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New passport issue due to change of name in the event of divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership
Service Description
If your surname has changed (e.g. due to marriage or divorce), your previous passport with the previous name has an incorrect entry and has therefore become invalid. If you still need a passport, you must apply for a new document immediately.
Please note! You are obliged to present the invalid passport to the passport authority immediately, as a rule it will then be confiscated.
If you are engaged, you can apply for your new passport or identity card with a certificate from the registry office as soon as you have registered your marriage, so that it is ready on the day of the marriage. After the marriage, you can collect your passport by presenting your marriage certificate.
The passport is issued by the passport office of the municipal or city administration where you live. For important reasons, you can also apply for the document in another municipality. This passport authority will then first obtain authorization from the authority actually responsible for you to issue the passport. If this authorization is granted, the passport can be issued, but this will double the fees.
You can also apply for passports and temporary passports at German diplomatic missions abroad.
Process flow
- A passport is only issued on application, which you must submit in person.
- In addition to the photograph, fingerprints are also stored on the electronic chip in the passport. For this reason, fingerprints in the form of a flat impression of your left and right index finger will be taken when you apply for a passport.
- Note: If an index finger is missing, the quality of the fingerprint is insufficient or the fingertip is damaged, the flat print of either the thumb, middle finger or ring finger will be taken instead. Fingerprints will only not be taken if they cannot be taken for medical reasons of a more than temporary nature.
- You can be represented at the collection. The representative must present a power of attorney from you and identify himself/herself with his/her identity document (usually identity card or passport).
- You may keep an old passport that has become invalid, for example as a souvenir. However, the passport authority must indicate the invalidity of the passport by stamping or punching a hole in it.
Competent authority
Passport authority of the municipal or city administration
Requirements
You must not have any grounds for refusal, for example
- Failure to fulfill a statutory maintenance obligation
- Endangering the internal or external security of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Assumption that you wish to avoid prosecution, execution of a sentence or a statutory maintenance obligation by leaving the country
A passport can also be withdrawn for the same reasons.
Which documents are required?
- old passport or other proof that you are a German citizen
- in case of marriage: marriage certificate
- in case of divorce: notarized copyift of the divorce decree
- a current photo in the prescribed size and quality
- From May 1, 2025, only digitally available biometric photographs will be used for new official documents. The photographs will either be taken at the authorities or by photographers. This means that citizens can no longer bring their own photographs with them.
Please note: It is recommended that you bring a personalcertificate (e.g. marriage or birth certificate) with the application. In this way, any problems that may arise, particularly with regard to the spelling and order in which first names and surnames are entered in the passport, can be clarified immediately. This may also be the case, for example, if there have been changes to your details since the last issue or when applying for the first time after moving to the city or municipality. If in doubt, you should check the website of the city or municipality or call them to find out which documents you need to bring with you before applying.
What are the fees?
If you are under 24 years old:
- Passport: 37,50 Euro
- Express passport: 69.50 euros
From the age of 24:
- Passport: 70.00 euros
- Express passport: 102.00 euros
The passport has 32 pages. You can also apply for a passport with 48 pages. In this case, you will have to pay a surcharge of 22.00 euros.
The fee (without surcharges) is doubled if
- the passport has to be issued outside official office hours or
- the application is not submitted to the local passport authority (municipality of the main residence).
If you apply for a passport at a German embassy or consular mission, for example if you have lost your passport, you will have to pay a surcharge of 31.00 euros or 44.00 euros for a temporary passport.
In some cities and municipalities, the fee may be waived if you can prove that you are in need. For example, recipients of social welfare or unemployment benefit II can have the fee waived if they bring the relevant grant notification with them as proof.
The decision to waive the fee is made on a case-by-case basis and is the responsibility of the relevant authority. Please ask your passport authority whether and under what conditions a fee waiver is possible.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
Notification of and application for a new passport at the competent authority: immediately
This applies if you still need a passport (because you do not have an identity card, for example).
Processing duration
Processing Time: 2 - 6 Weeks
Legal basis
What else should I know?
Express passport and temporary passport
If the regular processing time of 2 to 6 weeks is too long for your travel plans and you need your passport sooner, your passport office can also issue your passport using the express procedure, provided it has the necessary technical equipment. Passports produced using the express procedure take 3 to 4 working days to process. If the application is received by the Bundesdruckerei by 12 noon, the express passports will be delivered to the relevant authority within 2 working days (excluding public holidays and weekends).
A temporary passport will only be issued if the passport cannot be delivered to you in time before you intend to use it for the first time, even using the express procedure. You will receive this immediately when you apply, so you do not have to wait for it.
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
17.10.2024
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
Competent Authority
Stadtverwaltung Suhl - Einwohner-, Zulassungs- und Fahrerlaubnisbehörde
Address
98527 Suhl
Telephone
03681 742787Remark: ltd. SB Driving license authority
Telephone
03681 742779Remark: SB approval
Telephone
03681 742384Remark: Residents/Found Office
Telephone
03681 742786Remark: SB Residents and Admissions
Telephone
03681 742785Remark: SB Residents and Admissions
Fax
03681 742919Opening times
Monday 08:00 - 13:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday closed
Thursday 08:00 - 18:00
Friday 08:00 - 13:00
Note: 1st Saturday of the month 09:00 - 12:00 (registration, licensing and driver's license office)
By appointment only
Online appointment
Transport connection
Parking spaces
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