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Barmbek-Uhlenhorst Residents’ Affairs

Apply for a replacement certificate of leaving the church

You have left a religious community and need a replacement certificate.

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Detailed description

You have left a religious community and need a replacement certificate.
This can happen if you have lost the certificate you were given when you left the company.

If you left the church before March 1, 2024, please contact the registry office in the district in which you were resident at the time of your resignation to have the replacement certificate issued. The registry office must retain the declaration of resignation from the church for 30 years. You can find an overview of Hamburg's registry offices under Links.

If you left the church after March 1, 2024, please contact the Hamburg Service locations in Altona, Barmbek-Uhlenhorst, City or Harburg to have a replacement certificate issued.

 

Information

Documents required

  • ID card or passport

Please note

  • If you left the church before March 1, 2024, please contact the registry office in the district in which you were resident at the time of your resignation to have the replacement certificate issued. You can find an overview of Hamburg's registry offices under Links. The retention period for the declaration of resignation from the church at the registry office is 30 years.
  • If you no longer know where the exit took place, you can contact the following numbers/institutions:
    • For former Protestant church members:
      Reporting system Church district Hamburg-East,
      Phone: +49 40 519000-240.
    • For former Catholic Church members:
      Catholic Church Office, Tel.: +49 40 24877-100.
      From there you will receive a registration number as well as the date and place of your church exit.
  • If you left the church after March 1, 2024, please contact the Hamburg Service locations in Altona, Barmbek-Uhlenhorst, City or Harburg to have the replacement certificate issued.

Deadlines

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Fees


  • 10,00 EUR

  • For written orders (post, fax, e-mail), the fees will be charged cash on delivery (plus postage costs).

Payment methods available

  • Girocard
  • Cash payment

Address and contact information

Barmbek-Uhlenhorst Residents’ Affairs

You can use this service at any Hamburg Service location for residents' affairs, regardless of where you live in Hamburg.

Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, visits are only possible by appointment. You can book an appointment online (https://www.¼«ËÙʱʱ²Ê/go/17584) or by phone at 040 115.

Wenn Sie einen Personalausweis, Reisepass oder Kinderreisepass beantragen möchten, können Sie zur Erfassung der notwendigen biometrischen Daten (Foto, Unterschrift, Fingerabdrücke) ein vorhandenes Selbsterfassungsterminal nutzen (Kosten 6 Euro). Das Mitbringen eines Fotos entfällt dann. Planen Sie bitte vor Ihrem Termin einige Minuten mehr Zeit für die Erfassung Ihrer Daten ein, sofern Sie das Selbsterfassungsterminal nutzen möchten. Bitte sprechen Sie im Anschluss bei der Sachbearbeitung vor.

If you would like to apply for an identity card, passport or children's passport, you can use an existing self-recording terminal (Speed Capture Terminal) to capture the necessary biometric data (digital photo, signature, fingerprints).
Please allow a few minutes more time before your appointment to collect your data.
Note: You will not receive a printout of the digital photo.
There is no need to bring a passport photo with you when using the self-registration terminal.
Use costs 6 euros.
Please speak to the clerk afterwards.

The existing self-recording terminal (Speed Capture Terminal) cannot be used for fishing licenses and driver's license applications. Please bring a passport photo (biometric) with you for these services.

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Last updated: 28.04.2025