Apply for a passport using the express procedure

You can identify yourself with a passport when travelling to other countries. If you need a passport urgently, you can apply for it in an express procedure at a citizens' office. Your new passport will then be ready faster. You will have to pay more 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 procedure.

You can apply for your passport using the express procedure at your local Citizens' Registration Office at your main place of residence. Applications can be made at any other citizens' registration office if an important reason is presented; a surcharge for lack of jurisdiction will apply.

• § Section 6 (1) of the Passport Act (PaßG)
• § 1 Passport Ordinance (PassV)
• § Section 15 Passport Ordinance (PassV)

• Biometric passport photo: The photo must be
  • be up-to-date and
  • fulfil the requirements for photos for electronic passports.
• if available and not yet cancelled: old passport
• If available: valid identification document, e.g. identity card or old passport, if it is still valid.
• under certain circumstances: Civil status certificate such as birth certificate, marriage certificate or civil partnership certificate, if personal details differ from the data stored in the population register.

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.

There must be no grounds for refusal.

You can only apply for an express passport in person at the Citizens' Registration Office. Only you can do this in person. The application is completed by the authority staff. All you have to do is sign it. When you apply, your fingerprints will be taken for storage in the passport chip (usually a flat print of your left and right index finger).
The passport is produced by Bundesdruckerei GmbH and sent to the authorities. You can then collect the passport from the authority.

Processing time: usually 3 working days

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

• Forms: none
• Online procedure possible: no
• Written form required: yes
• Personal appearance required: yes

Detailed travel and safety information for all countries can be found online at the Federal Foreign Office. Under "Entry requirements for German nationals" you can find out for which countries a passport is required or an identity card is sufficient.

• Travel and safety advice from the Federal Foreign Office

• Apply for an express passport in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Passport authorities in the independent towns, large towns belonging to the district, offices and independent municipalities