ELFE - Complete the name determination, parental benefit application, and child support application at the same time as a combined family benefit.

What deadlines must be paid attention to?

The complete combined application can only be used within 28 days of birth.

Deadlines for individual services:

Name determination: must be filed within 28 days of birth.

Parental Benefits: Benefits are awarded no earlier than birth and retroactively for no more than the last 3 months of life before the month of application.

Child benefit: In principle, every child is entitled to child benefit from birth until the age of 18.

How long does it take to process

Time you need for the online services:
Name determination: about 10 minutes
Application for child benefit: approx. 5 - 10 minutes
Application for parental allowance: approx. 25 - 35 minutes

The certification of the birth is carried out by the responsible registry office and can take a few days.
The examination and decision on the application for child benefit is made by the responsible family benefits office and usually takes only a few days.
The examination and decision on the application for parental allowance is made by the responsible parental allowance office and can take several weeks.

What are the costs?

There is only a cost if additional birth certificates are ordered.

Otherwise, there are no costs associated with using the online service.