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Apply for an express passport

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Service Description

Do you need a passport at short notice and can't wait 2 weeks or more for a regular passport? Then you can apply for your passport using the express order procedure.

If you need a passport urgently, you can apply for it using the express order procedure. If the passport manufacturer receives the passport application by 12:00 noon, the delivery time for your new passport is usually 3 working days until it is ready for collection from the domestic authority. You pay a surcharge for this.

The express passport is a regular passport with an accelerated ordering and production process. If you need a passport immediately, you can apply for a temporary passport. However, this does not have all the functions of the regular passport and has a significantly shorter period of validity.

If you are traveling with children, you can also apply for their passports express.

You can apply for your passport using the express procedure at your local citizens' office at your main place of residence. You can also make such an application at any other citizens' office if you have an important reason. There is an additional surcharge for this.

From May 1, 2025, only digital photographs taken by an external service provider, such as a photographer or the Passport and ID Card Authority using its own image capture system, may be used. Paper photographs are no longer permitted.


Process flow
  • You can only apply for a passport using the express order procedure in person at the Citizens' Registration Office.
  • The application will be filled out by the office staff on site. All you have to do is sign it.
  • When you apply, your fingerprints will be taken solely for the purpose of storing them in the passport chip.
    • Usually a flat print of the left and right index finger
    • Children under the age of 6 do not have to give a fingerprint.
  • A signature must be provided by children aged 10 and over; younger children are permitted to sign if they are able to write.
  • You will be notified when you can collect your Express Passport.
  • You can authorize another person of legal age in writing to collect it from the authorities.
  • For important reasons, you can also apply for the document in another municipality or at a German diplomatic mission abroad.
Requirements
  • 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 someone you look after, they must also be present when you apply.
  • for children under the age of 18:
    • You have the right of custody.
  • 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.
Which documents are required?
  • Biometric digital passport photo: taken on site at the authority or by a registered domestic photo service provider (photographer). Different regulations may apply abroad and a paper passport photo may still be accepted.
  • if available and not yet validated: Your previous
    • passport
    • temporary passport
    • identity card
    • Temporary identity card
    • Children's passport
  • If applicable, civil status certificate such as
    • birth certificate
    • marriage certificate
    • civil partnership certificate
  • for children or young people under the age of 18:
    • Identity documents of the custodial persons present
    • if applicable, declaration of consent and a copy of the identity card of the custodial person not present
    • if there is only one parent or legal guardian, additional proof of custody
What are the fees?

The basic fees for the passport are doubled if

  • the passport has to be issued outside official office hours or
  • you do not apply for the passport to be issued at your main place of residence.

Fee: 69,50 EUR
Payment in advance: yes
Express passport application if you are under 24 years of age.

Fee: 102,00 EUR
Payment in advance: yes
Express passport application if you are 24 years or older

Fee: 22,00 EUR
Payment in advance: yes
Surcharge for a passport in the express order procedure with 48 pages:

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Period of validity: 6 Years
For applicants under 24 years of age

Period of validity: 10 Years
For applicants aged 24 and over

Processing duration

Processing time: 3 Working days
The prerequisite is that the order is received by the passport manufacturer by 12:00 noon.

Legal basis
Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Teaser

Do you need a passport at short notice and can't wait 2 weeks or more for a regular passport? Then you can apply for your passport using the express order procedure.

Process flow

  • You can only apply for a passport using the express order procedure in person at the Citizens' Registration Office.
  • The application will be filled out by the office staff on site. All you have to do is sign it.
  • When you apply, your fingerprints will be taken solely for the purpose of storing them in the passport chip.
    • Usually a flat print of the left and right index finger
    • Children under the age of 6 do not have to give a fingerprint.
  • A signature must be provided by children aged 10 and over; younger children are permitted to sign if they are able to write.
  • You will be notified when you can collect your Express Passport.
  • You can authorize another person of legal age in writing to collect it from the authorities.
  • For important reasons, you can also apply for the document in another municipality or at a German diplomatic mission abroad.

Requirements

  • 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 someone you look after, they must also be present when you apply.
  • for children under the age of 18:
    • You have the right of custody.
  • 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.

Which documents are required?

  • Biometric digital passport photo: taken on site at the authority or by a registered domestic photo service provider (photographer). Different regulations may apply abroad and a paper passport photo may still be accepted.
  • if available and not yet validated: Your previous
    • passport
    • temporary passport
    • identity card
    • Temporary identity card
    • Children's passport
  • If applicable, civil status certificate such as
    • birth certificate
    • marriage certificate
    • civil partnership certificate
  • for children or young people under the age of 18:
    • Identity documents of the custodial persons present
    • if applicable, declaration of consent and a copy of the identity card of the custodial person not present
    • if there is only one parent or legal guardian, additional proof of custody

What are the fees?

The basic fees for the passport are doubled if

  • the passport has to be issued outside official office hours or
  • you do not apply for the passport to be issued at your main place of residence.

Fee: 69,50 EUR
Payment in advance: yes
Express passport application if you are under 24 years of age.

Fee: 102,00 EUR
Payment in advance: yes
Express passport application if you are 24 years or older

Fee: 22,00 EUR
Payment in advance: yes
Surcharge for a passport in the express order procedure with 48 pages:

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

Period of validity: 6 Years
For applicants under 24 years of age

Period of validity: 10 Years
For applicants aged 24 and over

Processing duration

Processing time: 3 Working days
The prerequisite is that the order is received by the passport manufacturer by 12:00 noon.

Legal basis

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

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