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Prerequisites

• They have already left the church.

Documents required

• ID card or passport

Please note

If you left the church before March 1, 2024, please contact the registry office in Hamburg in the district where you were resident at the time of your resignation.

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

If you no longer know where and when you left the church, you can contact the following institutions in Hamburg and find out the registration number as well as the date and place of your church exit:

• For former Protestant church members: Registration office of the Hamburg-East church district, Tel.: +49 40 519000-240.
• For former Catholic Church members: Catholic Church Office, Tel.: +49 40 24877-100.

Deadlines

The registry office retains the declaration of withdrawal from the church for 30 years. A certificate may not be issued for older documents.

Procedure

• You apply for the replacement certificate in person at the responsible authority and submit the necessary documents.
• The responsible authority will examine your application.
• You will receive the replacement certificate.

Processing time

10 minutes

Fees

10.00 EUR

Legal remedies

No legal remedy is provided.

Legal basis

Law on withdrawal from religious societies under public law (RelGemAustrG)





Hamburg Church Tax Act (HmbKiStG)