Reisepass Ausstellung express

The delivery time for a passport is usually at least 3 to 4 weeks. If you need a passport at short notice, you can apply for one using the express order procedure.

You can identify yourself with a passport when you travel to other countries. If you need the passport urgently, you can apply for it in an express order procedure at a citizens' office. The delivery time for your new passport is usually 3 working days. You will have to pay a higher fee for this.

The normal passport has 32 pages. If you travel a lot, you can apply for a passport with 48 pages. Both variants can be applied for using the express order procedure.

You can apply for your passport using the express order procedure at your local citizens' office at your main place of residence. You can also submit an application to any other citizens' office if you can provide an important reason for doing so. There is an additional surcharge for this.

• Important information about passport photos! From 01.05.2025, passport photos can only be processed digitally. Photos in paper form will then no longer be accepted.

  You can have a photo taken by the photographer, who will send it to us online via a cloud. Alternatively, you can use chargeable terminals in the citizens' offices. The digital photo is available to us directly (from May 2025).

• Current biometric passport photo (not older than 6 months)
• If available and not yet validated: old passport, temporary passport, identity card, temporary identity card, children's passport
• If applicable: civil status certificate such as birth certificate, marriage certificate or civil partnership certificate

• You have German citizenship.
• There must be no grounds for refusing a passport, such as the assumption that you wish to avoid prosecution, execution of a sentence or a statutory maintenance obligation by leaving the country.

• You can only apply for a passport using the express order procedure in person at the Citizens' Office.
• The application is only possible with an agreed appointment.
• The children must also be present.
• The application will be completed by the office staff. All you have to do is sign it. When you apply, your fingerprints will be taken solely for the purpose of storing them in the passport chip.
• A representative can be authorized to collect the fingerprints. To do this, the authorized representative must identify themselves accordingly and bring a power of attorney as well as the identity card or passport of the person granting the power of attorney.
• In principle, passports can only be collected (even without an appointment) from the Bürgerbüro Mitte.

• You can find out whether you need a passport for your destination from the embassy of the country of entry or on the homepage of the Federal Foreign Office by entering your destination country and clicking on "Entry and customs". Citizens' offices are not allowed to advise you on this.
• It is not possible to change personal details (e.g. name after marriage) in the passport. In these cases, a new passport must be applied for if necessary.
• Please note when traveling to the USA and Canada: In addition to a regular (machine-readable bordeaux red) passport, German citizens must also be in possession of an electronic entry permit for visa-free entry into the USA or Canada, which can be applied for via the electronic travel authorization systems of the USA or Canada.
• An express passport can be applied for at the earliest 21 days before the booked vacation.
• Children over the age of 10 must sign.
• If all the necessary documents are available, children under the age of 18 can only apply for a passport with one parent. The completed "Declaration of consent for passport" form signed by the parents or legal guardians and their identity documents (including copies) must then be presented by the other parent.