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Passport issue new due to name change in case of divorce or termination of a civil partnership
A new passport is required after a name change due to divorce or the cancellation 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
- Divorce certificate. Family books are also accepted.
- judicial decision on the annulment of the 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)
It is not possible to extend the period of validity.
Period of Validity: 6 Yearsfor applicants under 24 years of age
Period of Validity: 10 Yearsfor applicants over 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.
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)