Application form in German, barrier-free. Application form, bilingual, not barrier-free. Please print out the application form and complete it carefully. Do not use block capital letters because this could result in deviated spelling. The name of a German citizen does not change automatically by marriage alone. Therefore, a name declaration might be necessary as part of the marriage registration before a German passport can be issued in the new name.
The name declaration is included in the application form for the marriage registration on page 3. If the spouses are both German nationals, only German law can be chosen for the name usage.
If one of the two spouses has a different nationality, then the law of the country of citizenship of that spouse can also be chosen instead. General information on name declaration for spouses. The German Consular Missions in the U. In this case, your signatures would have to be notarized by a U. Notary Public. If you wish to submit your application through a German Consular Mission, both spouses need to be present during the appointment, since both of their signatures on the form must be notarized.
If you would like to submit your application through the German consular mission, please present one completed application form as well as the documents mentioned below in the original. Copies are made at the German mission and then notarized for a fee. Based on the experiences of the German Missions in the U. This applies to how the documents are being certified notarized by a U. During your appointment at the Embassy, you initially only pay the fee for notarizing your signature s and for notarizing the copies of the supporting documents.
You may pay the fee in cash in US-Dollars at the current exchange rate or with credit card Visa or Mastercard, the amount will be charged in Euros :. The fees for registering the marriage as well as for issuing the marriage certificate s are set by the individual German Federal State and may therefore vary.
