Apply for an identity card
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzAs a person with German citizenship, you can have an identity card issued.
If you are 16 years or older and do not have a valid passport, you must apply for an ID card.
You can submit the application to the identity card authority in the town or municipality where you have your main residence. This is usually the town hall or citizens' office.
If there is an important reason, you can also apply for an ID card at an authority in any other town or municipality. This may incur additional costs.
All ID cards issued from July 2017 onwards automatically have an activated online ID function. This allows you to identify yourself to authorities and companies online. You can use the online ID card after your 16th birthday. When you apply for an ID card, you will receive a one-time PIN so that you can set a six-digit PIN of your choice. You can then use the online ID card.
When you apply for your ID card, the prints of your two index fingers are stored on a chip in the card. Children under the age of 6 are excluded from this regulation.
Your ID card becomes invalid before the period of validity expires if
- entries no longer apply or
- your photo is no longer clearly suitable for identification purposes. This may be the case in particular with ID cards for infants or very young children
Exception: If only your address or height changes, this does not invalidate your ID card.
You can enter all countries of the European Union (EU) as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland with your valid ID card. A passport is not mandatory.
Identity card authority at place of residence
- You or the child for whom the application is to be made have German citizenship
- for children under the age of 16:
- You have parental authority.
- Your child is present when the application is submitted.
If you are applying for an ID card outside the city or municipality in which you have your main residence:
- You provide an important reason why you are not applying for the ID card at the ID card authority in the town or city where you have your main residence.
- Proof of identity, for example
- old identity card
- valid passport or children's passport
- Biometric digital passport photo: taken on site at the authority or by a registered domestic photo service provider (photographer)
- Birth certificate, if applicable
- If applicable, document with current name, for example
- Birth certificate, marriage certificate, marriage certificate
- family register
- Declaration on the use of name
- For applications for children under the age of 16:
- Declaration of consent from the legal guardian if a parent with custody is not present
- If there is only one legal guardian, additional proof of custody
- Original or copy of the proof of identity of the legal guardian who is not present
A fee reduction or exemption is possible under certain conditions.
Fee: 22,80 EURPayment in advance: yeshttps://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswgebv/BJNR147700010.htmlFor applicants under the age of 24. Fee reductions or exemptions are possible for people in need. This is at the discretion of the identity card authority.
Fee: 10,00 EURPayment in advance: yeshttps://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswgebv/BJNR147700010.htmlFor the temporary identity card. Fee reductions or exemptions are possible for people in need. This is at the discretion of the identity card authority.
Fee: 13,00 EURPayment in advance: yeshttps://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswgebv/BJNR147700010.htmlAdditional fee for applications submitted outside office hours or not at the main place of residence. Fee reductions or exemptions are possible for people in need. This is at the discretion of the ID card authority.
Fee: 37,00 EURPayment in advance: yeshttps://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswgebv/BJNR147700010.htmlFor applicants aged 24 and over. Fee reductions or exemptions are possible for people in need. This is at the discretion of the identity card authority.
Fee: 6,00 EURPayment in advance: nohttps://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswgebv/BJNR147700010.html
Fee: 15,00 EURPayment in advance: nohttps://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswgebv/BJNR147700010.html
Fee: 30,00 EURPayment in advance: nohttps://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswgebv/BJNR147700010.html
You must apply for a new ID card immediately if
- the validity of your old ID card has expired,
- you are over 16 years old and
- you do not have a valid passport document.
Period of Validity: 6 Yearsfür Antragstellende unter 24 Jahren
Period of Validity: 10 Years
It usually takes at least 2 weeks from the date of application before you can collect your ID card from the Citizens' Registration Office.
If your ID card is stolen or lost, you must report this to the police or an ID card authority. In these cases, the authorities will report the online ID card to the blocking hotline and arrange for it to be blocked.
The EU logo introduced on the front of the ID card from August 2, 2021 does not invalidate ID cards without this logo.
- Information on the ID card on the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI)
- Questions and answers on the subject of "biometrics" and "passport photos" on the ID card portal
- Information on blocking the ID card in the event of loss on the ID card portal of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI)
17.09.2025
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
The nearest responsible office to you:
Verbandsgemeinde Wirges - - Fachbereich 2 - Bürgerdienste, Bildung und Soziales -
Address
Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
56422 Wirges
Contact
Telephone
02602 689-0
Fax
02602 689-8185
Opening hours
Monday to Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 12:00
Thursday 08:00 - 18:00
Friday 08:00 - 12:00
We reserve the right to make special arrangements for public holidays, for example.
