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Which place to enter?

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.

Issue of a passport abroad

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If you are a German citizen and live abroad, you can apply for your passport at the German diplomatic mission (embassy or consulate) responsible for you or, in some countries, at an honorary consular official. You must always apply for a passport in person.

If you have lost your passport or it has been stolen, the diplomatic mission abroad can issue you with a travel document for your return to Germany. This travel document for return is issued for the duration of the intended trip, but for a maximum of one month. It only entitles you to return to Germany, but not to travel on to other countries. If you lose your passport, please contact the nearest diplomatic mission abroad.

Legal basis

Which documents are required?

  • Fully completed application form
  • valid or previous ID (passport, identity card, child ID, child passport), if available
  • current biometric photograph:
    • passport size (45 x 35 mm)
    • portrait format,
    • frontal photo without border
    • without headgear and
    • without covering the eyes
  • Birth certificate or marriage certificate, if applicable
  • Proof of your habitual residence abroad, e.g. foreign residence permit, registration certificate from your host country, rental agreement, telephone, electricity or gas bills.
  • Further documents may be required. Please check with the diplomatic mission abroad in advance.

Requirements

  • You are a German citizen or German national.
  • You can identify yourself.

What are the fees?

Application at the locally responsible foreign representation (embassy or consulate):

Passport (international standard):

  • Additional costs 31,00 EUR
    • Persons aged 24 and over 101.00 EUR
    • Persons under the age of 24 EUR 68.50

Passport by express order procedure

  • Additional costs 31.00 EUR plus 32.00 EUR
    • Persons aged 24 and over 133.00 EUR
    • Persons under the age of 24 EUR 100.50

Passport with 48 pages

  • Additional costs 31,00 EUR plus 22,00 EUR
    • Persons aged 24 and over EUR 123.00
    • Persons under 24 years 90,50 EUR

Passport with 48 pages in express order procedure

  • Additional costs 31.00 EUR plus 22.00 EUR plus 32.00 EUR
    • Persons aged 24 and over 155.00 EUR
    • Persons under 24 years of age 122.50 EUR

Temporary passport

  • Additional costs 44,00 EUR
    • Persons aged 24 and over 70.00 EUR
    • Persons under 24 years 70,00 EUR

Application abroad for Germans residing abroad
at any German mission abroad: embassy or consulate

Passport (international standard):

  • Additional costs double basic fee plus EUR 31.00
    • Persons aged 24 and over EUR 171.00
    • Persons under 24 years 106,00 EUR

Passport by express order procedure

  • Additional costs double basic fee plus EUR 31.00 plus EUR 32.00
    • Persons aged 24 and over EUR 203.00
    • Persons under 24 years of age 138.00 EUR

Passport with 48 pages

  • Additional costs double basic fee plus EUR 31.00 plus EUR 22.00
    • Persons aged 24 and over EUR 193.00
    • Persons under 24 years of age 128.00 EUR

Passport with 48 pages in express order procedure

  • Additional costs double basic fee plus EUR 31.00 plus EUR 22.00 plus EUR 32.00
    • Persons aged 24 and over EUR 225.00
    • Persons under the age of 24 EUR 160.00

Temporary passport

  • Additional costs double basic fee plus EUR 44.00
    • Persons aged 24 and over 96.00 EUR
    • Persons under 24 years 96,00 EUR

For applications abroad to honorary consuls, the costs listed above apply:

  • plus a fee for the services of the honorary consul of EUR 33.60 to EUR 96.50. The fee depends on the location (zone level)
  • plus the reimbursement of expenses (e.g. costs for postage and business trips)

Fee: 70,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Basic fee for a passport for persons aged 24 and over (valid for 10 years)

Fee: 37,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Basic fee for a passport for persons under 24 years of age (valid for 6 years)

Process flow

You must apply for your passport in person:

  • Please contact your local diplomatic mission abroad and make an appointment
  • Appear in person to submit your application, identify yourself and give your fingerprints.
  • Passports are produced centrally and sent to the diplomatic mission abroad once they are ready
  • When the passport is ready, it will be sent to you, if you agreed this when you made your application, or you will be notified by telephone or e-mail that your passport is ready for collection.

Processing time

Processing Time: 4 - 6 Weeks
Biometric passports are produced centrally for all passport authorities by the Federal Printing Office in Berlin and sent to the diplomatic missions abroad via the Foreign Office headquarters in Berlin. This means that there are several weeks between application and delivery. You can also apply for an express passport for urgent trips. However, this only reduces the time the Federal Printing Office needs to produce the passport. However, the time required to send the passport from the Federal Foreign Office headquarters in Berlin to the diplomatic mission abroad remains the same. You can apply for a temporary passport if there is a particular need for urgency. If the requirements are met, this can usually be issued on the day of application.

Appeal

not applicable

Applications / forms

What else should I know?

There are no indications or special features.

Who should I contact?

Responsible authorities

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Auswärtiges Amt (AA)
Address: Werderscher Markt 1, 10117 Berlin, Stadt
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Address: Adenauerallee 99-103, 53113 Bonn, Stadt
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Postal address: 11013 Berlin, Stadt
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Telephone: +49 30 5000-2000
Fax: +49 30 1817-3402
Email: Get in touch
www: www.auswaertiges-amt.de
Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 

Transport Connection:
Station Werderscher Markt
Bus: 147
Station Spittelmarkt
Bus: M48
Parking:
Handicapped Parking Place: Number: 9, Fees: no
www: Overview of the Federal Foreign Office's missions abroad at the Federal Foreign Office
www: Consulate Finder – Search for German representations abroad

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

Further Links

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Single points of contact of the state of Lower Saxony, Single points of contact of the countries of Europe, advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families.
Access information on the single point of contact for the state of Lower Saxonyvisit Website Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEsVisit advice and assistance for EU citizens and their families