Passport, registration of a religious or artist name

Prerequisites

Religious or pseudonymous name on identity card, passport or population register, otherwise certificate from the Ministry of the Interior and Sport, Office for Migration.

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 the 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.
  
• passport
• Proof from the Ministry of the Interior and Sport - Office for Migration - of the right to use a religious or stage name (see link)
• When registering a doctoral title - proof of the doctoral title (certificate of possession from the university/college or certificate of award)

Please note

• The entry of a religious or artist name or a doctorate is always associated with the reissuance of a passport.
• The doctoral title is the only academic degree that can be entered in official documents.

Deadlines

No

Procedure

Personal application required. The application is forwarded to Bundesdruckerei for further processing.

Processing time

Application takes about 15 minutes. Processing time approx. 4-6 weeks.

Fees

There are fees for the reissue of the passport - up to the age of 24: 37.50 EUR (valid for 6 years), later 60 EUR (valid for 10 years). Authorization issued by the Department of the Interior and Sport (BIS) between EUR 5-35.

Legal basis

Section 6 (1) Passport Act (PassG), Sections 1 and 15 Passport Ordinance (PassV)