Passport application - for persons under 18

• When applying for a passport for a child or person under the age of 18, at least one parent must accompany the child to one of the BürgerServiceCenter locations.
  
  • As a general rule, all legal guardians must consent to the issuance of the passport. You can find the consent form under “Forms” – “ePassport Consent Form.”
• Schedule an appointment online or by phone, or come during walk-in hours. Please note the opening hours.
• Bring all necessary documents with you.
• The staff will help you fill out the application on site. You simply need to sign the application.
• For children ages 6 and older, fingerprints will be taken and stored in the passport.
• You will receive a pickup slip that you can use to pick up your passport.
• You’ll pay the fees.
• You can check the current processing status of your child’s passport online.
  
  • To do so, use the online service “Status Inquiry for ID Document Processing” and enter the serial number of the document you applied for. 
    
    • You can find the serial number on the pickup slip provided when you submitted the application.
• If the child is to pick up the passport themselves, the legal guardians must give their consent to this when submitting the application.
• As soon as the passport is ready for pickup, pick it up at the office where you applied for it.
  
  • You can find all the information about picking up the passport under “Further Information” – “Picking up an ID Card/Passport/eID Card.”
• Direct delivery to your home address is not available for children.

More information

• German citizens need a visa to enter the USA or Canada without a visa:
  
  • a regular (machine-readable bordeaux red) passport
  • and additionally an electronic entry permit
    
    • This can be applied for via the electronic travel authorization systems of the USA or Canada.
      
      • The links to the respective travel authorization systems can be found under "Further information".

• Children must always be present at the time of application.
• 1. Use the QR code to download a digital passport photo, or have your photo taken directly at the Citizen Service Center
  
  • Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment.
  • For younger children, we recommend having passport photos taken by a professional photographer. You can find out the cost from the photographer or other service providers.
• Proof of identity
  
  • Your child's previous passport
  • temporary passport of your child
  • your child's identity card
  • child's passport
• Original birth certificate
  
  • For children who do not yet have a children's passport, passport or identity card.
• Identification documents of the custodial persons present
• Declaration of consent and a copy of the identity card of the person with custody who is not present
• If necessary, proof of custody if only one person has custody
• Certificate with current name, if applicable
  

  For example:
  

  • Birth certificate, marriage certificate, marriage certificate.
  • Family register.
  • Declaration of name.
• Further documents may be required, for example
  
  • in the event of loss due to theft: police report.

• Status query Processing of ID documents
  

• Declaration of consent ePassport (pdf, 196.4 KB)
  

37,50 EUR for persons under 24 years of age.
32,00 EUR additionally for the issue in the express procedure.
22,00 EUR additionally for the 48-page pass.
6,00 EUR Photo costs (if no photo is transmitted by the photographer via a QR code brought along).

What deadlines must be paid attention to?

6 years Valid for applicants under 24 years of age.
The passport loses its validity earlier if
- the personal details entered are no longer correct or
- the passport photo is no longer clearly suitable for identification purposes. This can be the case in particular with passports for infants or small children.

How long does it take to process

6 weeks to 8 weeks In the express process approx. 4 - 5 days.

• § 6 Absatz 1 Passgesetz (PassG)
• § 1 Verordnung zur Durchführung des Passgesetzes (Passverordnung - PassV)
• § 15 Verordnung zur Durchführung des Passgesetzes (Passverordnung - PassV)
• Section 15 of the Ordinance on the Implementation of the Passport Act (Passport Ordinance – PassV)
• Section 1 of the Ordinance on the Implementation of the Passport Act (Passport Ordinance – PassV)
• Section 6(1) of the Passport Act (PassG)

• Reisepass beantragen
• Personalausweis / Reisepass / eID-Karte abholen
• Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise des Auswärtigen Amtes
• Informationen zum Reisepass für Kinder auf der Internetseite des Bundesministeriums des Innern (BMI)
• Allgemeine Informationen über Reisepässe und Personalausweise auf der Internetseite des Auswärtigen Amts
• Elektronisches Reisegenehmigungssystem des Ministeriums für Innere Sicherheit der Vereinigten Staaten
• Elektronische Reisegenehmigung (eTA) für Kanada beantragen
• Apply for a passport
• General information on passports and identity cards on the Federal Foreign Office’s website
• Apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) for Canada
• Electronic System for Travel Authorisation of the United States Department of Homeland Security
• Collect your identity card / passport / eID card
• Travel and safety advice from the Federal Foreign Office
• Information on passports for children on the website of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI)