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Registering a newborn baby

  • Performance specification

    The registry office in the district where your child was born is responsible for registering the birth. The parents’ place of residence is irrelevant in this regard.

    If your child was born in Beckum, the Beckum Registry Office is responsible for your case. The birth must be registered with the relevant registry office within one week.

    Please note that you must book an appointment to register a birth.

  • Required documents

    You are single:

    • a valid identity card or passport
    • Acknowledgement of paternity
    • Declaration of custody, if applicable
    • Parents’ birth certificates

    They are married:

    • a valid identity card or passport

    If your marital status is not listed here, or if you do not hold German citizenship, please contact us. Email 

  • Costs

    • The registration of a birth within Germany is free of charge.
    • Birth certificate: €10.00
    • Each additional birth certificate: €5.00
    • Birth certificates for health insurance purposes, or for applying for parental allowance and child benefit, are free of charge.

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