Effective since 01 January 2004, updated in August 2008
Fee Schedule for personal research assignments.
Basically, we charge for our time, for fees incurred and for our travel expenses.
Labour is charged at a rate of € (Euros) 30. per hour [approx. US$ 40. per hour]
Expenses, such as archive fees, admissions, parking etc. are charged at cost.
Entrance fees payable to parish archives: € 5. up to 4 hours [approx. US$ 6.]
Entrance fees payable to parish archives: € 10. in excess of 4 hrs. [approx. US$ 12.]
For travel we charge flat fees rather than for actual time on the road.
Please request flat fee travel quotations.
Photo copies are charged at € 3. each [approx.
US$ 3.70]
Postage for mail sent reports or
copies = US$ 10 - US$ 20
General business conditions
An advance payment of not less than US$ 50.
is requested (as personal check).
Payment will also be required if our research is not successful !
After you have received my invoice for the research, I ask you to forward a
regular bank check (personal check) via airmail as payment.
I M P O R T A N T :
After I have received your final payment, I send the report within 10 to 15
days.
Alternate Tariff
Instead of an hourly charge (€ 30.p.h.) we are prepared to bill you based on the results of our research. In that case our fees would be as follows:
- per copy of a parish record (baptism, marriage, funeral) with an English translation € 15 [approx. US$ 20.]
- expenses incurred, e.g. archive fees, admissions, parking will be billed at cost;
- travel expenses as per above mentioned tariff;
- photo copies are charged at € 3. each [approx. US$ 3.50]
- postage for mail sent reports or copies = US$ 10 - US$ 20
This alternate tariff is only applicable pending our written agreement before the assignment is undertaken. See at the general business conditions too!
Research in other archives:
Research in the Provincial Archives of Schleswig:
€ 40. [approx.
US$ 50] travel expense plus office work at € 30. [approx.
US$ 40] per hour
Postage for mail sent reports or
copies = US$ 10 - US$ 20
Research in the Provincial Library in Kiel
€ 40. [approx.
US$ 50] travel expense plus office work at € 30. [approx.
US$ 40] per hour
Postage for mail sent reports or
copies = US$ 10 - US$ 20
Other:
We prepare copies of documents in your possession.
Preparation of
duplicates of ancient documents (from copies) at a rate of
€ 30. [approx. US$ 40.] per
hour
Postage for mail sent reports or
copies = US$ 10 - US$ 20
All prices are final.
For additional information e-mail: Hans-Peter.Voss@t-online.de
My postal address:
Hans
Peter Voss
An de Marsch 6
25557 Steenfeld
GERMANY
Tel.: (Germany)-4872-942109 (between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. M. European Time)
Click here to reach my English sites about genealogy in Schleswig Holstein
Latest update in August 2008
Translation by Juergen P. Schultz, Canada, in November 2003
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