Passports, Reports of Birth and Renunciations

Passport Issuances

First-time Issuances:

• Adult first-time Passport Issuance (age 16 and older)
• Children first-time Issuances (under age 16)

Passport Issuance in Person for Children under 16:

You need to submit:

• The child’s certified birth certificate showing the parent's full names.
• Parents' passports or other photo IDs.
• A completed form DS-11 passport application.
  • Do not sign the DS-11 until you are in the presence of a Consular officer.
• One passport sized (5cm x 5cm) photo.
  • See our Photo requirements
• A self-addressed stamped return envelope (EUR 3.60 if registered mail is required)
• Your application fee payment
  • See our Fees and Forms of Payment to verify your Fee

Personal appearance before a consular officer is required.

Where will you be making your appointment?

• Berlin
• Bremen
• Frankfurt
• Munich
• I don’t know where to make my appointment 

Please Note:

For children under age 16, the presence of the child and both parents is normally required at the time of application. Unequivocal consent to passport issuance is demonstrated by the parents signing the application form in front of a Consular Officer.

If there are special circumstances and both parents cannot submit the application together, for example if one parent is not present in country, the absent parent’s English language, notarized Statement of Consent, not older than 90 days, must be submitted.

If a parent has sole custody, an original or court certified copy of the custody order granting sole custody must be submitted with the application. If one parent is deceased, the death certificate should be submitted.