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New national passport: Transfer of the residence permit

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What to do if you have received a new national passport and need to have your residence permit transferred

		    


                					    

						    

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If the applicant has received a new national passport and is still in possession of a valid residence permit, the re-issue of the residence permit must be applied for (so-called "transfer"). This residence title is issued as an electronic residence permit (eAT). eAT is produced by Bundesdruckerei in Berlin and then sent to the Migration Office for issue. This results in waiting times of currently about 4 weeks.

								    

									    Requirements
The new and the old national passport must be presented by the deadline and, due to the need to store biometric data for the electronic residence permit, two fingerprints must be taken from each applicant. This also applies to children from the age of 6. Therefore, when applying for the residence permit, a personal visit is absolutely necessary from the age of 6 years. Two biometric photographs (45mm x 35mm/face height at least 32mm) are required of each person (also applies to infants and small children). For infants and toddlers, limited deviations from the biometric requirements are permitted. For school-age children, a current school certificate is also required.

								    
What documents do I need?
    
    
  • new and old national passport        
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  • 2 photographs        
    according to the  photo sample board

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  • current school certificate        
    for school-age children

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