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Passport issuance new due to name change in case of divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership
Service Description
If your last name has changed (for example, due to marriage or divorce), your previous passport with the former name has an incorrect entry and has therefore become invalid. If you still need a passport, you must apply for a new document immediately.
Attention. You are obliged to present the invalid passport to the passport authority immediately, it will then usually be confiscated.
Engaged couples can apply for their new passport or even ID card already after the registration of the marriage with a certificate from the registry office, so that it is ready on the day of the marriage. After the marriage, the passport can be picked up upon presentation of the marriage certificate.
The passport is issued by the passport office of the municipality or city council where you have your place of residence. For important reasons, you can also apply for the document in another municipality. This passport authority will then first be authorized to issue the passport by the authority that is actually responsible for you. 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 missions abroad. The additional costs in this case are EUR 21.00 for a passport or EUR 13.00 for a temporary passport.
Process flow
- A passport is issued only upon application, which you must submit in person.
- In addition to the photograph, fingerprints are also stored on the electronic chip in the passport. Therefore, fingerprints in the form of the flat print of the left and right index finger will be taken from you when you apply.
Notice: If an index finger is missing, if the quality of the fingerprint is insufficient, or if the fingertip is injured, the flat print of either the thumb, middle finger, or ring finger will be taken as a substitute. Fingerprints will not be collected only if collection is impossible for medical reasons that are not temporary.
- You may be represented at the time of collection. The representative must present a power of attorney from you and identify himself/herself with his/her personal document (usually ID card or passport).
- You may keep an old passport that has become invalid, for example, for souvenir purposes. For this purpose, the passport authority must indicate the invalidity of the passport by stamping or punching a hole in it.
Competent authority
Passport authority of the municipality or city administration
Requirements
You must not have any grounds for disallowance, such as:
- Non-fulfillment of a legal obligation to support
- endangering the internal or external security of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Assumption that by leaving the country you intend to evade criminal prosecution, execution of a sentence or a legal obligation to pay maintenance.
A passport can also be revoked 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: certified copy of the divorce decree
- a recent photograph in the prescribed size and condition
Notice: It is recommended to bring a civil status document (for example marriage or birth certificate) with you to the application. This will allow any problems that may arise, particularly regarding the spelling and order of inclusion of first and family names in the passport, to be clarified immediately. This may also be the case, for example, if there have been changes to your information since the last time it was issued, or when applying for the first time after moving to the city or municipality. If in doubt, you should check the city or municipality's website or telephone before applying to find out which documents you need to bring with you.
What are the fees?
- Re-issuance of the passport with 32 / 48 pages:
- Persons who have reached the age of 24: EUR 60,00 / 82,00
- Persons who have not yet reached the age of 24: EUR 37.50 / 59.50
- Re-issuance of the passport in express mode with 32 / 48 pages:
- Persons who have reached the age of 24: EUR 92,00 / 114,00
- Persons who have not yet reached the age of 24: EUR 69,50 / 91,50
- Issuance of a temporary passport: EUR 26,00
- Change of passport or temporary passport: EUR 6,00
In some cities and municipalities, a fee may not be charged if the applicant can prove that he or she is indigent. For example, the fee can be waived for recipients of social welfare or unemployment benefit II if they bring the respective notice of grant with them as proof.
The decision to waive the fee is made on a case-by-case basis and is the responsibility of the respective 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?
Announcement and application for a new passport at the competent office: immediately.
This applies if you still need a passport (for example, because you do not have an identity card).
Processing duration
about two to six weeks
Legal basis
What else should I know?
Express passport and temporary passport
If the regular processing time of two to six weeks is too long for your travel plans and you need the passport sooner, your passport office can also issue you the passport by express procedure, provided they have the necessary technical equipment. Express passports take three to four business days to process. Provided that the application is received by Bundesdruckerei by 12 noon, express passports will be delivered to the respective authority within two working days (excluding public holidays and weekends).
Only if the passport cannot be delivered to you in time before you intend to use it for the first time, even in the express procedure, will you be issued a temporary passport. You will receive this immediately upon application, so you do not have to wait for it.
Author
Free State of Saxony, Saxon State Chancellery
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Technically approved by
Saxon State Ministry of the Interior
Professionally released on
30.11.2021
Source: Zuständigkeitsfinder Thüringen (Linie6PLus)
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