• Where can you obtain a copy of a marriage certificate will depend on when the marriage occurred.
• Request to obtain a copy of the marriage certificate or the international marriage certificate must be submitted to the competent authority.
• You may submit your request in person, in writing or electronically (using your citizen's card).
• For requests submitted in person, the marriage certificate is usually issued immediately .
• If you are outside Austria: You may go to an Austrian diplomatic mission or the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs, they will help you process your request to obtain a copy of a marriage certificate.

Requests submitted in person:

• Valid photo identification
• Possibly evidence for substantiation of a legal interest

Registry Office

To search for a registry office: Link

Statutory Cities: Link

To search for Registry Offices in Municipalities: Link

Vienna Registry Office
20, Dresdner Strae 93
Phone: +43 1 4000-35089
Fax: +43 1 4000-99-35070
E-mail : post-stb@ma35.wien.gv.at

Austrian representations abroad

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Competent authority (where can you obtain a copy of a marriage certificate):

• For marriages before 08/01/1938: The rectory of the parish of the wedding location
• For marriages from 08.01.1938 to 31.12.1938: The district administrative authority which has jurisdiction for the wedding location:
  The Bezirkshauptmannschaft
  In Statutarstdten : the Magistrate
  In Vienna: the registry offices in Vienna
• For marriages after 1.1.1939: Civil status office, that is:
  The registry office or registry office Association of Municipality
  In Statutarstdten : the registry office of the magistrate
  In Vienna: the registry offices in Vienna ( MA 26)

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