Before the start of the summer holidays: Check the validity of your identity documents

Citizens' Registration Office asks for attention before the start of the holiday and travel season - children need their own travel document for trips abroad

Before the start of the summer holidays and thus the travel season, the Registration Department at the city's Citizens' Office would like to remind the citizens of Chemnitz to check the validity of their identity cards and passports in good time. This is because it is not possible to extend the period of validity of identity documents and therefore a new application is always required.

The following documents must be submitted when applying for a new identity document:
1 35 x 45 mm photograph (suitable for biometrics) for each document, the previous identity document and the birth or marriage certificate (or family record book if available). It should also be noted that a new interview will be required if the required documents cannot be presented. As the identity of the applicant must be verified, the application must be made in person.

Before travelling abroad, it is also recommended that you find out about the entry requirements and recognition of documents, e.g. from the tour operator, embassies or the Foreign Office(www.auswaertiges-amt.de ), in order to avoid any inconvenience when crossing the border. The city's registration office cannot provide any binding information on the entry requirements of individual countries.

Children also need their own travel document to travel abroad: The Citizens' Registration Office would also like to remind you once again that, due to European regulations, children's entries in their parents' passports have been invalid since 26 June 2012 and no longer entitle the child to cross the border. This means that all children (from birth) must have their own travel document when travelling abroad. The parents' passports in which the child is registered remain valid without restriction. Which document must be applied for for the child depends primarily on the destination. Children's passports, passports or identity cards are possible. When applying, the child must be present for an identity check. The children's passport can only be issued for children up to the age of 12.

The following fees currently apply: ID card 28.80 euros (for applicants under 24 years 22.80 euros), passport 59.00 euros (for applicants under 24 years 37.50 euros). The fee must be paid at the time of application. Approximately 4 weeks must be allowed from the time of application to the completion of the documents. If necessary, an express passport can be applied for, which can be produced by the Bundesdruckerei within 3 working days. However, please note the increased fee of 91.00 euros (69.50 euros for applicants under the age of 24). The fee for a children's passport is 13.00 euros. An update or extension up to the age of 12 costs 6.00 euros

Office hours of the registration office in the community centre Am Wall, Düsseldorfer Platz 1:
Monday and Friday 08:30 to 12:00, Tuesday and Thursday 08:30 to 18:00 and Saturday 09:00 to 13:00.

Applications for identity documents can also be made at the city's citizen service centres. The office hours of the citizen service centres and further information can be obtained by calling the public authority number 115. It is also possible to book an appointment to submit an application at the Bürgerhaus am Wall.

Further information is available online at www.chemnitz.de here:

- on the availability of citizen service centres:
http://www.chemnitz.de/chemnitz/de/buerger-rathaus/rathaus/buergerservicestellen/index.itl

- to apply for a passport and/or identity card on the service portal of the City of Chemnitz:
http://vis.stadt-chemnitz.de/eap/leistungen/de/leistungen-abc.itl