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Certification

Only official certifications can be issued by the citizens' offices.

If official certification is excluded due to a legal regulation or if public certification is required, e.g. in inheritance matters, the notary or the legally designated office is responsible.

Examples in which official certification by citizens is excluded:

Excerpts from the register of associations: responsible is the local court / register of associations
Property matters: the land registry office is responsible
Civil status certificates issued in the Federal Republic of Germany: the competent registry office of the place of the event is responsible (e.g. for Dresden www.dresden.de/urkundenausstellung)
Contracts
Property matters
Association and commercial register matters
Declarations in the field of family and inheritance law

If the document contains gaps, crossings out, changes, illegible words, numbers or signs, traces of elimination of words, numbers and signs, or if the coherence of a document consisting of several sheets is removed, it shall not be certified. The decision on this matter is the responsibility of the citizens' offices.

Certification of copies and photocopies

The issuance of official certifications is bound by the regulations of the Administrative Procedure Act. Official certification can only be carried out by the citizens' offices if the original document was issued by a German authority or if the certified copy is required for presentation to a German authority.

Official certification confirms that the copy of a document corresponds to the original. Copies can be, for example:

Transcripts
Copies

Documents issued in a format larger than A4, the copies to be certified are to be made by yourself in the desired number and brought with you.

Certification of signatures and hand signs

The official certification of a signature confirms that the document originates from the person who signed it. Therefore, you must come to our office in person and with your identification document. You may only sign the document in front of the clerk.

Signatures without accompanying text (blank signature) or signatures under documents in a foreign language are not certified.

Important information for the certification of foreign or foreign language documents

Please present an original German translation in addition to the original language documents when you visit the citizens' office. This is required in order to be able to designate the type of document. For a German translation of documents, you must contact a publicly appointed and sworn translator.

What else should I know?

You will usually receive up to 5 certifications directly. More than 5 certifications require an increased processing time. Generally, a new visit is required to collect the certifications. You will receive more detailed information on this when you visit the citizens' office.