Certification of legal documents through the Embassy

Information about certification and authentification of foreign documents is provided here.

International Recognition / Legalization of Documents

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Foreign Marriage

For additional Information about foreign marriages please click here.

Recognition of a divorce

The place where a marriage was solemnized does not automatically determine which court will have jurisdiction over the case or which law will be applied to the divorce proceedings. Both these issues have to be determined in each individual case.

According to section 606a of the German Code of Civil Procedure, German courts have jurisdiction over matrimonial matters, inter alia, when one spouse is a German national or, if both are foreign nationals, if they are both habitually resident in Germany. This jurisdiction is not exclusive, i.e. it may also be possible to obtain a divorce outside of Germany and, under certain conditions, to have such a divorce recognized in Germany (cf. “Recognition of a foreign divorce”, below). Whether it is possible or advisable to obtain have a divorce outside of Germany is an issue which should to be discussed with a lawyer who specializes in family law.

A divorce of a German citizen in Nepal is not automatically recognized in Germany; in order to have such a divorce recognized, an application to the relevant Landesjustizbehörde must be submitted through the German Embassy.

Please have court-certified copies of your Certificate of Divorce, your Divorce Decree and your Marriage Certificate with you. These documents are part of your application and copies need to be certified by the German Embassy.

The German Embassy Kathmandu reserves the right to have all documents verified for authenticity through a local lawyer’s office. The costs for this procedure are to be borne by the applicant.