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Transfer of a EU Blue Card to a new passport

Blaue Karte EU auf einen neuen Pass übertragen
Official English page German-only parts machine-translated, 2026-09-15
Do you have an EU Blue Card and have you received a new passport? Then (only) the plastic card of your EU Blue Card residence permit is no longer valid, since this plastic card refers to your old passport. However, your residence title EU Blue Card is still valid. Please read the following notes before booking an appointment. Is your EU Blue Card only valid for a maximum of a further 6 months? If so, then a transfer no longer makes sense. Just come to the Berlin Immigration Office when it is time and neccessary to renew your EU Blue Card. This will save you time and money. Are you wanting to travel abroad? If no appointments are available at short notice, you can still travel abroad. Re-entry to Germany is easy, if your EU Blue Card residence permit is still valid and you still have the old passport. Take your old and new passports and your EU Blue Card with you on your trip. However, we recommend that you enquire about the entry and exit conditions of the country you are visiting before you travel abroad (for example at the embassy of the country you are visiting).

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• Main residence in Berlin service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/120686/de_plain/ • Personal appearance by appointment is required Transfers are made at the Citizens' Registration Offices or at the Berlin Immigration Office generally only with an appointment. • Transfer in a Bürgeramt You can generally have the transfer carried out at any Berlin Citizens Registration Office (Bürgeramt), as long as the following requirements are met: • You have your old, full passport together with the valid EU Blue Card. • The EU Blue Card was issued in Berlin. • Your old passport is complete. • There is no more than 12 months between the expiry date of the old passport and the date of issue of the new passport. • You have not resided outside the federal territory for a continuous period longer than 12 months. • Transfer in the Berlin Immigration Office If one of the above mentioned requirements for making the transfer at the Citizens Registration Office (Bürgeramt) is not met (e.g. old passport is no longer present, the EU Blue Card was not issued in Berlin) the Berlin Immigration Office is responsible for the transfer.

Documents you need

• Your new passport • Your old passport If your passport has been stolen and you have reported the theft to the police, please bring the report with you. • Your EU Blue Card together with the supplementary sheet • 1 current, biometric passport photo (new regulation effective May 1, 2025) • Since May 1, 2025, biometric passport photos may only be taken digitally at government offices or photo studios and transmitted via a secure electronic channel. • Please check the website of the Berlin Immigration Office (see “More information”) for the latest information in good time before your appointment. • Before your appointment at the Bürgeramt, please note the information on passport photos in the location description.

Fees

• 67.00 euros Turkish citizens • 27.60 euros: up to the age of 24 • 46.00 euros: from the age of 24 For creating a digital passport photo at the self-service terminal on site: 6.00 euros

Legal basis

• Aufenthaltsverordnung (AufenthV) [Residence Ordinance] § 45c www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthv/__45c.html • Aufenthaltsverordnung (AufenthV) § 52a www.gesetze-im-internet.de/aufenthv/__52a.html

Processing time

After the appointment, it takes approximately 4 weeks for the EU Blue Card to be issued as an electronic residence permit and ready for collection.

Further information

• Digital passport photos for residence documents from 01.05.2025 (Berlin Immigration Office) www.berlin.de/einwanderung/ueber-uns/aktuelles/artikel.15415

Who is responsible

This service can generally be used at any Bürgeramt (citizens' office) in Berlin if the following requirements are met: • You have your old, complete passport; • Your Blue Card EU was issued in Berlin or was last transferred by a Berlin Bürgeramt (citizens' office); • No more than 12 months lie between the expiry date of the old passport and the date of issue of the new passport; • You have not been abroad continuously for longer than 12 months. In all other cases: Landesamt für Einwanderung (State Office for Immigration).

Responsible for you

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

Original

German originalOfficial English page

Service number 326798 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/326798/