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Prerequisites

• You already have a valid passport.
• You can give an important reason why you need a second passport.
• Your justification meets the legal requirements.
• You have German citizenship.
• You are present in person.

Documents required

• current biometric passport photo (A photo booth is available. The fee for an on-site photo is EUR 6.00. You will not receive a printout. The photo booth is not suitable for passport photos of babies and small children.)
• Proof of the need for a second passport (for example, a certificate from the employer confirming frequent trips abroad or travel confirmation for travel to certain countries)
• valid passport or identity card

Please note

General reasons, frequent trips abroad or the fact that your passport is already fully stamped with visas are not sufficient to obtain a second passport.

Even if you already had a second passport, you must provide evidence of the reasons again when reissuing a new one.

Deadlines

Validity period: 6 years

Procedure

- You can make an appointment online or by calling 115.

• You appear in person at the appointment and apply for the second passport by submitting the necessary documents.
• The fingerprints of your index fingers are scanned and stored electronically.
• The second passport will be ordered for you from an external agency.
• You will receive a collection slip with which you can collect the second passport.
• You pay the fees.
• You can find out when your second passport is ready for collection using the QR code on the collection slip.
• You or a person authorized by you will collect the second passport.

Processing time

The application process takes approximately 15 minutes.


Approximately 4 to 6 weeks after submitting your application, you can collect your second passport from the office where you applied for it.


Approximately 3 to 5 working days after submitting your application, you can collect your express second passport from the office where you applied for it.

Fees

• 37.50 EUR for applicants under 24 years of age


• 70.00 EUR for applicants aged 24 and over

• 22.00 EUR for a second passport with 48 pages


• 32.00 EUR for a second passport using the express procedure

Legal remedies

• Complaint


• Contradiction

Legal basis

Passport Act (PassG)






Passport Administration Regulation (PassVwV)






§ 15 Passport Ordinance (PassV)