Applying for a passport due to a name change
Description
After a name change due to divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership, a new passport is required.
A new passport only needs to be issued if the passport is still being used.
- current biometric photo, in passport format (45 x 35 mm) in portrait format, frontal photo without border, without headgear and without covering the eyes
- the current passport
- divorce certificate. The submission of family registers is also accepted.
- Judicial decision on the dissolution of the civil partnership
Fee: 59,50 EURPayment in advance: NoPassport for frequent travelers (48 pages) under the age of 24
Fee: 92,00 EURPayment in advance: NoPassport for frequent travelers (48 pages) over 24 years of age
Fee: 70,00 EURPayment in advance: NoPassport for persons over 24 years of age
Fee: 37,50 EURPayment in advance: NoPassport for persons under 24 years of age
It is not possible to extend the period of validity.
Period of Validity: 6 Yearsfor applicants under the age of 24
Period of Validity: 10 Yearsfor applicants over 24 years of age
Processing Time: 4 Weeks
Responsibility lies with the municipality and the city in which the main residence is located.
The applicant must appear in person to apply for a passport (e-passport). The application is completed on the spot with the processor. The applicant only has to sign the application.
You cannot take your passport with you immediately after submitting your application, as it is produced at the Federal Printing Office in Berlin. If the passport is needed earlier, an express passport can be applied for.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
