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Spending time abroad
Follow your dreams of travel. But whether you are planning a semester abroad, want to visit exotic destinations or will be travelling with children in tow, safety and health are important. Here you will find information for long, short or unusual stays abroad.
Services:
Apply for a national visa
If you wish to enter Germany for a longer-term stay, you must apply for a national visa.
Apply for a passport
If you need a passport, you must apply for one.
Apply for a passport with 48 pages
Would you like to apply for a passport with 48 pages? You must submit an application in person.
Apply for a second passport
In principle, no one may hold more than one passport. However, if you can prove a legitimate interest, you may be issued with a second passport.
Apply for a visa for a short stay in Germany and the Schengen area
Nationals who require a visa for a short stay in Germany or in the Schengen area must apply for one at one of the missions of the Federal Republic of Germany in good time before entering the country.
Apply for an express passport
The delivery time for a passport is usually at least 2 weeks. If you need a passport at short notice, you can apply for a passport using an express procedure.
Apply for diplomatic passport or service passport
If you perform official duties for the Federal Republic of Germany abroad, you may be issued an official passport by the Federal Foreign Office under certain conditions. Depending on the activity, you may receive a diplomatic passport or a service passport.
Apply for phytosanitary certificates for export to third countries
You want to export plants to a third country? You need a phytosanitary certificate/ pre-export certificate for this?
Applying for a passport abroad
If you live abroad, you can apply for your German passport at a German diplomatic representation abroad.
Applying for a temporary passport
Do you urgently need a passport and neither a regular nor an express passport can be issued in time? Then you can apply for a temporary passport.
Applying for an emergency travel document
In the event of an emergency, you can be issued with an emergency travel document by the border authorities (Federal Police) before you travel, provided that you are a national of Germany or another EU Member State or have a secure residence status.
Death abroad Notarization
You can have a death abroad subsequently entered in the German death register.
Death abroad Notarization of deaths on sea-going vessels
You can apply for the subsequent certification of a death on a foreign sea-going vessel in a German death register at the competent German registry office.
Death abroad Notarization of Germans without domestic residence
If a German citizen dies abroad without residing in Germany, you can have the death subsequently certified at the competent German registry office under certain conditions.
Emergency aid for Germans abroad
Germans who find themselves in an emergency situation during their stay abroad can contact the nearest German diplomatic mission abroad.
Enter in the crisis precaution list for Germans abroad
Germans who are abroad can register on the Foreign Office's crisis precaution list. This enables the responsible mission abroad to contact them quickly in an emergency.
Out of force - applying for a child's passport for the first time
If you want to travel abroad with your child, they will need a travel document. Depending on the destination country, your child will need a child passport, identity card or a regular passport. The identity documents must be applied for in person.
Out of force - child passport extension
If the child's passport expires, you as the legal guardian can apply for an extension.
Out of force - children's passport change due to change of address
If you change your place of residence, you must arrange for your child's passport to be changed.
Passport issuance new due to change of other data
If you change your place of residence, you must arrange for your passport to be changed.
Passport issuance new due to name change in case of divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership
If your last name has changed (for example, due to marriage or divorce), you must immediately apply for a new travel document.
Passport replacement in the event of passport loss abroad
If you have lost your passport abroad or it has been stolen and you wish to travel home, you must have replacement travel documents issued. You can apply for these at the German diplomatic mission in the country you are traveling to.
View travel and safety information on the website of the German Foreign Office
Travel and safety information for your destination can be found on the website of the German Foreign Office.
