You can apply for a civil partnership certificate at the registry office. To do so, please contact the registry office that registered the civil partnership.

The civil partnership certificate proves the establishment of a civil partnership and contains the first names and surnames at the time of establishment and at the time of issue, the place and date of birth of the civil partners and the place and date of establishment of the civil partnership.

You can request a civil partnership certificate at any time from the registry office in whose jurisdiction you have established the civil partnership.

You can obtain the civil partnership certificate in the following forms:

• Civil partnership certificate
• Certified printout from the civil partnership register

A certified printout from the civil partnership register shows all the data entered by the registry office in connection with the establishment of the civil partnership.

You will receive the certificate, including any marginal notes, either as a

• a new printout from the electronic register (if already held by your registry office) or
• as a copy or verbatim copy of the civil partnership entry from the civil partnership register.

In addition to the details, the printout also contains any subsequent changes, such as dissolution notes, if applicable