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Out of force - child passport extension
Service Description
From January 1, 2024, it will no longer be possible to apply for a child's passport.You can have your child's passport extended and amended before it expires. In addition to the photo, information on height and, if applicable, eye color will also be corrected.
Process flow
As the legal guardian, you apply for the renewal of the child's passport in person at the relevant office. Your child must be present for this.
Competent authority
Passport authority of the municipal or city administration
Requirements
The legal guardians (usually you as parents) are entitled to apply
Which documents are required?
- identity card or passport of the legal guardian (usually the parents)
- Current photo in the prescribed size and quality
- Birth certificate of the child
- If applicable, declaration of consent from the other legal guardian or declaration of custody or negative certificate from the responsible youth welfare office
In case of doubt, the passport authority may request further documents, please also enquire by telephone or on the Internet at your city or municipal administration.
What are the fees?
- Extension or change of a child's passport: EUR 6.00
Please note: If you are in need, a fee waiver is possible under certain conditions, please ask your local passport office.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
none
Legal basis
What else should I know?
Validity:
- 1 year, maximum until the age of 12
- multiple extensions of 1 year each time up to a maximum of 12 years of age
For children under the age of 12, a biometric passport valid for six years can also be applied for. No fingerprint is recorded in the electronic storage medium for children under the age of six.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Thuringian Ministry of the Interior and Municipal Affairs
Professionally released on
07.07.2023
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6Plus)
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