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What do they ask at Standesamt to the couples who want to get married?
one thing that caught me off guard at standesamt wedding was they asked for our "bisherige Staatsangehorigkeit" - not just what passport you hold but like, if you have dual citizenship they want to know both. also they had us confirm the "Rechtswahl" which is what country's law applies to the marriage, since one of you is non-EU they'll explain you can choose german law or your home country's law. the clerks in berlin speak decent english if you get stuck but they appreciate when you at least try the german terms
fwiw at our appointment in schoneberg they asked us to confirm the "Aufenthaltserlaubnis" details for the non-EU partner, like when it expires and what type it is. they also wanted to know how long you've been living together in Berlin specifically, not just "since 2022" but like "since March 2022 in x street". if your german is shaky just practice the key phrases: "ledig", "ja, ich mochte heiraten", and your full address with proper pronunciation. most clerks will slow down if you tell them you're still learning, they deal with international couples all the time
They'll also ask for your current address in Germany and make you spell the street name, especially if it's something like "Mühlenstraße" where the umlaut matters. At my Standesamt in Mitte, the clerk wanted to see our Anmeldung confirmation again even though it was in the file, so bring a copy just in case. For the "where did you meet" question, they wanted the exact month and year too, not just the location.
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What is the correct spelling for a street name that appears differently on multiple signs in Charlottenburg?
Worth noting that Berlin street names have official umlaut and ß rules that trip people up, so a sign showing "Strasse" versus "Straße" is not actually a spelling error, just an older transcription. Same with "ue" versus "ü" (e.g. "Kantstrasse" vs "Kantstraße"), both are considered valid renderings and you'll see the ß version on the blue Schilder and the ss version on older plaques or in databases that predate Unicode. If the difference you're seeing is between those two forms, there's nothing to fix and both are technically correct.
if the signs u mean are the old enamel ones on the house facades those are often protected as Baudenkmal so nobody's allowed to correct them even if the spelling is outdated. the binding version is whatever is in the Berliner Strassenverzeichnis plus the entry in the Liegenschaftskataster, so if u tell me the street i can point u to the right Bezirksamt Mitte or Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf page. tbh the merged district thing is real but the facade signs are a separate story, theyre basically museum pieces at this point
honestly thats super common in Charlottenburg, the district offices were merged from older Bezirke and nobody ever fixed all the Schilder. if its a real street you can check the official strassenverzeichnis on berlin.de, that list is what the Burgeramt actually goes by. which street is it? some of the Kaiserdamm / Kantstrasse signs are notorious for this.