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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.

Passport issuance new due to change of other data

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In addition to a change of surname, a new passport must be issued if the following data are changed:

  • Forename
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth

The issuance of a new passport is only necessary if the passport continues to be used.

Who should I contact?

The responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the city in which the main residence is.

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?

  • up-to-date biometric-compatible photograph, in passport format (45 x 35 mm) in portrait format, frontal shot without border, without headgear and without covering the eyes
  • previous passport
  • official proof of the change

What are the fees?

Fee: 37,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport for applicants under 24 years of age (32 pages)

Fee: 59,50 EUR
Payment in advance: no
Passport under 24 years old (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)

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Period of Validity: 6 Years
Applicants under 24 years of age

Period of Validity: 10 Years
Applicants aged 24 and over

Processing duration

Processing Time: 4 Weeks

What else should I know?

The passport cannot be taken with you immediately after the application has been submitted, as it is produced at the Federal Printing Office in Berlin. If the passport is needed earlier, an express pass can be requested.

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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