Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
If you have German citizenship, you can apply for an identity card. This also applies to children from birth. If you are under 16, you must be accompanied by your parents. Your parents or legal guardians will take care of the application for you.
Your ID card is valid for a maximum of 6 years and must then be reapplied for. A temporary ID card is valid for a maximum of 3 months.
The ID card will become invalid before the expiry date if
- entries are no longer correct or
- you are no longer clearly recognizable in your photo. This may be the case in particular with ID cards for infants or very young children.
Changing your address does not invalidate your ID card.
From 02.08.2021, the EU logo was introduced on the front of the ID card for newly issued ID cards. However, ID cards without this logo will not become invalid.
You can generally use your ID card as electronic proof of identity. This function is automatically deactivated for children and young people up to the age of 16. If you are at least 16 years old, you can subsequently have the function activated free of charge at the Citizens' Registration Office at your main place of residence or online via the PIN reset and activation service.
You can submit the application to your ID card authority at your main place of residence, which is usually the Citizens' Registration Office. Applications can be submitted to any other ID card authority if you have an important reason. You will then pay a surcharge.
Who should I contact?
Responsible authorities
Bürgerservice
Contact
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of voting rights
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information blocking device
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card status query
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Population register information issuance extended
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Agriculture: damage caused by game
- Application for a certificate of no impediment to marriage for German nationals, stateless persons, homeless foreigners or foreign refugees within the meaning of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees with habitual residence in Germany
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a civil partnership certificate
- Apply for a death certificate
- Apply for a marriage certificate
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an International Mortuary Passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Applying for a civil partnership certificate for a civil partnership entered into abroad
- Birth Indication
- Birth certificate issuance
- Burial place: Permit - to create/expand
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Declaration of the right to a name
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Establishment of a civil partnership Notarisation
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Marriage consummation with foreign partner
- Marriage consummation with same-sex partner
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Notification of a death
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Register marriage
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Recognition of paternity
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Certificate of eligibility
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport report for theft
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Registration certificate issued
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Express passport issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport status query
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport notification due to loss
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
Requirements
You can obtain an identity card if you are under 16 years of age, if you
- have German citizenship and
- are registered in Germany.
For applications outside your main place of residence:
- You or your legal guardian must have an important reason why you are not applying for your ID card at the Citizens' Registration Office at your main place of residence.
Which documents are required?
- Old identity document, regardless of whether it is valid or has already expired:
- old identity card,
- old passport or
- old children's passport
- if no old identity card or passport is available:
- birth certificate
- if applicable, birth certificate, depending on the local regulations of the authority
- if only one custodial parent is present:
- Declaration of consent from the non-custodial parent present
- if only one parent is present:
- Proof of custody
- Passport photo that
- current and
- biometric (exceptions apply for infants and small children according to the photo sample table)
What are the fees?
- EUR 22,80
- EUR 10.00 for the temporary identity card
- EUR 13.00 surcharge for applications submitted outside working hours or at a non-competent authority
- EUR 30.00 surcharge for application at any Citizens' Registration Office by Germans residing abroad
Fee reductions or exemptions are possible for those in need. This is at the discretion of the identity card authority.
Process flow
Your parents or legal guardians must apply for the ID card personally and together with you at the Citizens' Office:
- If you are under 16 years of age, your parents will submit the application jointly if they have joint custody.
- One custodial parent can be represented by the other custodial parent by power of attorney.
- If you are the person for whom the application is being made, you must appear in person as the authorities will check your identity. You must also sign if you are 10 years or older at the time of application.
- Bring the required documents with you to the appointment.
- Children aged 6 and over will have their fingerprints taken for storage in the document.
- Your Citizens' Office will inform you when you apply when you can collect your ID card.
- You can arrange a collection appointment online, by e-mail or by telephone at many citizens' offices. You can find out which options your citizens' office offers on their website, for example.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
You must apply for an identity card at the latest when you turn 16. Exception: You have a valid passport document such as a passport or temporary passport.
Processing duration
It usually takes at least 2 weeks from the date of application before you can collect your ID card from the Citizens' Registration Office.
Special notes for - Single Municipality Haren (Ems)