Digital marriage in Bernau: Getting married has never been so easy!

Digital marriage in Bernau: Getting married has never been so easy!

A lot is happening in the city of Bernau when it comes to the digitalization of administrative services. The city administration has now taken new paths to process citizen concerns more easily, quickly and conveniently online around the clock. From now on you can apply for numerous services at the registry office and trade office from the comfort of your own home. For example, the certificate of marital status, the pre-registration for marriage or the subsequent certification of a marriage concluded abroad can now be easily completed online. Applying for a marriage certificate and a civil partnership certificate has been possible for some time and is very popular.

But that's not all! In the trade office, even catering and security services can now be applied for online in accordance with Section 34a GewO. Existing options for registering, deregistering and re-registering businesses will also remain in place, while the city plans to abolish many registration forms in the medium term. One more reason to take advantage of the advantages of the digital world, like Barnim Current reported.

EfA principle: digitalization for everyone

A central component of this digital transition is the “one-for-all” principle (EfA), which is applied both by the city of Bernau and throughout Germany. This concept aims to ensure that not every federal state or municipality deals with the digitalization of all kinds of administrative services individually, but rather that solutions can be developed centrally and then used by other federal states. PwC highlights how the EfA model enables the widespread introduction of digital online services.

The city of Bernau uses the “EfA” services of the state of Hesse, which developed this online solution in collaboration with the IT service company ekom21. This ensures that the applications are mapped completely digitally - from querying personal master data to the payment function and confirmation of receipt. However, anyone interested in an application needs the so-called BUND-ID. This can also be applied for online and should be mandatory for many digital applications in the future. The process takes about 30 minutes and is easy to handle.

Increased efficiency and reuse

Digitalization not only aims to eliminate cumbersome paper forms, but also to make administrative processes more efficient. The focus is on information being recorded only once and available through federal information management (FIM), which increases interoperability between different administrative bodies. OZG Brandenburg shows that this leads to greater efficiency in various subject areas and at the same time saves costs.

Citizens benefit from all of these innovations because they can often deal with their concerns more quickly and easily. The city of Bernau has shown a good knack for the necessary modernization of its administrative services. It remains to be seen what further steps will be implemented next!