Applying for registration as an operator of unmanned aircraft

You can only register as a UAS operator online.

• Call up the online application in the registration portal of the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA). This will guide you step by step through the necessary information.
• Upload the documents required for your authentication and submit the application.
• The LBA will inform you of your UAS operator number (e-ID).
• You pay the fee via an online payment page.

• You are at least 16 years old.
• You have liability insurance for the operation of a UAS.
• Your place of residence, place of work or registered office is in Germany or outside the European Union.
• You are not registered as a UAS operator in any other EU Member State.
• The UAS:
  • weighs at least 250 grams or
  • can record personal data with a camera or sensor.

• Online application

For natural persons:

• Copy of your
  • identity card or
  • passport or
  • residence permit

For non-incorporated institutions under public law:

• Cover letter from an authorized person including letterhead

For partnerships:

• Partnership agreement or
• Extract A from the commercial register

For corporations:

• Trade license or
• Extract B from the commercial register

For cooperatives, associations, foundations:

• Extract from the register of cooperatives, commercial register or register of associations or
• trade license or
• foundation deed

There is no time limit. If you wish to reactivate a UAS operator registration that has already been deleted, no more than 5 years may have passed since you applied for deletion.

• § Section 66a of the German Air Traffic Act (LuftVG)
• Article 14 Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947
• § Section 2 (1) of the Aviation Administration's Cost Ordinance and Annex to the Schedule of Fees

• Objection
• You will find further information on how to lodge an objection in the notification of your application.

There are no indications or special features.

20.11.2023