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Authentication of Personal Documents
Download the official application form: Authentication Request — Personal Documents (Nov 2021)
Download the official application form: Authentication Request — Personal Documents (Nov 2021)
All submissions must include a pre-addressed, stamped registered-mail return envelope (Einschreiben) for return of documents.
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Certificates, Deeds & Attestations
Required : Original document (or certified true copy issued by the issuing authority), pre-certified by one of the following German authorities, pl...
Required: Original document (or certified true copy issued by the issuing authority), pre-certified by one of the following German authorities, plus 1 copy:
- Bezirksregierung / Regierungspräsidium
- Senatsverwaltung für Inneres / Innenministerium
- Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK)
- Behörde für Inneres Hamburg
- Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier
- Bundesverwaltungsamt Köln
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Berlin
| Document type | Fee |
|---|---|
| Death certificate / Marriage certificate / Birth certificate* / Birth register* | Please confirm current fee with the Embassy |
| Municipal certificate / University degree | Please confirm current fee with the Embassy |
| School certificate / school attestation | Free of charge |
* Birth certificate and birth register also require: copy of both parents' identity documents + copy of parents' marriage certificate.
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Court Judgments
Required : Original judgment certified by the president of the competent court or the local Ministry of Justice, plus 1 copy.
Required: Original judgment certified by the president of the competent court or the local Ministry of Justice, plus 1 copy.
Fee note: Court-judgment authentication fees were revised effective 1 March 2026. Please confirm the current fee for civil, divorce, or criminal judgments directly with the Embassy before payment. If a monetary amount is mentioned in the judgment, the Embassy will confirm any applicable surcharge.
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Lebanese MFA Signature Certification
Required : Original document already certified by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, plus 1 copy.
Required: Original document already certified by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, plus 1 copy.
Fee note: The fee for MFA-signature certification was revised effective 1 March 2026. Please confirm the current fee directly with the Embassy before payment.
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Authentication of Business / Commercial Documents
Download the official application form: Authentication Request — Business Documents (Jul 2023)
Download the official application form: Authentication Request — Business Documents (Jul 2023)
Required for all business document authentications:
- Original document (or certified true copy from the issuing authority), pre-certified by the competent German authority — see list below. Note: documents issued by an Amtsgericht (e.g. Handelsregisterauszug) must be certified by the Landgericht.
- Copy of the original document
- Pre-addressed, stamped registered-mail return envelope (Einschreiben)
Competent pre-certifying German authorities (depending on company location):
- Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK)
- Regierungspräsidium / Bezirksregierung
- Senatsverwaltung für Inneres / Innenministerium
- Behörde für Inneres Hamburg
- Aufsichts- und Dienstleistungsdirektion Trier
- Bundesverwaltungsamt Köln
- Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten Berlin
Fee note: Business-document authentication fees were revised effective 1 March 2026 and depend on the document type and, for invoices, the declared amount. Please confirm the current fee directly with the Embassy before payment.