Source: BUS Sachsen-Anhalt (Linie6Plus)

Apply for subsequent certification of a marriage contracted abroad as stateless persons or persons recognized as refugees or with their participation

Description

Are you recognized as a stateless person, homeless foreigner or foreign refugee with habitual residence in Germany and got married abroad? If so, you can submit an application to a German registry office for the marriage to be subsequently notarized after the marriage abroad.

The marriage must have been validly concluded in the country in which you got married. German law must not stand in the way of the marriage.

The registry office responsible for the subsequent certification is

of your place of residence or
the place where you last lived, or
the place of your habitual residence.

Prerequisites

The marriage was entered into abroad and at least one of the spouses is stateless, a homeless foreigner or a recognized foreign refugee with habitual residence in Germany.
Neither of the spouses was or is in possession of German citizenship.
The marriage is legally valid and compatible with German law.

Required documents

Application form for notarization of a foreign marriage
foreign marriage certificate with translation; legalization or apostille if necessary
Valid identity card, passport or travel document
Birth certificates of spouse and spouse
Naturalization certificate or citizenship card, if applicable
If applicable, further documents with proof of authenticity and translation, depending on the individual case

You must submit all documents in the original.