How can I get a new national identity card? How and where can I use the
online identification function? Where can I apply for amendments? This section
provides information and contact details for government services related to identity
documents such as national identity cards and passports.
The place of residence is noted in your passport. If your place of residence in Germany changes, you must have the new place of residence entered in your passport. If your new address is in the same place of residence, you do not need to have your passport amended.
If you want to take your firearms with you within the European Union (EU) or to Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, you will need a European firearms pass.
With the European Professional Card (EBA), you can have certain professional qualifications recognised within the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) via an online procedure.
In many countries outside the European Union (EU), you need a passport to enter the country. If you have German citizenship, you can apply for a German passport.
After a name change during a marriage or the establishment of a civil partnership, a new passport is required.
The issuance of a new passport is only necessary if the passport...
The delivery time for a passport is usually at least 2 weeks. If you need a passport at short notice, you can apply for the passport in an express procedure.
If you have lost your passport abroad or it has been stolen and you wish to travel home or onwards, you must have replacement travel documents issued abroad. You can apply for these at the German diplomatic mission in the country you are traveling to.
As a resident, you can apply for a residents' parking permit for your car or motorcycle or a motor vehicle you use permanently. The residents' parking permit is only valid for a...
A temporary machine-readable passport is only issued if the time itself for issuing an express passport (production time on weekdays within 72 hours) is too short and it can no...
If you do not have a passport from your country of origin and it is not reasonably possible for you to obtain one, you may be issued with a travel document for foreigners in exceptional cases.
If, as a foreigner, you discover that your travel documents have expired shortly before you leave Germany, you can apply for an emergency travel document under certain conditions.
If you have German citizenship and do not live in Germany, you can apply for an identity card at selected missions abroad that have been designated as identity card authorities by the German Foreign Office.
As soon as you are 16 years old, you must have a valid identification document with which your identity can be established. This is usually an identity card or passport.
Organ donation is a very personal matter. For or against - this is a decision that no one can take away from you. Some people are uncomfortable with the idea of having an organ...
If you perform official duties for the Federal Republic of Germany abroad, you may be issued an official passport by the Federal Foreign Office under certain conditions. Depending on the activity, you may receive a diplomatic passport or a service passport.
Has your ID card been stolen? Then you must report this. You must also apply for a new ID card if you are over 16 years old and do not have a valid passport document.
In the event of an emergency, you can be issued with an emergency travel document by the border authorities (Federal Police) before you travel, provided that you are a national of Germany or another EU Member State or have a secure residence status.
Have you lost your identity card? Then you need to report it. In addition, you will need to apply for a new identity card if you are over 16 years old and do not have another valid passport document.
Persons,
for whom a guardian has been appointed or who are represented by a person with a publicly certified power of attorney,
who are likely to be permanently accommodated...
If you do not yet have a European Part-66 license, you can apply for an initial Part-66 license under certain conditions. You can also apply to the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt for other matters relating to the German Part-66 license.
If you live abroad and have to give up your German citizenship because you want to acquire another citizenship, you can apply for a release under certain conditions.
You want to have the online ID card of your identity card activated later? You can do this at your identity card authority. When you can simply activate the online ID card yourself will be announced on www.personalausweisportal.de.
In the event of changes such as a change of name due to marriage, registered civil partnership, divorce, dissolution of a civil partnership or other data, the passport must be amended or reissued.
Your new ID card is ready for collection from the relevant ID card authority. You can collect it in person or by proxy if you are authorized to collect it.
With the electronic signature, you can sign a digitally available document (contracts, applications and certificates) that would otherwise only be legally binding in writing.
Th...
You are obliged to report the loss of the children's passport immediately. A message is required for the following events:
Report of theft
Notification of loss
Report for...
You must immediately report the theft of a passport to the competent authority.
There is no obligation to apply for a new passport. If a passport is still required, a new...
If your address changes, you must also have it changed in the electronic proof of identity (online ID function) on your identity card, your electronic residence permit or your eID card for EU citizens.
