Apply for a new passport due to expiry of validity

• You have German citizenship.
• You are present in person when you apply for your passport.
• If you are applying for a passport for your child or a person in your care, they must also be present when you apply.
• If you are applying for a passport for a child under the age of 18, you as the applicant must have custody of the child.
• There must be no grounds for refusing a passport. This includes, for example, the assumption that by leaving the country
  • criminal prosecution,
  • enforcement of a sentence or
  • to evade a statutory maintenance obligation.

• biometric digital passport photo: taken on site at the authority or by a registered domestic photo service provider
• if available and not yet validated :
  • Your previous passport
  • temporary passport
  • identity card
  • temporary identity card
  • Children's passport
• your birth certificate, if applicable
• for children or young people under the age of 18:
  • Identity documents of the custodial persons present
  • if applicable, a declaration of consent and a copy of the identity card of the custodial person not present
  • If applicable, proof of custody if there is only one person with custody
• If applicable, document with current name, for example
  • birth certificate, marriage certificate, marriage certificate
  • family register
  • Declaration on the use of the name
• Other documents if necessary, for example
  • if lost due to theft: police report

• § 6 Absatz 1 Passgesetz (PassG)
• § 11 Passgesetz (PassG)

28.11.2025

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