How Can I Get a Copy of My Birth Certificate If I Was Born in Was Kaiserslautern, Germany?

You must contact the registrar Kaiserslautern, Germany, to get your birth certificate.

German birth certificates are maintained and reproduced by the county registrars. You may need your birth certificate to get licenses, permits or even to get married. If you were born in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and don't have your birth certificate, you should write to get one as soon as possible. The postal service can take some time, so plan ahead to be sure you have it when you need it. Remember to write your letter in German so that the registrar can easily understand and respond to it.

Things You'll Need

• Request letter
• International postal reply coupons
• Envelope

Instructions

1. Write: Ich bitte um Ausstellung einer internationalen Geburtsurkunde für YOUR ENTIRE NAME, geb. am BIRTH DATE in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Eltern: FATHER'S NAME und MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME. Replace the words in capital letters with your own information. Be sure to spell out the month when you write down the date.

2. Write down your address, email address and phone number.

3. Go to the post office and request $2 in International Postal Reply Coupons.

4. Put the coupons and the letter in an envelope.

5. Ask the postmaster to send the letter to:

   Standesamt Kaiserslautern

   Am Forum 1

   66424 Homburg, Deutschland

   You will receive your birth certificate and a fee request in the mail.

References

• German Missions in the United States: Birth Certificates from Germany
• Google Maps: Kaiserslautern Standesamt