Holiday and travelling season starts soon
Note from the registration office: Check the validity of your identity documents in good time
The registration office of the Citizens' Office of the City of Chemnitz would like to remind you to check whether your identity cards and passports are still valid in good time before the start of the summer holidays and the travel season. The period of validity of identity documents cannot be extended. They must therefore be reapplied for in this case. As the identity of the applicant must be checked, a personal visit is required.
Approximately three to four weeks should be allowed from the time the application is submitted until the documents are finalised. If necessary, an express passport can be applied for, which can be produced by Bundesdruckerei within three working days. However, an additional express fee of 32 euros must be paid for this.
The following documents must be brought along: a 35 x 45 mm photograph (biometric), the previous identity document and the birth or marriage certificate (or, if available, the family register) in order to be able to check the current name.
If the required documents cannot be presented or can only be presented incompletely, a new appointment is required.
It is recommended that you find out about the entry requirements and recognition of documents in good time before travelling abroad, e.g. from the tour operator, embassies or the Federal Foreign Office(www.auswaertiges-amt.de). The registration office cannot provide any binding information on the entry requirements of individual countries.
It should also be noted that all children (from birth) must also have their own identity document when travelling abroad. Which document must be applied for for the child depends primarily on the destination. Since 1 January 2024, children's passports are no longer issued or renewed. Therefore, only passports or identity cards will be considered. When applying, the child must also be present for identity verification.
The following fees currently apply:
- Identity card: 37 euros (for applicants under 24 years: 22.80 euros),
- Passport: 70 euros (for applicants under the age of 24: 37.50 euros).
The fee is paid at the time of application.
The passport photo, signature and fingerprints (biometric data) can be taken at the Bürgerhaus am Wall up to seven days before applying for the document. An enrolment terminal is available for this purpose in the waiting area of the residents' registration office on the 2nd floor. This terminal is also suitable for wheelchair users and children over 1.20 metres tall. The fee for the photo is 5 euros
The current office hours of the registration office (Düsseldorfer Platz 1) are
Monday and Friday, from 8 am to 12 noon,
Tuesday and Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and
Saturday (by appointment only), from 9 am to 1 pm.
The documents can also be applied for at the city's citizen service centres. However, it is usually necessary to book an appointment for this.
The office hours of the citizen service centres and further information can be obtained by calling the public authority service number 115 . It is also possible to book an appointment for the application there.
www.chemnitz.de/dienstleistungsportal