Apply for a new ID card when it expires
In Germany, people aged 16 and over are required to have a valid ID card. From the age of 16, you must therefore apply for a new ID card in good time before the validity of your old one expires. This applies if you are over 16 and do not have a valid passport document, i.e. passport, temporary passport.
The application can be made at the citizens' office at your main place of residence. If you submit the application to another citizens' office for an important reason, a surcharge of EUR 13.00 will be added to the fee.
The period of validity depends on your age:
- under 24 years: ID card is valid for 6 years.
- from 24 years of age: ID card is valid for 10 years.
It may not be possible to issue the new ID card within the remaining period of validity. In this case, it may also be necessary to apply for a temporary ID card for the transitional period. A temporary ID card is valid for a maximum of 3 months.
Who should I contact?
Responsible authorities
Bürgerservice
Contact
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- 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 as a person under 16
- Certificate of eligibility
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- 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
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- 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 provisionally
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Population register information issuance extended
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Registration as main residence
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- 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 good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- 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
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting obligation
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Haren (Ems):
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- 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 German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- 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 notification due to theft
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for an identity card
- 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
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- 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
- Haren (Ems):
- Have address and personal data changed
- 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 new ID card when it expires
- 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 German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Burial place: Permit - to create/expand
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Establishment of a civil partnership Notarisation
- Express passport issue
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information in the population register Provision of group information
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Marriage consummation with same-sex partner
- 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 frequent travelers
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Reporting obligation
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Apply for a civil partnership certificate
- Apply for a death certificate
- Apply for a marriage certificate
- 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 identity card
- 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
- 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 change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Declaration of the right to a name
- 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
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Marriage consummation with foreign partner
- Notification of a death
- 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 issuance provisionally
- Passport message for retrieval
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Recognition of paternity
- Register marriage
- Registration certificate issued
- Residence Deregistration
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Request simple information from the population register
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Haren (Ems):
- 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 as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- 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
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- 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
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Population register information issuance extended
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Residence Registration for boatmen and seafarers
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- 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 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
- Driving licence: issue
- Express passport issue
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- 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 provisionally
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration for boatmen and seafarers
- 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 new ID card when it expires
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- 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
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Driving licence: issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Lost property
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- 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
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Deregistration
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- 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 German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- 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 report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- 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 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 identity card if lost
- Apply for a simple certificate of good conduct
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport report for theft
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Identity card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- 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 change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- 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 provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport report for theft
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- 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 an identity card for the first time
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- 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 notification due to relocation
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card status query
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- Lost property
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport status query
- Population register information issuance extended
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Request simple information from the population register
- 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
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- 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
- 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
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Driving licence: issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Children's Passport Extension
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card issue
- Information blocking device
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- 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
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- 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
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Registration certificate issued
- Information in the population register Granting to landlords
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport status query
- 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
- 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
The obligation to apply for an identity card applies to you if you
- have German citizenship,
- have reached the age of 16,
- are registered in Germany and
- do not have a valid passport document, i.e. passport or temporary passport.
For applications outside your main place of residence:
- You must be able to provide an important reason why you are not applying for the ID card at the ID card authority that is responsible at your main place of residence.
- Exception: The temporary ID card cannot be applied for abroad.
Applications / forms
Forms available: No
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance required: Yes
Online services available: No
Which documents are required?
- Biometric passport photo: The photo must be
- be up-to-date and
- meet the requirements for biometric photos.
- old identity card, valid passport or old (expired) passport
- birth certificate or family register, if applicable
- for children under the age of 16: both custodial parents or, if applicable, a declaration of consent from the custodial parent who is not present
- in the case of sole custody, a negative certificate from the youth welfare office
What are the fees?
Fee: 37,00 EURPayment in advance: noFor applicants aged 24 and over. Fee reductions or exemptions are possible for those in need. This is at the discretion of the identity card authority.
Fee: 22,80 EURPayment in advance: noFor applicants under 24 years of age.
Fee: 10,00 EURPayment in advance: noFor the temporary identity card.
Supplement: 13,00 EURPayment in advance: noIf the application is submitted outside of working hours or not at the main residence.
Supplement: 30,00 EURPayment in advance: noFor applications at any citizens' registration office by Germans residing abroad.
Process flow
You must apply for an ID card in person at the Citizens' Registration Office. If you do not apply for your ID card at your main place of residence, you will need an important reason and a surcharge will be added to the fee. If you contact your chosen Citizens' Registration Office in advance, you can find out whether and to what extent the Citizens' Registration Office will accept your reason.
- You can make an appointment online, by e-mail or by telephone at many citizens' registration offices. You can find out what options your Citizens' Registration Office offers on its website, for example.
- When you apply, your Citizens' Registration Office will inform you when you can collect your ID card.
- Your ID card is produced centrally by Bundesdruckerei GmbH.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
If the validity of your old ID card has expired and you are over 16 years old, you must apply for a new ID card immediately if you do not have a valid passport document.
Special notes for - Single Municipality Haren (Ems)