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Passport issue new due to name change in case of marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
A new passport is required after a name change in the event of a marriage or the establishment of a civil partnership.
The issuance of a new passport is only necessary if the passport is still used.
The applicant must present the application for a passport (e-passport) in person. The application is completed on site with the processor. The applicant only has to sign.
The responsibility lies with the municipality, the municipality and the city in which the main residence is located.
- current biometric-compatible photo, in passport format (45 x 35 mm) in portrait format, frontal shot without edge, without headgear and without covering the eyes
- the current passport
- Birth certificate
- Marriage certificate. Family books are also accepted.
- Certificate of civil partnership
Fee: 37,50 EURPayment in advance: NoPassport for applicants under 24 years (32 pages)
Fee: 59,50 EURPayment in advance: NoPassport under 24 years (48 pages - frequent traveller)
Fee: 60,00 EURPayment in advance: NoPassport for applicants over 24 years (32 pages)
Fee: 82,00 EURPayment in advance: NoPassport over 24 years (48 pages - frequent traveller)
Period of Validity: 10 Yearsfor applicants over 24 years of age
Period of Validity: 6 Yearsfor applicants under 24 years of age
Processing Time: 4 Weeks
The passport cannot be taken immediately after the application has been submitted, as it is manufactured at the Bundesdruckerei in Berlin. If the passport is required earlier, an express passport can be requested.
If a trip abroad is intended immediately after the marriage or the establishment of a civil partnership, the issue of a new passport may be requested before the marriage or the establishment of a civil partnership; in any case, the delivery shall take place only after the marriage or the establishment of the civil partnership and, in the event of the documents supporting the name.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Lower Saxony Ministry of Home Affairs and Sport
Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)