*** Please note: The Citizens’ Office and the Registry Office will be closed all day on Friday, August 7, 2026, and on Monday, August 10, 2026. Starting Tuesday, August 11, 2026, both departments will be open again as usual.***

Due to a current staff shortage, processing times at the Registry Office are longer than usual.
It may currently take several weeks to process your request.

We therefore ask that you refrain from inquiring about the status of your request during the first six weeks.

In-Person Service

We are happy to assist you in person, but we operate exclusively by appointment.

To comply with data protection regulations, please always upload your documents via the “digital mailbox.” (opens in a new tab)


Certificates and Withdrawal from the Church:

• Issuance of civil status certificates
• Processing of church withdrawals
• Certificates regarding the use of a surname during marriage and after a divorce
• Management of the “Team OnlineRathaus” project

General questions regarding certificates and withdrawals from the church: urkundenwiesbadende

If you would like to order certificates, click here (opens in a new tab).

You can schedule an appointment for a withdrawal from the church in our calendar (opens in a new tab).


Births:

• Register a birth or pre-register a birth
• Acknowledge paternity

General questions regarding birth registration or appointments for acknowledgment of paternity: geburten@wiesbaden.de


Marriage: 

• Registration of Marriage
• Issuance of certificates of no impediment

You can reserve wedding dates in our calendar (opens in a new tab).

Due to renovation work on the Old City Hall, the Small Ballroom in the New City Hall is available as an alternative until further notice. We also offer wedding ceremonies at our special wedding venues.

General questions about marriage or appointments to register a marriage: heiratenwiesbadende


Deaths:

• Registration of Deaths
• Issuance of death certificates

General questions regarding the registration of a death and appointment scheduling: sterbefaelle@wiesbaden.de


Special registrations:

• Retroactive registration of a marriage, birth, or death that occurred abroad
• Updating the civil registry, e.g., divorce, acknowledgment of paternity, adoption, etc.
• Name declarations from abroad

General questions regarding special registrations and appointments: fambuchwiesbadende


Use of a name:

• Name changes for good cause (under public law)
• Retroactive name declarations by spouses and children
• Name harmonization
• Declaration regarding the order of first names
• Declaration regarding gender designation and first names

Information on name usage options can be found here (opens in a new tab)

General questions regarding name usage and appointments: namenwiesbadende