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Your selected location: Rhede (Ems) (268...)

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.

New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership

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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

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Gemeinde Rhede (Ems) - Bürgeramt
Postal address: Post Office Box 1134 , 26898 Rhede (Ems)
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Address: Gerhardyweg 1, 26899 Rhede (Ems)
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Telephone: 04964 9182-10
Telephone: 04964 9182-11
Telephone: 04964 9182-14
Fax: 04964 9182-40
Email: Get in touch
www: http://www.rhede-ems.de
Transport Connection:
Station Rhede (Ems), Markt
Bus: 611
Parking:
Handicapped Parking Place: „Rathaus“, Number: 2, Fees: no
Parking Place: „Rathaus“, Number: 60, Fees: no
Building Access
elevator available, wheelchair-accessible
bank account:
recipients: Gemeinde Rhede (Ems)
bank: Emsländische Volksbank
IBAN: DE08266614940000164300
recipients: Gemeinde Rhede (Ems)
bank: Sparkasse Emsland
IBAN: DE06266500010017000019

Contact

Frau Maria Dünhöft
Address: Gerhardyweg 1, 26899 Rhede (Ems)
Telephone: 04964 9182-14
Fax: 04964 9182-40
Email: Get in touch
Department:
Bürgeramt, Standesamt
Room:
14
responsible for:
Frau Monika Nee
Address: Gerhardyweg 1, 26899 Rhede (Ems)
Telephone: 04964 9182-11
Telephone: 04964 9182-10
Fax: 04964 9182-40
Email: Get in touch
Department:
Bürgeramt
Room:
11
responsible for:

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 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport for applicants under the age of 24 (32 pages)

Fee: 59,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport under the age of 24 (48 pages - frequent travelers)

Fee: 70,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport for applicants over 24 years of age (32 pages)

Fee: 92,00 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport 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 Years
for applicants under the age of 24

Period of Validity: 10 Years
for 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.

Legal basis

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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