued, the certificate of no impediment is valid for a period of six months.

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• Application for a court decision