Apply for an operating license for the cross-border operation of unmanned aircraft (UAS) in the "special" operating category

You can apply for your UAS operating permit for the cross-border operation of a UAS in the "special" operating category online or by post

• Call up the online application on the federal portal verwaltung.bund.de. This will guide you step by step through the necessary information.
• Upload the required documents and submit the application. Alternatively, you can print out the completed online application and send it to the LBA by post together with the documents.
• The LBA will check your application.
• You will receive
  • a fee notice and
  • an operating license or
  • a rejection notice.
• You pay the fees.

• You live in an EASA member state other than Germany.
• You are registered with your national aviation authority as a UAS operator.
• You have
  • an operating license for the "special" operating category, issued by your national aviation authority, or
  • a simplified operator certificate (LUC).
• the flight of your UAS does not correspond to any of the standard scenarios.
• Your UAS operation is assigned to the "special" operating category. This is the case
  • as soon as a condition of the "open" operating category is not met and
  • none of the criteria of the "subject to approval" operating category apply.

Note: The conditions that apply to the "open" and "subject to approval" operating categories can be found in Article 4 and Article 6 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947.

• Application form
• Operating license
• File with the coordinates of the operating area
• File with risk mitigation measures

if an authorization as LUC is available:

• Application form
• Simplified operator certificate (LUC) with scope of approval
• File with the coordinates of the operating area

if you are submitting the application on behalf of another person, for example a minor:

• Power of attorney

if you are applying for the operating license by post, you will need the following for authentication purposes

• for natural persons:
  • identity card
  • Passport or
  • residence permit, in each case as a copy
• for legal entities:
  • Extract from the commercial or association register with
  • copy of identity card or passport and
  • Signature of an authorized representative

• Verordnung (EG) Nummer 2018/1139
• Artikel 5, 12, 13 und 18d Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2019/947
• Punkte UAS.SPEC.030, UAS.SPEC.040 und UAS.SPEC.060 Durchführungsverordnung (EU) 2019/947
• § 21b Luftverkehrs-Ordnung (LuftVO)
• § 2 Absatz 1 Kostenverordnung der Luftfahrtverwaltung (LuftkostV) sowie Anlage Gebührenverzeichnis

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The text was automatically translated based on the German content.