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Passports and ID Cards
Would you like to apply for a German passport or ID card for yourself or your child?
We will show you how to apply for a German ID document in five simple steps.
Step 1: Prepare your application
You can only submit your application in person and in writing to one of the two German missions. To prepare, please download the correct application form, fill it out, print it out and then sign it by hand.
- Form for passport applicants under18 years old and ID card applicants under 16 years old
- Form for passport applicants over18 years old and ID card applicants over 16 years old
Please then obtain all other application documents required for your application in the original or as a photocopy officially attested by a German authority.
Step 2: Make an appointment
Please make an appointment with the mission that is responsible for your application.
- Do you live in Islamabad Capital Territory, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan or Azad Jammu and Kashmir? Then the German Embassy in Islamabad is responsible for your application. Please make an appointment HERE.
- Do you live in Sindh or Balochistan? Then the German Consulate General in Karachi is responsible for your application. Please make an appointment at +92 21 3587 3782 or +92 21 3582 1596.
Step 3: Submit your application
Please bring your prepared application documents with you to your appointment. There are fees and surcharges for processing your application. These must be paid in Pakistani rupees (according to the mission’s exchange rate) and in cash when you submit your application. Therefore, please bring a sufficient amount of cash with you. Please refer to the following fees and surcharges list.
If you are under 24 years old:
| Biometric passport with 32 pages / 48 pages (valid for 6 to 10 years) | € 68.50 / € 90.50 |
| Express surcharge* | + 32.00 € |
| Incompetence surcharge** | + 37.50 € |
| Temporary passport (valid for 1 year, non-biometric) | € 70.00 |
| Incompetence surcharge ** | + € 37.50 |
If you are 24 years old or older:
| Biometric passport with 32 pages / 48 pages (valid for 10 years) | € 101.00 / € 123.00 |
| Express surcharge* | + 32.00 € |
| Incompetence surcharge** | + 70.00 € |
| Temporary passport (valid for 1 year, non-biometric) | € 70.00 |
| Incompetence surcharge ** | + € 70.00 |
* If you wish to shorten the production time of your passport at Bundesdruckerei GmbH in Germany from the regular 10 days to 3 days, you can pay an express surcharge. ** If you submit your application to a mission that does not have jurisdiction (see step 2), especially if you are still registered as a resident in Germany, you must pay a surcharge for lack of jurisdiction. Further information can be found HERE. |
Step 4: Wait for our notification
Once you have submitted your application, please be patient. We will check your application. We may find that documents are missing and ask you to submit them later. You will receive a notification e-mail from us when you can collect your passport/ID card.
Step 5: Collect your ID document
Please collect your passport/ID card from us once you have received our collection notification by e-mail. You or an authorized representative can only collect your ID document in person. We cannot send your ID document to you by post. If you still have an old ID document, please bring it with you when you collect it so that we can invalidate it. If you forget your old ID document, we will unfortunately not be able to give you your new ID document.