The Identity Card Act lists what the German identity card shows. First come the family name and birth name, then the given names. Third on the list is Doktorgrad, the doctoral degree. The Passport Act does the same for the passport. The degree is entered only on proof. A German doctorate is shown with the award certificate or a certificate of possession. A foreign one is entered only after the documents have been checked, with a translation. An honorary doctorate is generally entered only if a German university with the right to award doctorates conferred it.