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Check travel documents for validity

Stand: 02.03.2026

The production time for a passport is currently around six weeks. It currently takes three weeks for an ID card.

Before the Easter and Whitsun vacations, the Citizens' Office recommends that all those wishing to travel check the validity of their documents such as passports and ID cards. If the documents are no longer valid or will expire in the next few weeks, a new document must be applied for.

Applications for new documents can be made at the Citizens' Service on the first floor of the town hall. An appointment is not necessary. It is open on the following days:

  • Monday (except March 9, from 12:00 noon), Tuesday, Thursday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 to 12:00.

However, it is also possible to make an appointment(book an appointment).

The production time for a passport is currently around six weeks. It currently takes three weeks for an identity card. The documents are produced at the Bundesdruckerei. The city of Erlangen has no influence on the production time.

Tip: The Federal Foreign Office provides information on the entry requirements of a country, gives medical advice and provides information on special criminal or customs regulations.

Click here for travel and security advice.

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Passport; application

The passport or temporary passport is an official identification document for Germans, which is generally required for entry into or departure from the Federal Republic of Germany and can be applied for at the responsible municipality.
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If you have applied for a passport, you can find out about the processing status.

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If your German passport cannot be found or has been lost, you must report the loss. If you find the document again later, you must also report this.

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If you move, you are obliged to have your ID card, passport or eID card (for EU nationals) updated.

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If you have applied for an ID card, you can find out about the processing status.

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Identity card; application

Germans can apply for an identity card at their local authority.
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Identity card; notification of loss and recovery

If your German ID card cannot be found or has been lost, you must report the loss. If you find the document again later, you must also report this.

Passport and identification

The citizen service and information desk on the first floor of the town hall (applying for ID cards, re-registration, driving license matters, certificates of good conduct, vehicle registration, resident parking permits and parking permits for the severely disabled) will not open until 12:00 instead of 8:00 on Monday, March 9. This is due to necessary follow-up work for the local elections.

You can carry out passport and ID matters at the citizens' service on the first floor of the town hall. Here you can obtain passports, ID cards, children's passports, temporary documents, etc.

Anschrift

Rathausplatz 1
91052 Erlangen

Öffnungszeiten

jetzt geschlossen
Montag: 08:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Dienstag: 08:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Mittwoch: 08:00 - 12:00 Uhr
Donnerstag: 08:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Freitag: 08:00 - 12:00 Uhr

Telephone availability:

Monday: 08:00 - 13:00

Tuesday: 08:00 - 13:00

Wednesday: 08:00 - 12:00

Thursday: 08:00 - 13:00

Friday: 08:00 - 12:00

Book an appointmentpasswesen@stadt.erlangen.de09131 86 - 161509131 86 - 2692