Apply for express passport

Prerequisites

• You have German citizenship.
• To submit the application, you must come in person (this also applies to minors).
• Minors must appear with at least one legal guardian. If a legal guardian does not appear in person, their written consent with signature and the original identity card/passport are required.
• In the case of shared custody, the person with custody with whom the minor primarily resides (main residence) must be present.
• You are registered with an apartment in Hamburg. If you are registered with a second residence in Hamburg, the approval of the ID authority at the location of your main residence is required to issue the ID document. This will be obtained by Hamburg Service.

Documents required

• Current passport photo, which must meet the photo requirements for electronic ID cards.
  The requirements for the passport photo can be found in the photo sample table (see link “Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland - Photo sample table”, at the bottom of this page under “Forms, Service & Links”).
  
  A photo booth (speed capture terminal) is available. The fee for a photo on site is EUR 6.00. You will not receive a printout. Please note that the existing photo booth is not suitable for taking passport photos of infants and small children.
  
• If available: valid identification document, for example ID card or old passport
• For minors: birth certificate, children's passport, declaration of consent and identity cards or passports of the guardians. Evidence of sole custody, presence of the minor child and legal guardian.

Please note

The passport can be picked up by a person authorized by you.

Deadlines

Validity period:

• 6 years for applicants under the age of 24


• 10 years for applicants aged 24 and over

Procedure

You can only apply for an Express Passport on site at Hamburg Service. Only you can do that personally. You can make an appointment online or by phone. The application is filled out by officials. All you have to do is sign. When you apply, your fingerprints will be taken to be stored in the chip in your passport (usually a flat imprint of your left and right index finger).
The passport is produced by Bundesdruckerei GmbH and sent to Hamburg Service. You can then collect the passport from Hamburg Service.

Processing time

• usually within 3-4 working days

Fees

• Persons aged 24 and over 102 EUR (including the express order fee of 32 EUR)


• Persons under 24 years 69.50 (including the express order fee of 32 EUR)


• Please note that additional fees apply in case of incompetence and passports with more than 32 pages.

Legal remedies

no

Legal basis

• § 6 Paragraph 1 Passport Act (PassG)
  www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pa_g_1986/__6.html


• § 1 Passport Ordinance (PassV)
  www.gesetze-im-internet.de/passv_2007/__1.html


• § 15 Passport Ordinance (PassV)
  www.gesetze-im-internet.de/passv_2007/__15.html