Certificate of no impediment to marriage Issuance of Germans without ever residing in Germany

The certificate of no impediment to marriage is issued if it is needed for marriage abroad.

If you wish to marry abroad, the foreign state may require the presentation of a certificate of no impediment to marriage.

The registry office at the place of the last habitual residence in Germany is responsible for issuing a certificate of no impediment to marriage for German citizens without domicile or current habitual residence in Germany. If the spouse has never or only temporarily resided in Germany, the registry office 1 in Berlin is responsible.

The registry office at the place of the last habitual residence in Germany is responsible for issuing a certificate of no impediment to marriage for German citizens without domicile or current habitual residence in Germany. If the spouse has never or only temporarily resided in Germany, the registry office 1 in Berlin is responsible.

• The requirements, type and format of the evidence to be provided and the examination of the marriage requirements are governed by German law.
• The following shall be proved by means of authentic instruments:
  • Civil status
  • Domicile, habitual residence
  • Nationality
  • As well as, if applicable, the last marriage(s) and/or civil partnership(s) and their dissolution(s)

• The person must have German citizenship.
• The intended marriage is to take place abroad
• According to German law, there may be no impediment to marriage in the way of the intended marriage.

The issuance of a certificate of no impediment to marriage is applied for at the competent registry office 1 in Berlin. If the examination shows that there is no impediment to marriage under German law to the intended marriage and if the necessary information has been provided about the two fiancées, the registry office issues the requested certificate of no impediment to marriage.

After issue, the certificate of no impediment to marriage is valid for a period of six months.

Depending on the individual case

If the registry office I is responsible, fees are charged in accordance with Berlin state law. If a Hessian registry office is responsible for the issuance, fees of 47.00 euros will be charged and, if foreign law must also be taken into account, an additional 23.50 euros per right, unless the municipality has set any deviating fees by statute.