Change of address due to relocation

If the address of your main residence changes, we will enter the new place of residence in your passport. It is not necessary to reissue your passport. The change should be made at the same time as you register your place of residence.
You can authorize another person to have your passport changed.

Changing your name due to marriage

If your surname changes due to marriage, you must apply for a new passport with your new name. You can order the new passport with your future surname a maximum of 8 weeks before the marriage. You can then collect the finished passport after the marriage has taken place, upon presentation of the marriage certificate.

Changing your name due to divorce

If your family name changes due to divorce, you must apply for a new passport with the new name. It is not possible to change the name in your previous passport.

Changing other personal data

You must apply for a new passport with
your current details, as we cannot change the details. This includes, in particular: first name, surname, date of birth, and place of birth.

Entry of a doctoral title

If you have obtained a doctoral title, you can have it entered. To do so, you must apply for a new passport with your current details, as we cannot change the details.

The passport is available as an express passport and as a 48-page passport.

Change of address:

• Identity card
• If applicable, power of attorney and identification document of the authorized person
• Landlord's confirmation

Name change due to marriage:

• A current biometric passport photo
• Previous passport
• Certificate from the registry office confirming the date of marriage and the future name
• Please present your marriage certificate when picking up your passport.

Changing your name due to divorce

• A current, biometric passport photo
• Previous passport
• Certificate from the registry office confirming the new name

Change other personal data

• A current, biometric passport photo
• Previous passport
• Proof of the data to be changed, e.g., certificate from the registry office confirming the new name

Registration of a doctoral title

• A current, biometric passport photo
• Previous passport
• Doctorate certificate (we require the original certificate in German)

You can inquire with the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) at the Secretariat of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs to find out whether a doctoral degree obtained abroad is recognized in Germany.

Graurheindorfer Straße 157
53117 Bonn

P.O. Box 2240
53012 Bonn

Phone: 0228 501-664
Email: zabservicekmkorg

• Change of address: No fees apply.
• If there are changes to the photo or name, we will issue a new passport.