You will be informed of such changes in good time in our official gazette "Das Rathaus" or on our homepage.
Contact person
P.O. Box
56418 Wirges
Visitor address
Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
56422 Wirges
Telephone
02602 689-0
Fax
02602 689-8190
room
4
Responsible for:
- Wirges (Verbandsgemeinde):
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new ID card due to theft
- Apply for a new ID card due to theft
- Apply for a new ID card due to theft
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
- Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
- Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
- Apply for a new passport due to name change
- Apply for a new passport due to name change
- Apply for a new passport due to name change
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport with 48 pages
- Apply for a passport with 48 pages
- Apply for a passport with 48 pages
- Apply for a second passport
- Apply for a second passport
- Apply for a second passport
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an examination authorization certificate
- Apply for an examination authorization certificate
- Apply for an examination authorization certificate
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for identity card because of other name change
- Apply for identity card because of other name change
- Apply for identity card because of other name change
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for an ID card for the first time
- Applying for an ID card for the first time
- Applying for an ID card for the first time
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Electronic proof of identity Change PIN
- Electronic proof of identity Change PIN
- Electronic proof of identity Change PIN
- Exempt from identification requirements
- Exempt from identification requirements
- Exempt from identification requirements
- Extended information from the civil register
- Extended information from the civil register
- Extended information from the civil register
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Have your identity card changed
- Have your identity card changed
- Have your identity card changed
- Identity card status query
- Identity card status query
- Identity card status query
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Information on the population register in special cases - issued to political parties, electoral groups and other election candidates
- Information on the population register in special cases - issued to political parties, electoral groups and other election candidates
- Information on the population register in special cases - issued to political parties, electoral groups and other election candidates
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Passport change
- Passport change
- Passport change
- Passport issue for adults for the first time
- Passport issue for adults for the first time
- Passport issue for adults for the first time
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report due to find
- Passport report due to find
- Passport report due to find
- Passport status query
- Passport status query
- Passport status query
- Passport theft report
- Passport theft report
- Passport theft report
- Population register information Provision of group information
- Population register information Provision of group information
- Population register information Provision of group information
- Register residence
- Register residence
- Register residence
- Registration certificate issue
- Registration certificate issue
- Registration certificate issue
- Registration information Issuing self-disclosure
- Registration information Issuing self-disclosure
- Registration information Issuing self-disclosure
- Registration register information issued to landlords
- Registration register information issued to landlords
- Registration register information issued to landlords
- Report the theft of your own identity card
- Report the theft of your own identity card
- Report the theft of your own identity card
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Reporting the retrieval of your own identity card
- Reporting the retrieval of your own identity card
- Reporting the retrieval of your own identity card
- Residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Residence deregistration
- Residence deregistration
- Residence deregistration
- Simple information from the population register
- Simple information from the population register
- Simple information from the population register
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
P.O. Box
56418 Wirges
Visitor address
Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
56422 Wirges
Telephone
02602 689-0
Fax
02602 689-8185
room
4
Responsible for:
- Wirges (Verbandsgemeinde):
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new ID card due to theft
- Apply for a new ID card due to theft
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
- Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
- Apply for a new passport due to name change
- Apply for a new passport due to name change
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport with 48 pages
- Apply for a passport with 48 pages
- Apply for a second passport
- Apply for a second passport
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an examination authorization certificate
- Apply for an examination authorization certificate
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for identity card because of other name change
- Apply for identity card because of other name change
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for an ID card for the first time
- Applying for an ID card for the first time
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Electronic proof of identity Change PIN
- Electronic proof of identity Change PIN
- Exempt from identification requirements
- Exempt from identification requirements
- Extended information from the civil register
- Extended information from the civil register
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Have your identity card changed
- Have your identity card changed
- Identity card status query
- Identity card status query
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Information on the population register in special cases - issued to political parties, electoral groups and other election candidates
- Information on the population register in special cases - issued to political parties, electoral groups and other election candidates
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Passport change
- Passport change
- Passport issue for adults for the first time
- Passport issue for adults for the first time
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report due to find
- Passport report due to find
- Passport status query
- Passport status query
- Passport theft report
- Passport theft report
- Population register information Provision of group information
- Population register information Provision of group information
- Register residence
- Register residence
- Registration certificate issue
- Registration certificate issue
- Registration information Issuing self-disclosure
- Registration information Issuing self-disclosure
- Registration register information issued to landlords
- Registration register information issued to landlords
- Report lost property and make a request
- Report the theft of your own identity card
- Report the theft of your own identity card
