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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership

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After a change of name in the event of 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 continues to be used.

Legal basis

Which documents are required?

  • up-to-date biometric-compatible photograph, in passport format (45 x 35 mm) in portrait format, frontal shot without border, without headgear and without covering the eyes
  • the current passport
  • Birth certificate
  • Marriage certificate. The submission of family books is also accepted.
  • Civil partnership certificate

Costs

Fee: 37,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport for applicants under 24 years of age (32 pages)

Fee: 59,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport under 24 years old (48 pages - frequent travelers)

Fee: 70,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport for applicants over 24 years of age (32 pages)

Fee: 92,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport over 24 years (48 pages - Frequent travelers)

Process flow

The applicant must present themselves in person to apply for the passport (e-passport). The application will be filled out on site with the processor. All the applicant has to do is sign.

Processing time

Processing Time: 4 Weeks

Deadlines

Period of Validity: 10 Years
for applicants over 24 years of age

Period of Validity: 6 Years
for applicants under 24 years of age

What else should I know?

The passport cannot be taken with you immediately after the application has been submitted, as it is produced at the Federal Printing Office in Berlin. If the passport is needed earlier, an express pass can be requested.

If you intend to travel abroad immediately after the marriage or the establishment of a civil partnership, you can apply for a new passport before the marriage or the establishment of a civil partnership; in any case, the handover will only take place after the marriage or establishment of the civil partnership and if the documents proving the use of the name are available.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the city in which the main residence is.

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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