Apply for birth certificate in case of birth abroad or in a former German territory

If you need proof of birth from the former German territories or from the consular and colonial registers, you can apply for a birth certificate. You can obtain this from the registry office I in Berlin.

Apply for child benefit

If you have a child, you can apply for child benefit.

Apply for parental allowance

If you look after your child after the birth, the parental allowance compensates for any lack of income.

Birth: Anonymous

For a pregnant woman who finds herself in an emergency or conflict situation that appears to her to be hopeless, the situation may be so acute that she sees the secret delivery,...

Calculate parental allowance

Here you will find information on how parental allowance is calculated.

Certify acknowledgement of paternity

If you wish to make a declaration acknowledging paternity of a child and a declaration of consent by the mother, this can be publicly certified by registrars in any registry office, at youth welfare offices and before notaries.

Certify declaration of custody

If the parents are not married to each other at the time of the child's birth, they are entitled to joint parental custody if they make a declaration of custody.

Compulsory vaccination programmes and screening / early detection tests

As regards health protection, there are public preventive measures in place in Germany, which you can benefit from and may need to take into account. Here you can find information on your rights and obligations on compulsory vaccination programmes and screening tests.

Confidential birth

If you are in a psychosocial emergency as a pregnant woman or mother of a newborn, want to remain anonymous and do not know whether you should decide in favor of the child and...

End guardianship by the youth welfare office

You have applied for a guardianship for your child and now no longer need it? Then you can terminate the guardianship at the local youth welfare office.

Have birth abroad retroactively certified

Were you, your child or another close family member in the ascending or descending line of descent born abroad? Then you can have the birth subsequently certified in the birth register at the registry office responsible for you.

Have birth abroad retroactively certified

If you or your child were born abroad, it may be useful to have your birth recorded in the German birth register.

Honorary sponsorship by the Prime Minister

After the birth of multiples (from triplets) or from the 6th child, you can apply for the honorary sponsorship of the Thuringian Prime Minister.

Maternity recognition

• If you wish to make a declaration recognizing maternity to your child, to the extent required by your home country law or the law of the country in which the child is habitually resident.

Parental leave: advise and inform

When you become parents, you are entitled to unpaid time off from work, provided you meet certain requirements. You must register the parental leave with your employer in writing.

Parental responsibility for minor children

In this section, you will find information on your rights and obligations regarding birth, maintenance obligations for children in cross-border family situations, and surrogacy and adoption.

Planning and registering parental leave

You can plan your 3 years of parental leave flexibly, but you must meet certain requirements. You must give notice of your parental leave to your employer.

Printout from the birth register

You do not have your birth certificate, but you need it, for example, for a marriage or for another official act? Then you can request a printout from the birth register.

Receive parental benefit advice

If you need advice on parental allowance, you can contact the regional parental allowance office.

Request birth certificate

You do not have your birth certificate, but you need it, for example, for a marriage or for another official act? Then you can apply for the issuance of a birth certificate.

Request multilingual birth certificate

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

Rules of gender recognition

Rules of gender recognition An application to change gender must be filed in person with the Local Court in the applicant’s place of residence. Foreign nationals can file an...

Show birth of child on German sea vessel

If a child is born during a voyage on a German seagoing vessel, the registry office I in Berlin records the birth in its birth register. The skipper of the ship records the birth and forwards it to the registry office I in Berlin.

Show home birth

You must register the home birth of a child at the registry office of the place of birth.

Social assistance services as health counseling for families with infants

If you receive social welfare or basic income support and have just had a baby, the social welfare office will cover the cost of counseling sessions.