Name change

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Would you like to change your first name and surname? If you have an important reason for doing so, you can submit an application.

Special information for - City of Rodgau

How do I do this with the city of Rodgau?

When?

How?

1. submission of the documents in advance by email to standesamt@rodgau.de or as a copy by post


    • Application
    • Notarised copy from the birth register or the birth certificate in the case of a birth abroad
    • A certificate of registration
    • For pre-marriages/life partnerships the certificate
    • Negative certificate from the debtor register at AG Hünfeld
    • Certificate of good conduct from the age of 14

2. subsequently on site


    • Rodgau, Hintergasse 15 by appointment under the telephone numbers 06106 693-1120, 1215, 1289, 1280

What do I need for this? (documents)


    • To be presented on site in the original
      • Identity card or passport/travel document of the applicant
      • Application
      • Notarised copy from the birth register or the birth certificate in the case of a birth abroad
      • A certificate of registration
      • For pre-marriages/life partnerships the certificate
      • Negative certificate from the debtor register at AG Hünfeld
      • Certificate of good conduct from the age of 14

Costs?

  • Between € 28.00 and € 1680.00 depending on expenditure.

General, more detailed information on this service can be found below.


  • Service description

    Your surname and first name can be changed. You must have an important reason for the change. There are important reasons if the private interests worthy of protection of you as the bearer of the name in the name change outweigh the public interest or a private interest of third parties in retaining your name.

  • Procedure

    You must apply in writing to the name change authority to change your first name or surname. In municipalities with more than 7,500 inhabitants, the magistrate is responsible; otherwise the district committee is responsible.

    • For minors, the legal representative submits the application.
    • Explain the reasons for your application in detail. The authority must weigh up all the circumstances of the individual case and make a decision. The longer the name has been used, the greater the public interest in retaining the name.
    • Your competent authority collects an advance on fees and then carries out the necessary investigations. In the case of persons over 14 years of age, it will involve various agencies, such as the police. It obtains information from the debtor register at the local court and, if necessary, from other authorities.
    • If the requirements are met, you will receive a certificate of the name change. The name change will take effect when you receive the certificate. Otherwise, you will receive a notice of refusal.
    • The name change authority will inform other authorities of your name change. These include
      • the registration office,
      • the registry office that keeps the register of births,
      • the registry office that keeps the marriage register or the civil partnership register.
    • As soon as the name change has taken effect, you must have various documents (identity card, passport, vehicle registration document) changed. You must apply for these changes yourself.

  • Prerequisites

    • There is an important or serious reason that justifies the name change.
    • You have German citizenship.
    • You are entitled to asylum, a foreign refugee, a stateless person, a homeless foreigner or a quota refugee.

  • Which documents are required?

    • Registration certificate and valid official photo ID (identity card, passport)
    • Extract from the register of births (available from the registry office of the place of birth)
    • for stateless persons: travel document or entry from the foreigners authority in the passport or passport replacement
    • for homeless foreigners or persons entitled to asylum: entry by the foreigners authority in the passport or passport replacement
    • for foreign refugees: Entry of the foreigners authority in the passport or passport replacement
    • for persons who have reached the age of 14, a certificate of good conduct in accordance with § 28 of the Federal Central Register Act,
    • proof of the outcome of the hearing by the family or guardianship court if the application is made by a guardian or carer,
    • the result of the hearing by the family court if the applicant has reached the age of 16.
    • A statement as to whether, where and with what result an application for a change of surname has already been made.

    For further documents, please enquire in advance with the name change authority responsible for you.

  • What fees are incurred?

    Prepayment: No
    The costs are determined according to the administrative effort in each individual case. The fee range is 28 to 1,680 euros. If the change is successful, subsequent costs will be incurred as you will have to reapply for documents such as your identity card or passport.

  • Legal basis

  • Short text

    • You must have an important reason for changing your first name or surname.
    • Surname change for an important reason:
      • if the private interests worthy of protection outweigh the public interest
      • or a third party has a private interest in retaining your name
    • The name change authority will inform other authorities of your name change. These include
      • the registration office,
      • the registry office that keeps the register of births,
      • the registry office that keeps the marriage register or the civil partnership register.
    • responsible: Name change authority

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