German Marriage Certificate Translation
German marriage certificate translation for a spousal petition, a name change or a green card interview. We translate the Eheurkunde from a German Standesamt, the Austrian Heiratsurkunde and Swiss civil status papers into certified English, and US marriage certificates into German, with a signed certification on every order.
- Up to 250 words per page
- $25 per page
- Standard turnaround
- From 24 hours
- Certificate of accuracy
- Signed & stamped
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Written for German marriage certificate records
Reading a German marriage record
In Germany, Austria and Switzerland only the civil ceremony at the Standesamt creates a marriage, so the civil record is the one USCIS and US courts want. A church certificate from the kirchliche Trauung is a keepsake, not proof.
Ehename and Geburtsname
The Eheurkunde lists each spouse with the name before the marriage and the name after it, and the Ehename the couple chose, if any. A spouse who kept the old name and joined the Ehename to it with a hyphen carries a Begleitname. These fields explain why the name on a German passport differs from the birth certificate, so we translate them line by line and keep the German spellings, umlauts included.
Stammbuch, Familienbuch and Eheregister
Couples married before 2009 often keep a Stammbuch der Familie, the bound folder handed out at the wedding, with the marriage certificate and later the children's certificates filed inside. The Standesamt itself kept a Familienbuch until then. Today the office issues an Eheurkunde, or a beglaubigter Ausdruck aus dem Eheregister that also shows later entries, such as a divorce or a name change. Order from the Standesamt where you married.
Austrian and Swiss papers
Austria issues a Heiratsurkunde from the Standesamt. A Swiss marriage is proved by a marriage certificate or a Familienausweis from the Zivilstandsamt, which lists both spouses, their Heimatorte and any children on one sheet. Registered partnerships have their own papers: the German Lebenspartnerschaftsurkunde from 2001 to 2017 and the Austrian Partnerschaftsurkunde. The translation keeps each title as issued, so a partnership certificate is never presented as a marriage certificate.
Who is asking for your German marriage certificate translation?
The translation is the same. What changes is whether the recipient wants anything added to it.
USCIS
USCIS asks for a complete English translation and a signed certification from the translator. No notarization is needed.
IRCC
IRCC accepts a certified translation with the translator's affidavit. Order the certified translation and add notarization if your application guide asks for it.
US passports and the Department of State
The Department of State wants the translation notarized. Add notarization at checkout and we handle the rest.
Before you upload
Three things that save a day of back and forth on a German marriage certificate.
Send every page, including the register entry
Many certificates are an extract of a register entry. If you have both the extract and the register page, upload both so the witnesses, the property regime and the marginal notes are translated too.
Spell both names the way the passports do
The translation keeps each name as the certificate writes it. Tell us the spelling each spouse uses in English so the recipient can match the two documents.
Check whether the recipient wants a recent copy
USCIS and many consulates ask for a certificate issued recently. Get the fresh copy first and then order its translation, so the issue dates match.
Details and pricing
What is included in a German marriage certificate translation
One price per page covers the translation and its certification. A page is up to 250 words, and the quote tells you the page count before you pay.
Everything on the marriage certificate is translated, including stamps, seals and handwritten notes. Tell us the English spelling you use for each name when you order.
Certified Translation
Word-for-word translation with a certificate of accuracy for official use.
$25
USD / page
up to 250 words per page
Included
- Signed & stamped certification of translation accuracy
- Certified by a professional translator
- Digital delivery via PDF
- Review and approve final translation
- 100% Guaranteed Acceptance
- Standard turnaround starting at 24 hours
Optional services
- Expedited turnaround
- Priority handling when your deadline is shorter than the standard turnaround.
- By deadline
- Notarization
- A notary public signs and stamps the certification statement.
- $20 per order
- Physical copy
- A wet-ink original of your translation, mailed by express courier.
- $35 per order
- Apostille
- Authenticates the notary’s signature and seal for use in Hague Convention countries.
- $180 per document
What the certificate of accuracy states
Your translation arrives with a Certification of Translation Accuracy issued by ImmiTranslate. It is the page the receiving organization checks first.
- The translation is complete and accurate.
- The document title and the language pair.
- The translator is competent in both languages.
- A signature and the ImmiTranslate certification stamp.
- Our American Translators Association corporate membership.
Our translation process
Our goal is to make the translation process as simple as possible for you. Our service is streamlined specifically for documents of this nature.
German Marriage Certificate FAQ
Most questions about pricing and turnaround can be answered faster by requesting a quote.
- We married in Germany. What does USCIS need?
- USCIS asks for the civil marriage certificate and a full certified English translation. The Eheurkunde is the civil record, and our signed certification states that the translation is complete and accurate. If either of you was married before, add the divorce decree or death certificate that ended the earlier marriage. Every order carries our 100% USCIS acceptance guarantee.
- Do you translate a US marriage certificate into German?
- Yes. A German citizen who married in the US can have the marriage entered in the German Eheregister through a Nachbeurkundung, and a US spouse needs the certificate for a residence permit. Many Standesämter take only a translation by a translator sworn by a German court. We are not sworn in Germany, so ask the office before you order.
- Is a Heiratsurkunde the same as an Eheurkunde?
- Yes. Heiratsurkunde was the German name until 2009 and is still the name in Austria; Eheurkunde is the current German name for the same certificate. Both are the civil record. We translate the title as marriage certificate and keep the German name in brackets so the reader can match it to your other papers.
- How much does a certified translation cost?
- Certified translation is $25 per page, with a page counted as up to 250 words. Notarization, a mailed physical copy and an apostille are optional and priced separately.
- How long does a certified translation take?
- Standard turnaround starts at 24 hours and depends on the length and language of your documents. If you have a deadline, include it in your quote request.
Other German documents we translate
Marriage certificate translation in other languages
Each of these pages is written for that language's marriage certificate records.
Sending it with an application? Read the USCIS translation requirements, Apostille service before you order.