Außer Kraft - Kinderreisepass Ausstellung

If you want to travel outside Germany with your children, your child will need an identity card or passport, depending on the destination country. You can no longer apply for a child passport.

When traveling abroad, children need their own identity document from birth. There are two options for this. When traveling within the European Union (EU) as well as to Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Turkey, an identity card is sufficient. For destinations outside the EU, a passport is usually required.

Important: The children's passport will no longer be issued, extended or updated from 01.01.2024. For you as parents of children under the age of 12, this eliminates the need to apply for or renew a child's passport every year.

If your child still has a valid children's passport, this ID document can continue to be used until it expires.

• Children's passport issue
• Children's passports will no longer be issued, amended or extended from 01.01.2024
• Children need their own identity document when traveling abroad from birth; this can be
  • Identity card for the EU, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Turkey
    or
  • Passport usually for travel outside the EU
• If the child still has a valid child passport, this can be used until the end of its validity
• Responsible: Passport authority, e.g. citizens' registration office, residents' registration office, town hall at the child's main place of residence