Important information for English-speaking users
In case you need only general information about our holdings or shelf-marks of single files, you may send your enquiry in English. In Normally, we will also respond in English; however, there is no legal entitlement to this! Please take into consideration, that the archive's staff cannot undertake research for you. Our answers are strictly limited to general information.
According to the German Administrative Procedures Acts, legally significant applications must be submitted in German. Examples of such procedures include the shortening of statutory blocking periods or information on citizenship matters .In these cases, the archive's decisions will be issued in German.