My sister was born in Germany when my dad was stationed in Dachau.?She was born in Munich in a army base hospe

Question

My father was serving in the US army. Now we live in Puerto Rico. She wants copies of her birth certificate. Can anybody tell us where to contact in Germany? thanks in advance
danke!

Unfortunetely i do not speak or write in german. can i write them in English?

Answer 1

I think the German Embassy rsp. the responsible consulate for Puerto Rico should be able to help you. They may not get the birth certificate but they can give you the right contacts in Germany. According to the web site of the German ministery for foreign relations the contact info ist:

Telefon [phone]
Fax [phone]

Postal address: Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, 100 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132-2381, USA.
E-Mail [e-mail]
Website http://www.miami.diplo.de


In General the "Einwohnermeldeamt" ("registration office for residents") of the birthplace will give you a birth certificate. If you simply address a letter to:

Einwohnermeldeamt
Munich
Germany

it will arrive, although the postman may need some time more.

Simply write them;

Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren,

bitte senden Sie mir 3 Geburtsurkunden zu.

Dear madam, dear sir, please send me 3 birth certificates.

Then write name, date of birth ("Geburtstag") and location of birth ("Geburtsort"), if possible also the last address of residence ("letzte Wohnanschrift"), name and birthdate of parents for proper identification.

But you can be quite sure that they can read an English letter, too.

I suggest you phone the consulate first.

As someone else suggestet you may contact your Embassy in Germany. Actually it should be their job to help US citizens. In Berlin the phone number is [phone]
Fax + 49 30-2 38 62 90.

Probably the better address is the consulate general in Munich which is responsible for Bavaria (inkludes Dachau):
Tel. [phone]
Fax + 49 89-28 30 47
Postal address Königinstraße 5, 80539 Munich, Germany

Answer 2

well, most important question is .. was it an american army base? if so you should ask american government for birth certificate coz if she was born on an american base she was born on american territory if ya know what i mean. A second way would be to contact the municipality of munich. Actually i would try both ways at once to save time :)

best of luck

Answer 3

You have to contact the European Headquater of The U.S. Army (USAREUR)) in Heidelberg or contact US European Command (USEUCOM) in Stuttgart.

Answer 4

The easiest way is to contact the US Embassy,either in Frankfurt/Main or Berlin.I´m sure your congressman is able to help you to find the address.The Embassy should be able to get you in contact with the townhall in Munich,where your sister´s birth must have been registered.Good Luck!!

Answer 5

In Germany only the community of the city you been born in keeps record of the people born there.
Since she was born in Munich the community centre of Munich should be able to send or a copy of the birth certificate.
At least that applies if your a German citizen.
Now your born American, so most likely not a citizen of Germany and I suppose German cities dont have a birth record of foreigners being born in Germany (because its not germans business)

But if you want to contact Munichs community centre to find out yourself, heres the address:

Bürgerbüro im Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Ruppertstr. 19
Erdgeschoss
80337 München

Phone.: Germany +89/233 96 000
(open Mo-Fr. 8-12 am berlin time)

e-mail: [e-mail]

Answer 6

Hi!
Here is the info of the registrar office of the city of Dachau:

Address:
Stadt Dachau
Konrad-Adenauer-Straße 2-6
85221 Dachau
Germany
Tel: +49-8131 - 75-0
Fax: +49-8131 - 75-288
Email: [e-mail]
Opening hours (German time) Montag bis Freitag 8.00 (Bürgerbüro 7.30) - 12.30 Uhr, Donnerstag auch 14.00 - 18.00 Uhr

Answer 7

Not so sure about das Einwohnermeldeamt,and if it would be Munich. But since she was born on the Army Base,they would have it,not the Germans

Answer 8

to this adress send your question
http://www.muenchen.de/Rathaus/kvr/standesamt/urkunde/38393/index.html

Answer 9

Hi ,
i hope i can help you. Write or call

Einwohnermeldeamt
85221 Dachau
Weiherstraße 16


Phone: [phone]