Conversion of registered civil partnership into marriage
If you are in a registered civil partnership, you can have it converted into a marriage.
Description
When you register, we will check whether the legal requirements for converting your civil partnership into a marriage are met or whether there is an impediment.
Various organisational points can also be clarified.
You can provide information on the name you wish to use in the marriage. If you already have a civil partnership name, this name will automatically become your married name. If you do not yet have a joint surname, you can choose a married name as part of the conversion.
You can order documentary evidence of the conversion of your civil partnership into a marriage in advance, which you will receive on the day of the conversion. These documents can be presented to banks and insurance companies, the tax office and, if necessary, when applying for new identity documents.
The conversion takes place as part of a ceremony in one of our wedding halls. A musical accompaniment to the ceremony is possible on request.
If you enter your address below, you will find the link to make an appointment online under the contact details of the relevant registry office.
Prerequisites
Your civil partnership was established in Germany (in a notary's office or registry office), or your civil partnership was established abroad and subsequently notarised in the civil partnership register upon application to a domestic registry office.
The civil partnership still exists, i.e. it has not been dissolved by a court judgement or the death of one of the civil partners.
Please book an appointment to register the conversion. You must attend the relevant registry office together. Please bring all the necessary documents with you. If you do not understand German well, you can bring someone with you to interpret (publicly appointed and sworn translators).
Required documents
- New certified printout/new certified copy from the civil partnership register (not older than 6 months) from the registry office where the civil partnership was established or registered after being established by a notary.
- New certified printout/new certified copy from the register of births (not older than 6 months) available from the registry office of the place of birth.
- If your main place of residence is not in Munich: Current, extended registration certificate from the registration office at your main place of residence
- Valid passport or identity card
Questions & Answers
If your civil partnership was concluded abroad and not subsequently notarised at a registry office in Germany, the civil partners can marry and thus become a married couple. The existing civil partnership is not an obstacle to marriage if the same persons marry each other. Please note our information on registering a marriage.
Legal basis
§ Section 17 a of the Civil Status Act