Citizenship card

    Description

    The possession of German citizenship is proven in a binding manner for all authorities by means of a citizenship card, which is issued by the citizenship authority on application as part of a special assessment procedure.

    Online services

    Alternatively, please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible online service in this section

    Contact point

    The citizenship authority is the district committee in the districts and the magistrate in the district-free cities.

    Contact person

    Please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible contact person

    Prerequisites

    A citizenship card can only be issued if the existence of German citizenship has been established. To this end, the nationality authority shall examine

    • whether and by what means you acquired German citizenship,
    • whether and by what means you have lost your German citizenship again.

    In addition to your personal information, information about the persons from whom you derive your nationality is therefore also required. Please seek advice from the authorities.

    Costs

    The fee for the proof of nationality is 25.00 euros.

    Area of validity

    Hesse

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 18.11.2008
    Technisch geändert on 08.07.2024

    Keywords

    Nationality card, Certificate of nationality, Proof of nationality, Nationality

    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 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019