If you also need access authorisation, you can apply for a background check via the airport operator. If you do not need the access authorization, contact the aviation security authority directly.

• Fill out and sign the background check application. You can obtain the form either from the airport operator's ID office, directly from your employer or on the Internet on the websites of the aviation security authorities of the federal states. The decisive factor for the choice of the form is the federal state.
• Your employer confirms the application with a signature.
• Attach the required documents to your application.
• Submit the application to the airport's ID office if you need access authorization. You can also have the application submitted by your employer. If you only need the background check, submit the application directly to the aviation security authority.
• The airport operator will check whether your application is operationally necessary.
• The airport operator forwards the application to the aviation security authority.
• The aviation security authority will check your application and thus your reliability. In order for the aviation security authority to assess your reliability, it can:
  • Verify your identity,
  • Make inquiries to the police enforcement and constitutional protection authorities of the federal states, the Federal Police and the Customs Criminal Investigation Office
  • Obtain information from the Federal Central Register
  • and, depending on the individual case, obtain information from/from
    • Federal Criminal Police Office,
    • Law enforcement agencies
    • Federal Intelligence Service,
    • Military Counterintelligence Service,
    • Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service,
    • aerodrome operators and air carriers;
    • current employer as well as employers of the previous five years.
  • Special case: without German citizenship, the authority can:
    • Obtain information from the Central Register of Foreigners (for non-EU citizens)
    • if necessary, make inquiries to the competent immigration authorities for indications of an impairment of public safety
• You are obliged to actively participate in your review.
• If, during the review, doubts arise as to your reliability, you may comment on the information obtained , provided that it is not subject to confidentiality or its disclosure could hinder investigations.
  • You will be instructed beforehand that your information must be true or that you can refuse to provide information.
• After the check, you will receive a notification from the aviation security authority. The decision can be positive or negative. At the same time, your employer will receive information about the result of the review. If you have also applied for an access authorisation, the airport operator will also receive information.
  • Your employer and the airport operator will only know the result of the audit, but not the previously gained knowledge about you.
• You can file an action against the decision of reliability with the competent administrative court
• Your employer bears the costs of the background check, unless you have submitted the application as a private pilot or student pilot or other private individual.

After determining your reliability:

The determination of reliability can be revoked within the validity of currently 5 years. This can happen if a security authority gains new information about you (e.g. about investigations or criminal proceedings) and transmits them to the aviation security authority. This procedure is called: follow-up reporting.