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Carry out background checks in air traffic

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Procedure

            			
A background check is requested for you by your employer in writing or online.  

Written application: 


  • You will receive a form from your employer for this purpose.
  • You must complete the form and submit it to your employer together with all the requested documents.
  • Your employer will then check your documents and apply to the aviation security authority for a background check on your behalf.

The aviation security authority will then review the application by checking all the information you have provided. For this purpose, the aviation security authority will obtain information from, among others 


  • Police
  • Office for the Protection of the Constitution
  • law enforcement authorities
  • intelligence services
  • civil registers
  • immigration authorities if you are not a German citizen.

If the aviation security authority has further questions during your check, the aviation security authority may ask you to comment on the questions. You are generally obliged to actively cooperate in the check.  

After the check, you and your employer will receive an official notification from the aviation security authority about the result of your background check.  

If the result is positive: 


  • your background check is valid for 5 years,
  • but can be revoked during this time if the aviation security authority gains new information about you, for example if criminal proceedings give rise to doubts about your reliability.

If the result is negative, you can lodge an objection with the aviation security authority within 4 weeks. 

Digital: For Hamburg, Bremen, Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, it has been possible to submit an application for a background check or background check and access authorization online since 2022. 


  • Create a free service account in the Hamburg service portal.
  • Complete the online application and upload all the required documents.
  • Send the completed document digitally to the relevant authority.
  • For employees and private individuals: Print out the application PDF after completion, sign it and send it by post to the responsible authority.
  • For private individuals: Pay directly after submitting the application by credit card, Visa card or SEPA direct debit.
  • The remaining steps are the same as the written procedure.
			
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The following information is available: The validity of the background check is 5 years. Information is also obtained from authorities and criminal records. Student pilots and private pilots can apply directly to the relevant aviation security authority for a background check. 

Legal remedy: Appeal or, in some federal states, legal action before the competent administrative court.