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Your selected location: Emsland

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.

Express passport issue

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The delivery time for a passport is usually 3 to 4 weeks.

If the passport is required earlier, an express passport can be applied for. The only special feature is the shorter delivery time. The express passport is an unrestrictedly valid document.

Legal basis

Which documents are required?

- current biometric photo, in passport format (45 x 35 mm) in portrait format, frontal photo without border, without headgear and without covering the eyes

- Previous passport, if applicable

- identity card, if the applicant does not have a passport

- last current civil status certificate if no document has yet been issued by the municipality, joint municipality or town in which the main place of residence is located

Costs

Fee: 69,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Express Pass for applicants under the age of 24 (32 pages)

Fee: 91,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Express Pass under the age of 24 (48 pages - frequent travelers)

Fee: 102,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Express Pass for applicants over the age of 24 (32 pages)

Fee: 124,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Express Pass over 24 years (48 pages - frequent travelers)

Processing time

Processing Time: 3 - 4 Days

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

The express passport is usually ready for collection six days after application.

Who should I contact?

Responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the town in which the main residence is located.

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.
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