Before filing the marriage application.

Registry office or registered church/religious society.

Basic details of both partners and preferred place/date.

Subject to the rules, a civil wedding may also be authorised outside the usual registry district or at another suitable place.

In advance according to your circumstances; foreign nationals should expect additional documents and authentication requirements.

Competent registry office.

Identity cards and, where relevant, documents on civil status, residence, citizenship or termination of a previous marriage.

Documents already available electronically to public authorities may not need to be resubmitted; for foreign documents check translation and legalisation requirements.

After the marriage and any change of details.

Identity-document office and other institutions depending on what changed.

Marriage certificate or registry data and existing documents.

Not every document is updated automatically after marriage. If your surname or other details changed, continue with the separate “changing surname after marriage” checklist.