Apply for an express passport

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  • Service description

    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' Registration 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.

  • Process flow

    • You can only apply for a passport using the express order procedure in person at the Citizens' Registration Office.
    • The application is filled out by the authority 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 impression 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 the documents from the authorities.
    • For important reasons, you can also apply for the document in another municipality or at a German diplomatic mission abroad.

  • Requirements

    • 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.
      • a criminal prosecution,
      • the execution of a sentence or
      • want to evade a statutory maintenance obligation.

  • What documents are needed?

    • 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 necessary, a declaration of consent from the parent with custody who is not present
      • if there is only one legal guardian, additionally the proof of custody
    Special instructions for - Verbandsgemeinde Göllheim

    The passport photos must not be older than 6 months.

  • What are the fees?

    The basic fees for the passport are doubled if

    • the issue must be made outside official business hours, or
    • you do not apply for the permit at your main place of residence.

    Fee: 69,50 €
    Prepayment: Yes
    Express passport application if you are under 24 years of age.

    Fee: 102,00 €
    Prepayment: Yes
    Express passport application if you are 24 years or older

    Fee: 22,00 €
    Prepayment: Yes
    Surcharge for a passport in the express order procedure with 48 pages
    Special instructions for - Verbandsgemeinde Göllheim

    Fee: € 102
    from 48 pages € 124

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    For applicants under 24 years of age

    Period of validity: 6 years

    For applicants aged 24 and over

    Period of validity: 10 years

  • Processing time

    The prerequisite is that the order is received by the passport manufacturer by 12:00 noon.

    Deadline: 3 working days

  • Legal basis


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