Reisepass für in Berlin nicht gemeldete Personen, Touristen und Deutsche mit Wohnsitz im Ausland Passport for persons not registered in Berlin, tourists, and Germans resident abroad

• You hold German citizenship • Appearing in person is required in every case • Passport for minors • the child must be present when the application is submitted. • the application must be submitted by the legal representative. (this is usually both parents)

• 1 current, digital biometric passport photo (New regulation as of 01.05.2025) • Biometric passport photos for passport and identity card documents may now only be produced digitally directly at the authority (LABO) or at certified photo studios, and transmitted by a secure electronic route. • 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. • Your passport if available, otherwise your Personalausweis (identity card) (even if it has already expired) • You have your residence abroad Not all countries have a registration requirement (Meldepflicht). It may therefore be necessary to provide proof of residence abroad. Depending on where you live, there are different ways of doing this. To avoid unnecessary delays, inform yourself beforehand on the websites of the German missions abroad (under "Further information"). • Information sheet for Germans abroad www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/buergerdienste/infoblatt_pass_aus Further information for applicants • Civil status certificate Submission of the birth certificate or marriage certificate is only required if there are discrepancies from previous entries (for example, a change of name due to marriage).

For the homeless • 37.50 euros: for people up to age 24 (regular passport) • 70.00 euros: for people over 24 (regular passport) • 26.00 euros: temporary passport For people resident outside Berlin • 75.00 euros (37.50 euros passport fee + 37.50 euros non-jurisdiction fee): for people up to age 24 • 140.00 euros (70.00 euros passport fee + 70.00 euros non-jurisdiction fee): for people over 24 • 52.00 euros (26.00 euros passport fee + 26.00 euros non-jurisdiction fee): temporary passport Surcharges • 22.00 euros: surcharge for 48-page passport • 32.00 euros: surcharge for expedited application

• Passgesetz (PaßG, Passport Act) § 6 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pa_g_1986/__6.html • Verordnung zur Durchführung des Passgesetzes (PassV, Ordinance Implementing the Passport Act) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/passv_2007/ • Passverwaltungsvorschrift (PassVwV, Administrative Regulation on Passports) www.verwaltungsvorschriften-im-internet.de/bsvwvbund_1612201

The passports will be ready for collection in eight weeks.

• Travel guide "Sicher Reisen" (Safe Travel) (Federal Foreign Office) www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit • Application for issuance of a passport by the non-present parent www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/buergerdienste/zustimmungserklaer • Websites of the German missions abroad (Federal Foreign Office) www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/deutsche-ausla • Information on the passport (Federal Ministry of the Interior) www.bmi.bund.de/DE/themen/moderne-verwaltung/ausweise-und-pa • Information sheet for Germans abroad (Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten) (State Office for Citizens' and Regulatory Affairs) www.berlin.de/labo/_assets/buergerdienste/infoblatt_pass_aus

Passports for persons not registered in Berlin - tourists - can only be applied for at the Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (State Office for Civil and Regulatory Affairs).