Apply for information from historical civil status records concerning Germans abroad or from a former German territory

• The legal deadlines for updating the registers at Standesamt I (Register Office I) in Berlin have expired (110 years after birth, 80 years after marriage, 30 years after death, each plus a further 5-year delay before transfer to the Landesarchiv Berlin [Berlin State Archive]) • You know the responsible Standesamt (register office) as well as the place or district of the event. • You know the exact date of the event (birth, marriage, or death). • Before submitting your application, you make use of the online search for individuals where possible. www.landesarchiv-berlin.findbuch.net/php/main.php • For an in-person inspection at the Landesarchiv Berlin, you arrange an appointment for the reading room in advance.

• Request for information on birth, death, or marriage registers held at the Landesarchiv Berlin (Berlin State Archive) from the holdings of Standesamt I (Register Office I) in Berlin You can submit the request online or in writing by post. • Precise details about the person and the event you are looking for • Name and, if applicable, birth name as well • all first names • Event (birth, marriage, death) • Date of the event • Register number, if known • Place, along with the district (Landkreis) and/or the registering Standesamt (register office) • Year of registration, if known

The maximum costs depend on the purpose of use, the number of register copies and certifications (Beglaubigungen) requested, and the effort required for the search.

• Archivgesetz des Landes Berlin (ArchGB, Berlin State Archives Act) § 8 paragraph 1 gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-ArchGBE2016V1P1 • Personenstandsgesetz (PStG, Civil Status Act) § 5 para. 5 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pstg/__5.html • Gebührenverordnung des Landesarchivs Berlin (LArchGebV, Fee Regulation of the Berlin State Archives) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-NNLBE00004D70

1-16 weeks Please refrain from inquiring about the processing status, as this delays the processing time.

• Frequently asked questions about genealogical research (Landesarchiv Berlin, Berlin State Archive) landesarchiv-berlin.de/familienforschung-im-landesarchiv-ber • Searching for and ordering civil status records (Personenstandsunterlagen) online at the Landesarchiv (Berlin State Archive) landesarchiv-berlin.de/personenstandsunterlagen-im-landesarc • Information on the holdings of the Standesamt I (Registry Office I) in Berlin (Landesarchiv Berlin) landesarchiv-berlin.de/standesamt-i-in-berlin