Apply for a temporary identity card

    Has your ID card been lost or expired and you need a new one at short notice? Then you can apply for a temporary ID card at the Citizens' Registration Office.

    Description

    You can use the temporary ID card to bridge the time until a regular ID card is issued.

    Your temporary ID card is valid for a maximum of 3 months.

    You must return the temporary ID card when the new regular ID card is issued to you.

    Online service

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    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 26.11.2025

    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2025

    Language

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017

    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Contact point

    Bitte wenden Sie sich an die Personalausweisbehörde (Oberbürgermeister/Bürgermeister) der Wohnortgemeinde.

    Information for Dieburg: Spezielle Hinweise für Stadt Dieburg

    Contact person

    Stadt Dieburg - Einwohnerwesen, Passangelegenheiten, Statistik

    Address

    address

    Markt 4

    64807 Dieburg

    Save contact

    Elevator available

    Wheelchair access

    Opening hours

    Montag bis Donnerstag 08:00 - 12:00 Uhr
    Donnerstag 14:00 - 17:30 Uhr
    Freitag 08:00 - 11:30 Uhr

    Bitte vereinbaren Sie einen Termin.

    Terminen können Sie telefonisch, per E-Mail oder über unsere Online-Terminvergabe buchen.

    Hier kommen Sie zur Online-Terminvergabe des Einwohnermeldeamtes Dieburg

    Contact

    telephone: +49 6071 2002-119

    telephone: +49 6071 2002-120

    telephone: +49 6071 2002-319

    telephone: +49 6071 2002-419

    fax: +49 6071 2002-100

    e-mail: ewo@dieburg.de

    Contact person

    Internet

    Forms

    Version

    Technisch geändert on 27.11.2025

    Language version

    de

    Sprache: de

    Required documents

    • biometric digital passport photo: taken on site at the authority or by a registered domestic photo service provider (photographer)
    • if available and not yet validated: old identity card or passport or child's passport (valid or already expired)
    • if no valid passport or identity card is available: Birth certificate, marriage certificate if applicable
    • for children under the age of 16: if applicable, a declaration of consent from the custodial parent who is not present
      • if there is only one parent or legal guardian, additional proof of custody

    Information for Dieburg: Spezielle Hinweise für Stadt Dieburg

    Prerequisites

    You can apply for a temporary identity card under the following conditions:

    • You have German citizenship
    • You are registered in Germany
    • You do not have a valid identity card
    • You urgently need a valid identity document.

    Procedure

    You must apply for the temporary ID card in person.

    • Apply for the temporary ID card at the citizens' office at your main place of residence.
    • If you do not apply for your temporary ID card at your main place of residence, you need an important reason. Please contact the Citizens' Registration Office of your choice to find out whether the Citizens' Registration Office will accept your reason.
    • As a rule, the Citizens' Registration Office will issue your temporary ID card immediately.

    Deadlines

    Period of validity: 3 months

    Costs

    A fee reduction or exemption is possible under certain conditions.

    Vorläufiger Personalausweis: Fee 10,00 EUR (The amount is to be paid in advance) (Information on cost composition can be found here)

    Zuschlag zur Gebühr bei Antragstellung außerhalb der Dienstzeit oder nicht am Hauptwohnsitz: Fee 13,00 EUR (The amount is to be paid in advance) (Information on cost composition can be found here)

    Gebühr für Passfoto, wenn die Behörde das Lichtbildsystem PointID der Bundesdruckerei GmbH verwendet. Verwendet die Behörde Lichtbildsysteme anderer Hersteller, darf das Entgelt abweichen.: Fee 6,00 EUR (The amount is to be paid in advance) (Information on cost composition can be found here)

    Notes (specifics)

    Please note the following:

    • You can apply for the provisional and the new, regular ID card in Germany at the same time.
    • You cannot apply for the provisional ID card at German diplomatic missions abroad.
    • If your ID card is stolen or lost, you must report this to the police.

    Further Information

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Official approval

    Officially approved by Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) on 02.12.2025

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 20.10.2008

    Technisch geändert on 08.12.2025

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    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de

    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017

    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en

    Sprachbezeichnung nativ:

    English

    Technisch erstellt on 07.07.2021

    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019