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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.

Passport issuance provisionally

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A temporary machine-readable passport will only be issued if the time itself is too short for the issuance of an express passport(production time max. 72 hours) and it can no longer be handed over in time before the first use.

Which documents are required?

  • up-to-date biometric-compatible photograph, in fit (45 x 35 mm) in portrait format, frontal shot without border, without headgear and without covering the eyes
  • previous passport
  • Identity card
  • If necessary, a civil status certificate (birth/marriage certificate) is required, e.g. if the spelling of the name is unclear

Costs

Fee: 26,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no

Process flow

The applicant must present himself in person to apply for the passport (e-passport). The application is completed on site with the processor. All the applicant has to do is sign.

The personal visit is indispensable because of the handwritten signature on the application form and the identity verification. The identity can be proven by an official photo ID. This is usually the identity card or the previous passport.

On the other hand, the passport can also be picked up by a written representative who must identify himself.

Processing time

Processing Time: 0 Day
processing is usually immediate;

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

An extension of the validity period is not possible.

Period of Validity: 1 Year

What else should I know?

It is not permissible to subsequently change the name in the temporary passport.

The loss of a temporary passport must be reported immediately.

Information on entry requirements of various countries as well as further information on the destination can be found on the website ofthe Federal Foreign Office .

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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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