Apply for a passport using the express procedure

• § Section 6 (5) Passport Act (PassG)
• Section 27(1)(1)(g) of the Ordinance on the Implementation of the Passport Act
• § Section 1 Ordinance on the Implementation of the Passport Act (Passport Ordinance - PassV)

• Biometric digital passport photograph: taken on site at the relevant government office or by a registered domestic photography service provider (photographer).
  • When applying at German diplomatic missions abroad, exceptions may apply and a paper passport photograph may be required
• if available and not yet cancelled: your previous
  • Passport
  • provisional passport
  • Identity card
  • temporary identity card
  • Children's passport
• where applicable, a civil status document, such as:
  • Birth certificate
  • Marriage certificate
  • Civil partnership certificate
• for children or young people under the age of 18:
  • Identification documents of the custodial persons present
  • If applicable, a declaration of consent and a copy of the identity card of the person with parental authority who is not present
  • if there is only one parent or legal guardian, additional proof of custody

From 1 May 2025, only digitally created biometric photographs will be accepted in the application process.
The photograph can be taken by external service providers (e.g. photographers) who make it available to the passport or ID card authority in a cloud for retrieval.
Alternatively, digital photographs can usually also be taken at the passport or ID card authority.
If necessary, find out before your appointment whether the photo can be taken at the authority.
Printed passport photos you have brought with you or digital passport photos you have taken yourself will no longer be processed.

• You have German citizenship.
• You must be present in person when applying for your passport.
  • If you are applying for a passport for your child or someone in your care, that person must also be present when you submit the application.
• for children under the age of 18:
  • You are entitled to custody.
• There must be no grounds for refusing a passport. This includes, for example, the assumption that you will be prevented from travelling abroad by
  • a criminal prosecution,
  • the execution of a sentence or
  • want to evade a statutory maintenance obligation.

• You can only apply for a passport via the express application process in person at the Citizens’ Office.
• The application is filled out by the authority staff with you on site. All you have to do is sign it.
• When you apply, your fingerprints will be taken solely for the purpose of storing them on the passport’s chip.
  • usually a flat impression of the left and right index fingers
  • Children under the age of 6 do not have to give a fingerprint.
• Children aged 10 and over must provide a signature; signatures from younger children are permitted if they are able to write.
• You will be notified when your express passport is ready for collection.
• You may authorise another adult in writing to collect the item on your behalf from the local authority.
• For valid reasons, you may also apply for the document at another local authority, or at a German diplomatic mission abroad.

Processing time: usually 3 working days

• The prerequisite is that the order is received by the passport manufacturer by 12:00 noon.

• Information on passports and identity cards on the website of the Federal Foreign Office (AA)
• Information on the security of the destination country or transit country and on the required documents on the website of the Federal Foreign Office (AA)
• Information on the German passport on the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI)

• Apply for an express passport in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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• Apply for a passport using the express procedure

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