When the child's passport expires, you can apply for an extension as a guardian.
If you want to travel with your children outside of Germany, you must apply for a travel document for the child, such as a children's passport, identity card or, depending on...
For frequent travelers, a passport of 48 pages can be issued.
If you want to enter Germany for a long-term stay, you must apply for a national visa.
In many countries outside the European Union (EU), you will need a passport when entering the country. With German citizenship, you can apply for a German passport.
An extension of the passport is not possible. If the passport has expired, you must be issued a new passport if the passport is still needed.
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.
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 notice shortly before the start of your trip that your ID card has expired, you can, under certain conditions, apply for replacement papers at short notice as a German...
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 a German or a German without a permanent residence in Germany dies abroad, you can have the death subsequently notarized at the responsible German registry office.
Properly issued death certificates from abroad are generally recognised in Germany. There is no obligation to re-notarize.However, the subsequent entry in the death register can...
You can apply for the subsequent certification of a death on a foreign seagoing vessel in a German death register at the responsible German registry office.
If you live abroad, you can apply for your German passport abroad at a German representation.
If you wish to participate in a European Voluntary Service under EU Directive 2016/801, you can apply for a temporary residence permit
The data in the children's passport must always be up-to-date.
If the place of residence indicated in the children's passport has changed, this must be corrected in the...
If you have applied for a children's passport, you can always obtain information about the processing status.
You can inquire about the processing status of the passport at the responsible office.
If you are carrying cash and equivalent means of payment of EUR 10,000 or more when entering or leaving Germany, you must inform customs.
The data in the passport must always be up-to-date. In case of changes, you will need to apply for a new passport for one:
Name change in case of marriage or establishment of...
You can apply for the issuance of a German death certificate for a death occurring abroad at the responsible German registry office.
As a patient, you are allowed to export or import narcotics prescribed by your doctor in the amount appropriate for the duration of a trip as travel supplies.
When travelling...
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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...
If you lose or find your passport, you must report it. This also applies if your passport is stolen.
Nationals who need a visa for a short stay in Germany or the Schengen area must apply for it in good time before entering the country at one of the diplomatic missions of the...
