Issuing a certificate of no impediment to marriage for foreign persons

• The issuance of a certificate of no impediment to marriage is applied for at the competent registry office.

• If there is no impediment to marriage under German law to the intended marriage and the necessary information on both spouses has been provided, the registry office issues the requested certificate of no impediment to marriage.

It is issued by the registry office in whose jurisdiction the applicant has his domicile or habitual residence.

The certificate of no impediment to marriage, which a foreigner with habitual residence in Germany requires in order to marry abroad, will be issued to persons with German personal status upon request.

These are:

• Stateless person
• homeless foreigners,
• persons entitled to asylum and
• recognized refugees.

• The requirements, type and format of the evidence to be provided and the examination of the marriage requirements are governed by German law, as in the case of persons with German citizenship.
• Authentic instruments must prove:
  • civil status,
  • domicile or habitual residence,
  • nationality
  • and, if applicable, the last marriage and its dissolution or the establishment and dissolution of the last civil partnership.

• Costs may be incurred for the issuance of a certificate of no impediment to marriage. Please contact your registry office.

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

• Depending on the individual case

• § 13 PStG
• § 39 PStG

• § 13 Civil Status Act (PStG)
• § 39 Civil Status Act (PStG)

22.04.2021