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If you need proof of birth for submission to foreign agencies, you can apply for a multilingual birth certificate.

With a birth certificate, you can prove the birth of a person, his or her first and last names, and the details of the parents. You can get a multilingual birth certificate based on the birth register kept in the relevant registry office. The multilingual form includes English, French, Spanish, Italian, among others.

To apply for a birth certificate you will need:

• Your identity card or passport (if applying in writing: copy),
• in case of application or collection by a representative:
  • written power of attorney from the authorized person,
  • their identity card or passport (original or certified copy)
  • and the identity card or passport of the representative
• certain persons must additionally prove legal or legitimate interest

Civil status certificates contain personal data, therefore their issuance is subject to data protection restrictions.

• Persons entitled to apply (minimum age: 16 years):
  • the person to whom the birth certificate refers
  • the spouse or civil partner (as defined in the Registered Civil Partnership Act)
  • ancestors and descendants of the person concerned
  • Siblings with legitimate interest
• Other persons, i.e. also closer relatives such as aunts and uncles, will only receive a certificate if they can credibly demonstrate a legal interest (for example, by means of a letter from the probate court).

A multilingual birth certificate for private purposes costs €10.00.

You can usually apply for a multilingual birth certificate in person, in writing, or electronically.

• Birth certificate issuance multilingual
• Only the foreign office concerned can decide whether a multilingual certificate is appropriate and whether additional certification (legalization/apostille) is required.
• The form text of the certificate is issued in 16 languages of the contracting states (see legal basis), the information about the person is taken from the German birth register.
• Responsible: Registry office that recorded the birth

The multilingual birth certificate is issued to you by the registry office that keeps the birth register.

• Registry office that recorded the birth. In the case of birth in Germany, this is the registry office responsible for the specific place of birth.
• In the case of birth abroad, if you do not know whether and where the birth was notarized, you can ask at the registry office of your residence or at the registry office I in Berlin.