Guide for the documents to be submitted for the birth registration of your newborn
With this questionnaire, you will receive a list of documents required for the registration of the birth of your newborn. Please note that this is an automatically generated list and therefore non-binding. In individual cases, the registry office may request additional documents, such as name declarations, apostille/legalization on foreign documents, etc. Therefore, please always provide a phone number and email address along with the submitted documents.
All listed documents must be presented in their original form unless it is explicitly stated that copies of your documents are required. Furthermore, any document not written in German must be submitted with a German translation. The translation can be provided either by a publicly appointed and sworn translator in Germany or, for documents falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 from Member States of the European Union, by individuals qualified under the law of a Member State of the European Union. A translation is not required if the document is accompanied by a multilingual form as a translation aid in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/1191 or if a so-called multilingual ("international") certificate in accordance with the CIEC Convention No. 16 is provided.
Please submit the following documents:
- Copies of the parents' passports or copies of the parents' identity cards (for EU citizens).
- Questionnaire for birth notification („Fragebogen zur Geburtsanzeige“) from the hospital, signed by poth parents
- Questionnaire for birth notification („Fragebogen zur Geburtsanzeige“) from the midwife/birthing center („Geburtshaus“), signed by poth parents
- Birth certificate of the previous child
- Marriage certificate, if applicable, with translation (see notes above)
- Naturalization certificate
- Certified copy of the acknowledgment of paternity for the registry office and, if applicable, certified copy of the custody declaration
- Birth certificates of the parents, marriage certificate, if applicable, with translation (see instructions above).
- Naturalization certificate
- Naturalization certificate
- Final court decision on divorce or marriage certificate with dissolution note
- Certified copy of the acknowledgment of paternity for the registry office and, if applicable, certified copy of the custody declaration"
- birth certificate of the father, if applicable, with translation (see notes above)
- Recognition of paternity ("Vaterschaftsanerkennung"), if applicable, joint custody declaration ("gemeinsame Sorgerkerlärung"
- birth certificate of the father, if applicable, with translation (see notes above)
- birth certificate of the mother, if applicable, with translation (see notes above)
Please contact us to arrange an appointment for a personal consultation. Please bring the documents listed in the checklist with you to the appointment. Please note that if your German language skills are insufficient, a translator must be present at the appointment.
Please contact us to arrange an appointment for a personal consultation. Please bring the documents listed in the checklist as well as your original passports to the appointment. Please note that if your German language skills are insufficient, a translator must be present at the appointment.
Please contact us in advance to clarity the necessary docoments.
Please contact us in advance to clarity the necessary docoments.
You can submit the documents by placing them in the mailbox at the New Town Hall or sending them by post to the following address:
Standesamt Ingolstadt
Geburtenabteilung
Rathausplatz 4
85049 Ingolstadt
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at geburten@ingolstadt.de!
Print the required documents as a checklist