Administrative services A-Z

• Application for information, inspection of documents and publication of duplicates of documents of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic

Everyone has the right to request access to the documents of the State Security Service of the former GDR concerning his person. The documents on missing or deceased persons are exceptionally accessible to relatives under the restrictive conditions of the Stasi Records Act. Documents of the State Security Service of the former GDR are indexed and administered by the Stasi Records Authority (BStU).

Everyone has the right to request access to the documents of the State Security Service of the former GDR concerning his person. The documents on missing or deceased persons are exceptionally accessible to relatives under the restrictive conditions of the Stasi Records Act.

In order to ensure that no one requests unauthorized access to any documents you may have, in addition to your signature, confirmation of your personal information is required.

If you submit your application in person, this confirmation of identity will be carried out by employees of the authority. To do this, you will need your identity card.

If you do not submit your application in person, the confirmation of identity will be issued by your competent registration authority upon presentation of a valid identity document and can be made directly on the enclosed application form.

If you submit your application online, you only need a new identity card with an activated online ID function.

The Ordinance on Costs at the Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the Former German Democratic Republic (Stasi-Documents-Kostenordnung-StUKostV) regulates the amount of fees and expenses for individually attributable public services of the BStU.

Written information to those affected, to third parties or close relatives of missing or deceased persons (§§ 13, 15 StUG) and inspection by persons concerned, by third parties or by close relatives of missing or deceased persons (§§ 13, 15 StUG) are free of charge.

For expenses, such as for the release of duplicates, costs are incurred from an amount of EUR 2.56.

Duplicates of paper originals and filmed files cost a minimum of EUR 0.03 and a maximum of EUR 0.26 per page (DIN A4 or DIN A3).

• List of costs

Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic (BStU)

Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic (BStU)
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 31/33
10178 Berlin, City

Phone: 030 23 24-70 00 (business)
Fax: 030 23 24-77 99 (Official)
E-mail: post@bstu.bund.de (business)

• Contacts of the BStU branch offices

• Stasi Records Act (StUG)

• Citizens' advice

The Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media