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Apply for a Temporary Identity Card (Personalausweis)

Personalausweis vorläufig beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Has your identity card (Personalausweis) already expired or been lost? You can apply for a provisional identity card if you need an identity card immediately for a specific occasion. The provisional identity card is primarily a substitute document for temporarily meeting the requirement to hold valid identification. Its validity is up to 3 months. If you plan to travel abroad at short notice, we recommend applying for a passport instead, since a provisional identity card is generally not sufficient for entry into other countries (exception: some EU countries).

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• German citizenship • Personal appearance is required in every case The applicant (including minors) must be present when the application is submitted. • Minors who have not yet turned 16: The application must be submitted by the legal representative(s)/guardian(s). The child must also be present when the application is submitted. As a rule, the legal representatives are the parents. • Residence in Berlin (exceptions possible) • You live in Berlin and are registered here. • A secondary residence (Nebenwohnsitz) in Berlin is sufficient if there is an important reason. In this case, however, the document costs more, because the municipality of your main residence (Hauptwohnsitz) must give its consent (more under "Fees"). • Personalausweis (identity card) for persons not registered in Berlin, tourists, and Germans resident abroad service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326550/ If you • are staying in Berlin but do not have a fixed residence (for homeless persons), • or are staying in Berlin temporarily and are currently registered outside Berlin, • or are staying in Berlin for tourism purposes, you also have the possibility of applying for a Personalausweis (identity card) in Berlin. These documents can only be applied for at the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Citizen and Regulatory Affairs).

Documents you need

• 1 current, digital biometric passport photo (New regulation from 01.05.2025) • Biometric passport photos for passport and identity card documents may now only be produced digitally directly at the authorities (Bürgerämter [citizens' offices]) or at certified photo studios, and transmitted by a secure electronic channel. • If you, as the applicant, belong to a religious community whose rules require you not to appear in public without a head covering, you must credibly demonstrate this when applying for the first time. • Our recommendation for the fastest possible process: have the digital, biometric photo for babies and young children under 6 years of age taken in advance by a certified photo service provider. The Bürgeramt (citizens' office) can retrieve the photo from the cloud. • Your old document (if available) If you still have an old document, please bring it with you, even if it has already expired or been invalidated. • Your valid document (if available) for example • Your Personalausweis (identity card) • Your old Reisepass (passport) • Civil status certificate, if applicable Please bring a birth certificate, marriage certificate, or civil partnership certificate, • if you have never had a document such as a Personalausweis (identity card) or a Reisepass (passport), • if your personal details differ from the data stored in the Melderegister (register of residents). This can be the case, for example, after a marriage or a change of name. • If you have been naturalized and want to apply for German documents for the first time • Passport or ID card of the state of your previous nationality, or a certificate of identity from the Landesamt für Einwanderung (State Office for Immigration, LEA). • Einbürgerungsurkunde (naturalization certificate)

Fees

• €10.00: for the provisional identity card • €13.00 additional: for the provisional identity card, if Berlin is your secondary residence • €6.00 additional: for taking the passport photo on site

Legal basis

• Personalausweisgesetz (PAuswG, Identity Card Act) § 9 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pauswg/__9.html

Processing time

Die Ausstellung ist in der Regel sofort möglich, wenn die Identität des Beantragenden feststeht. As a rule, issuance is possible immediately once the applicant's identity has been established.

Further information

• Fees and validity (Bundesministerium des Inneren, Federal Ministry of the Interior) www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-bue • Identity card (Personalausweis) for persons not registered in Berlin, tourists and Germans resident abroad (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326550/

Who is responsible

This service can be used at any Bürgeramt (citizens' office) if you are registered with a residence (Anmeldung) in Berlin.

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 120682 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120682/