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ID card requirement Apply for exemption for assisted persons

Service Description

If a guardian has been appointed for you on a permanent basis, then you can be exempted from the ID requirement - i.e. the requirement to have an ID card.
You can cancel the exemption at any time. All you need to do is apply for an identity card or a passport.

Process flow

You must apply for exemption from the ID requirement in writing.

  • You complete the application for exemption from the ID requirement together with your caregiver, or
  • You have your caregiver complete the application.
  • You and the caregiver sign the application.
  • You attach the necessary documents.
  • You send the application and the documents to the relevant ID card authority in your municipality, or
  • You go to the competent authority in person with your guardian.
  • The authority will issue you an unlimited certificate stating that you are exempt from the ID card requirement.
  • If you apply in person, you will immediately receive confirmation of the exemption. If you apply in writing, the competent authority will send you the confirmation.

Competent authority

Identity card authority at the main residence of the applicant(s)

Requirements

  • You must have German citizenship.
  • You must be at least 16 years old.
  • A guardian has been appointed for you on a permanent basis.
  • You must be registered with your main residence in your municipality.

Which documents are required?

  • written request
  • as far as available: Your old identity card or your old passport
  • Proof of the publicly appointed power of representation or the order of care, for example by a power of attorney or a guardian's identity card
  • Identity card of the guardian or caregiver

What are the fees?

There are no costs involved.

Applications / forms

Complaint to the superior authority, alternatively to the Ministry of the Interior of the country.

Appeal

Forms available: Yes
Written form required: Yes
Informal application possible: Yes
Personal appearance required: No

Online services available: No

Author

The text was automatically translated based on the German content.

Technically approved by

Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Local Affairs

Professionally released on

01.09.2022

Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)

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