New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
After a name change due to divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership, a new passport is required.
A new passport only needs to be issued if the passport is still being used.
Who should I contact?
Responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the town in which the main residence is located.
Responsible authorities
Bürgerservice
Contact
- 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
- ID 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
- 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
- ID 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 Re-registration Change of status
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- 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):
- 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 new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a new identity card if lost
- Apply for an International Mortuary Passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- 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 certificate issuance
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- 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
- 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
- Identity card status query
- 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 same-sex partner
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Notification of a death
- 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 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 status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Recognition of paternity
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- Request simple information from the population register
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Agriculture: damage caused by game
- Apply for a death certificate
- Apply for a marriage certificate
- 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
- Apply for an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Birth Indication
- Burial place: Permit - to create/expand
- Certificate of eligibility
- 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
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- ID card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- 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
- Marriage consummation with foreign partner
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- 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 notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Residence Deregistration of secondary residence
- Register marriage
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- 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
- ID 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 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
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- 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
- 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 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 identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of landlord
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information blocking device
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- 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
- 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 relocation
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: issue
- Have address and personal data changed
- ID card issue
- 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
- 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
- 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 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 the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of voting rights
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Driving licence: issue
- Exchange old driver's license for a new one
- Express passport issue
- Fishing License Exhibition
- Have address and personal data changed
- ID card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card status query
- Information from the Central Trade Register Application
- Information on the population register Provision to parties and voter groups
- 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 other data
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Registration as main residence
- Residence Registration as secondary residence
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- 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 an identity card for German citizens with permanent residence abroad
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- 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
- Confirmation of landlord
- Driving licence: Extension - driving licence of categories C and D
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Information blocking device
- 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
- Lost property
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- 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
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Population register information issuance extended
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting obligation
- 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 for boatmen and seafarers
- Transmission blocks in the registration register
- Haren (Ems):
- 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 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
- Certificate of voting rights
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Change of residence
- Confirmation of registration issuance
- 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
- ID card issue
- Information blocking device
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance: Issue
- 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 new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Population register information Provision of self-disclosure
- Provision of information from the population register for commercial purposes
- Reporting obligation
- Request simple information from the population register
- Requesting a vehicle to be taken out of service
- Residence Deregistration
- 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 identity card if lost
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Certificate of eligibility
- Certificate of good conduct extended
- 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
- Documents and copies: Certification
- Have address and personal data changed
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- 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
- Lost property
- 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 report for theft
- Passport status query
- Place of residence Deregistration of main residence
- Population register information issuance extended
- Registration certificate issued
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- 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
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
- the current passport
- birth certificate
- divorce certificate. The submission of family registers is also accepted.
- Judicial decision on the dissolution of the civil partnership
What are the fees?
Fee: 37,50 EURPayment in advance: noPassport for applicants under the age of 24 (32 pages)
Fee: 59,50 EURPayment in advance: noPassport under the age of 24 (48 pages - frequent travelers)
Fee: 70,00 EURPayment in advance: noPassport for applicants over 24 years of age (32 pages)
Fee: 92,00 EURPayment in advance: noPassport over 24 years (48 pages - frequent travelers)
Process flow
The applicant must appear in person to apply for a passport (e-passport). The application is completed on the spot with the processor. The applicant only has to sign the application.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
It is not possible to extend the period of validity.
Period of Validity: 6 Yearsfor applicants under the age of 24
Period of Validity: 10 Yearsfor applicants over 24 years of age
Processing duration
Processing Time: 4 Weeks
What else should I know?
You cannot take your passport with you immediately after submitting your application, as it is produced at the Federal Printing Office in Berlin. If the passport is needed earlier, an express passport can be applied for.