Serviceportal–Baden-Württemberg

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Did you have your child in a hospital or other facility that provides obstetric care?

If so, the organisation responsible for the facility will report the birth directly to the registry office.

Note: The parents and other persons who were present at the birth or who know about the birth also have the right to report the birth.
They are also obliged to provide all information that the hospital cannot provide.

Details

Prerequisite

You gave birth to your child in a hospital or other facility where obstetric care is provided.

Procedure

You must provide the hospital with the documents required to register the birth at the registry office.

After the birth has been notarised, you will receive a birth certificate if the child's name has already been established, otherwise a birth certificate.

Deadlines

within one week of the birth

Note: If the child's first name or surname have not yet been determined when the birth is announced, you must register them with the registry office within one month.

Required documents

medical certificate or certificate from the midwife about the birth
Parents' identity card or passport (or a recognised passport substitute)
if the parents are married: additionally
- notarised printout from the marriage register or
- Birth certificates and the parents' marriage certificate
if the mother is unmarried: additionally
- Birth certificate of the mother
if the mother is divorced or widowed: additionally
- notarised printout from the marriage register or
- Birth certificate and marriage certificate of the mother and divorce decree or death certificate
if the parents are not married and paternity has already been recognised or is to be recognised before the birth is notarised: additionally
- notarised copy of the father's declaration of recognition
- notarised copy of the mother's declaration of consent
- for an unmarried father: birth certificate
- for a father who is or was married: birth certificate and marriage certificate (and divorce decree if applicable) or extract from the marriage register
for foreign parents: additionally
- Proof of residence permit to prove that the child has acquired German citizenship

Please note: It is not necessary to submit documents from registers kept at the relevant registry office. The registry office may request further documents if this is necessary to prove information.

Costs

The notarisation of the birth is free of charge.

You will receive three birth certificates once free of charge for applying for

Parental allowance,
Child benefit and
Maternity benefit.

Each additional birth certificate, for example for the family register or for religious purposes, costs 20.00 euros.

Miscellaneous

The registry office informs the registration office about the birth of your child.

Have you lost a birth certificate or do you need a notarised printout from the register of births?
You must apply for this at the registry office for a fee.

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg, 08.05.2025

Serviceportal–Baden-Württemberg

Register the birth in a public or private clinic or facility with the registry office

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