Leistungen A-Z

Birth certificates can preferably be applied for via the web form, if necessary also by post, fax or in person. No application form is required for a personal visit.

If a child is born during a voyage on a seagoing vessel flying the federal flag, the persons obliged to report the birth must immediately notify the skipper orally and provide the information required for the registration of the birth. The skipper shall draw up a record of these indicators, which shall contain the data on the newborn to be recorded later. The notification must be signed by the person making the notification and the skipper. The skipper sends the transcript to the nearest seamen's office, which forwards the notification to the registry office I in Berlin for notarization.

If the seagoing vessel does not fly a federal flag, it is a foreign birth, which, under the conditions of § 36 PStG, is only certified upon application to the registry office of residence.

Birth on a seagoing ship that flies the German flag.

Record of the skipper on the notification of the birth.

The necessity of further documents depends on the individual case.

The notarization is free of charge.

The following fees are due for the issuance of certificates.

10,00 Euro: Birth certificate
5,00 Euro: each additional certificate if issued at the same time

If a child is born during a voyage on a seagoing vessel flying the federal flag, the persons obliged to notify must immediately notify the skipper orally of the birth and provide the information required for the registration of the birth.

Registry Office I in Berlin

• Section 37 of the Civil Status Act (PStG)

Instructions for notarizing the birth of a child on a seagoing vessel flying the federal flag can be found on the website of the registry office I in Berlin:

• Https://www.berlin.de/labo/buergerdienste/standesamt-i-in-berlin/dienstleistungen/service.214118.php/dienstleistung/326193/

Ministry of the Interior and Local Government, Ref. 23