Certified copies of certificates can be obtained from the General Register Office in the United Kingdom. They hold all records of events registered at home and at British Missions overseas.

Office for National Statistics
General Register Office
Smedley Hydro
Southport
Merseyside PR8 2HH
Tel +44 (0) 151 471 4815
E-mail certificate.services@ons.gov.uk
Web site www.gro.gov.uk

Scotland GRO
New Register House
3 West Register Street
Edinburgh
Scotland
EN1 3YT
E-mail is unavailable - please see website for instructions
00 49 (0) 131 334 0380
Website www.gro-scotland.gov.uk

Northern Ireland GRO
Oxford House
49/55 Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 4HL
00 49 (0) 28 90 252000
E-mail gro.nisra@dfpni.gov.uk
Website www.groni.gov.uk

Applications to the Home Office

Applicationsfrom within Germany must be made through the British Consulate-Gerneral in Düsseldorf not direct to the Home Office. Information and application forms may be obtained from Düsseldorf and can also be found on the Home Office website:

www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk

Please also check the Home Office Website for the current estimated time-scales for processing applications.