Apply for an express passport

Do you need a passport at short notice and can't wait 2 weeks or more for a regular passport? Then you can apply for your passport using the express order procedure.

If you need a passport urgently, you can apply for it using the express order procedure. The delivery time for your new passport is then usually 3 working days until it is ready for collection from the domestic authority. You pay a surcharge for this.

The express passport is a regular passport whose production is accelerated. If you need a passport immediately, you can apply for a temporary passport. However, this does not have all the functions of the regular passport and has a significantly shorter period of validity.

If you are traveling with children, you can also apply for their passports express.

You can apply for your passport using the express procedure at your local citizens' office at your main place of residence. You can also make such an application at any other citizens' office if you have an important reason. There is an additional surcharge for this.

Please contact your local citizens' office.

• biometric digital passport photo: taken on site at the authority or by a registered domestic photo service provider (photographer)
• a valid identity document, for example:
  • Your old passport
  • temporary passport, identity card or temporary identity card
• if applicable, civil status certificate such as
  • birth certificate
  • marriage certificate
  • civil partnership certificate
• for children under the age of 16: if applicable, declaration of consent from the non-custodial parent present
  • if there is only one parent or guardian, additional proof of custody

• You have German citizenship.
• There must be no grounds for refusing a passport. This includes, for example, the assumption that you will be able to obtain a passport by leaving the country.
  • criminal prosecution,
  • enforcement of a sentence or
  • to evade a statutory maintenance obligation.

• You can only apply for a passport using the express order procedure in person at the Citizens' Registration Office.
• The application will be filled out by the office staff with you on site. All you have to do is sign it.
• When you apply, your fingerprints will be taken solely for the purpose of storing them in the passport chip.
  • Usually a flat print of the left and right index finger
  • Children under the age of 6 do not have to give a fingerprint.
• You will be notified when you can collect your express passport.
• You can authorize another person of legal age in writing to collect it from the authorities.
• For important reasons, you can also apply for the document in another municipality or at a German diplomatic mission abroad.

The basic fees for the passport are doubled if

• the passport has to be issued outside official office hours or
• you do not apply for the passport to be issued at your main place of residence.

Express passport application if you are under 24 years of age.: Fee 69,50 EUR (The amount is to be paid in advance)

Express passport application if you are 24 years or older: Fee 102,00 EUR (The amount is to be paid in advance)

Surcharge for a passport in the express order procedure with 48 pages:: Fee 22,00 EUR (The amount is to be paid in advance)