Passports & Reports of Birth
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Passports, Reports of Birth and Renunciations
DoD ID Card Holders: All services are arranged by your Military Passport Agent.
Passport Services
Please click here for delivery instructions (pdf) for Frankfurt. Please note that these delivery instructions only apply to Frankfurt. For Berlin, Bremen and Munich, please continue to follow the instructions on their individual web pages.
Passport Card
Please click here for delivery instructions (pdf) for Frankfurt. Please note that these delivery instructions only apply to Frankfurt. For Berlin, Bremen and Munich, please continue to follow the instructions on their individual web pages.
First-time Issuances:
Renewals:
- Adult In-Person Passport Renewal (age 16 and older)
- Adult Mail-In Passport Renewal (age 16 and older)
- Children Passport Renewal (under age 16)
Other:
- Correcting a mistake in your passport or changing your name
- Lost, Stolen or Damaged Passport Replacements
- 2nd fee passport for business purposes
- Add pages to your passport
You can check the status of your passport application online: http://www.travel.state.gov/passport/status/status_2567.html
Reports of Birth Abroad
First-time Issuances:
Replacements:
Please Note:
US passports are now produced at facilities in the United States. This change will increase processing time by approximately one to two weeks. Please take this extra time into consideration when applying for or renewing passports at an Embassy or Consulate, and plan your travel accordingly.
Consular Outreach Day
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Düsseldorf, March 11, 2013, 10:00-14:00
(U.S. Passports / CRBA / Notarials / SSA / Immigrant Visa)
Further information (PDF)
Kaiserslautern, March 25, 2013, 10:00-14:00
For civilian U.S. citizens only
(U.S. Passports / CRBA / Notarials / Immigrant Visa)
Further information (PDF)
Stuttgart, April 15, 2013, 10:00-14:00
(U.S. Passports / CRBA / Notarials / SSA / Immigrant Visa)
Further information (PDF)
Appointments
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Appointments are required for all services and locations except in Bremen.
Visit your location to find out how to make an appointment.
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Appointment System Problems?
If you experience problems with our appointment system, we ask you to please have patience and try again at a later time.
Visitor Information
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Forbidden Items and
Entry Regulations (pdf)
• NO cell phones
• NO USB Sticks
• NO portable game devices
• More restricted items (pdf)If you fail to follow these security requirements you may face delays or cancellations to your visit.
Items cannot be deposited at the U.S. Embassy/U.S. Consulate
Notice
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•Enhanced Security for Minor Passport Applicants
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.