Apply for a new passport due to expiry of validity
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzYou need a passport if you want to travel to a country outside the European Union (EU). The passport allows you to enter many countries worldwide as a tourist without a visa.
If your passport has expired and you still need it, you can apply for a new passport.
You cannot have your passport renewed once it has expired, but must apply for a new one.
The passport
- is recognized both within and outside the EU,
- has a chip on which, for example, a passport photo and fingerprints are stored for people over the age of 6 and is
- can be applied for at any age from birth.