The German passport allows you to enter over 160 countries worldwide as a tourist without a visa. You need a passport if you want to travel to countries outside the European Union (EU).

If you have a German passport and certain details change, you must apply for a new passport.

In addition to a change of surname, you must apply for a new passport if the following data changes:

• First name
• Date of birth
• Place of birth

Procedure if you change your place of residence

The place of residence is also entered in your passport, but not the exact address. The place of residence information in your passport must be changed if your place of residence in Germany changes. As a rule, you do not have to apply for a new passport for this, but only for a change to your passport. You only need to apply for a new passport if it is not possible to enter another change of residence in your passport due to lack of space.

Issued by another municipality or diplomatic mission abroad

A new passport is issued by the passport office of the municipal or city administration where you live. For important reasons, you can also apply for the document in another municipality. This other passport authority can then be authorized by the authority actually responsible for you to issue the passport. In this case, your fees will be doubled. You can also apply for passports and temporary passports at German diplomatic missions abroad. This will also incur additional costs for you.