Document guide
Alemanha
● Detailed sheet- Documents covered
- Geburtsurkunde (birth), Heiratsurkunde (marriage), Sterbeurkunde (death) and certified copies of the register, issued by the Standesamt of the place of the event.
- Who may request
- The holder, spouse, direct ascendants and descendants. Others: with the holder's written authorisation (Vollmacht) or a documented legal interest.
- What to include
- ID; proof of kinship when the requester is family; Vollmacht (simple power of attorney) + a copy of the grantor's ID for third parties. Old records sit in the municipal archive and open to anyone after decades of protection.
- Channel
- The Standesamt's portal or e-mail and post. Payment usually by local bank transfer — which tends to stall requests made from abroad.
- Typical cost
- €10 to 15
- Typical time
- 2 to 8 weeks
- Apostille (issuer)
- Varies by state (administrative authority or regional court).
- Official website
- www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en ↗
Notes
The criminal-record certificate (Führungszeugnis) is requested only by the holder; from abroad, by form with a certified copy of the passport.
Practical guides
- How to get a German certificate without travelling →
- How much a certificate costs in Germany →
- Geburtsurkunde or record copy: which to request in Germany →
- How to request a certificate at a German Standesamt →
- How to collect a document already issued in Germany →
- I need someone to file a document in Germany →
- How to track a request at a German office →
- In-person errand at a German Standesamt or archive →
- Shipping documents safely from Germany to Brazil →
Informative content about request procedures. We do not cover citizenship or visa eligibility. Rules and amounts may change; always confirm before acting.