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Reporting the retrieval of your own identity card
- Reporting the retrieval of your own identity card
- Residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Residence deregistration
- Residence deregistration
- Simple information from the population register
- Simple information from the population register
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Visitor address
Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
56422 Wirges
P.O. Box
56418 Wirges
Telephone
02602 689-0
Fax
02602 689-8185
room
2
Responsible for:
- Wirges (Verbandsgemeinde):
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new ID card due to theft
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
- Apply for a new passport due to name change
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport with 48 pages
- Apply for a second passport
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an examination authorization certificate
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for identity card because of other name change
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for an ID card for the first time
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Electronic proof of identity Change PIN
- Exempt from identification requirements
- Extended information from the civil register
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Have your identity card changed
- Identity card status query
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Information on the population register in special cases - issued to political parties, electoral groups and other election candidates
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Passport change
- Passport issue for adults for the first time
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report due to find
- Passport status query
- Passport theft report
- Population register information Provision of group information
- Register residence
- Registration certificate issue
- Registration information Issuing self-disclosure
- Registration register information issued to landlords
- Report lost property and make a request
- Report the theft of your own identity card
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Reporting the retrieval of your own identity card
- Residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Residence deregistration
- Simple information from the population register
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Visitor address
Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
56422 Wirges
P.O. Box
56418 Wirges
Telephone
02602 689-0
Fax
02602 689-8185
room
4
Responsible for:
- Wirges (Verbandsgemeinde):
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new ID card due to theft
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
- Apply for a new passport due to name change
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport with 48 pages
- Apply for a second passport
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an examination authorization certificate
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for identity card because of other name change
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for an ID card for the first time
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Electronic proof of identity Change PIN
- Exempt from identification requirements
- Extended information from the civil register
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Have your identity card changed
- Identity card status query
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Information on the population register in special cases - issued to political parties, electoral groups and other election candidates
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Passport change
- Passport issue for adults for the first time
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report due to find
- Passport status query
- Passport theft report
- Population register information Provision of group information
- Register residence
- Registration certificate issue
- Registration information Issuing self-disclosure
- Registration register information issued to landlords
- Report the theft of your own identity card
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Reporting the retrieval of your own identity card
- Residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Residence deregistration
- Simple information from the population register
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
P.O. Box
56418 Wirges
Visitor address
Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
56422 Wirges
Telephone
02602 689-0
Fax
02602 689-8185
room
2
Responsible for:
- Wirges (Verbandsgemeinde):
- Apply for a change of address in the electronic proof of identity
- Apply for a change of address on the eID card
- Apply for a change of residence in your passport
- Apply for a new driving license
- Apply for a new ID card due to theft
- Apply for a new ID card if you lose it
- Apply for a new identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
- Apply for a new passport due to name change
- Apply for a passport
- Apply for a passport with 48 pages
- Apply for a second passport
- Apply for a temporary passport
- Apply for an eID card as a European citizen
- Apply for an examination authorization certificate
- Apply for an express passport
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for identity card because of other name change
- Applying for a new driver's license due to theft, illegibility or loss
- Applying for an ID card for the first time
- Blocking of information and transmission in the population register, entry, blocking of transmission of information to parties, etc.
- Driving license for categories B and BE for accompanied driving from the age of 17
- Electronic proof of identity Change PIN
- Exempt from identification requirements
- Extended information from the civil register
- Extended registration certificate issuance
- Fishing licence issuance
- Have a new address entered on your ID card
- Have your identity card changed
- Identity card status query
- Information and transmission blocks in the population register Entry of information block
- Information on the population register in special cases - issued to political parties, electoral groups and other election candidates
- Life certificate for submission to the pension insurance company Issue
- Notarization of documents or signatures
- Official registration confirmation Issue
- Passport change
- Passport issue for adults for the first time
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report due to find
- Passport status query
- Passport theft report
- Population register information Provision of group information
- Register residence
- Registration certificate issue
- Registration information Issuing self-disclosure
- Registration register information issued to landlords
- Report lost property and make a request
- Report the theft of your own identity card
- Reporting the loss of your own identity card
- Reporting the retrieval of your own identity card
- Residence - registration of the sole or main residence
- Residence deregistration
- Simple information from the population register
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
- Transferring driving licenses from third countries outside the European Economic Area or European Union
Verbandsgemeinde Wirges - Fachbereich 2 - Sachgebiet Bürgerbüro
Address
Bahnhofstraße 10
56422 Wirges
56422 Wirges
Contact
Telephone
02602 689-0
Fax
02602 689-8185