Transfer Residence Card or Permanent Residence Card to New Passport
You have a new passport? Then have your residence card or permanent residence card reissued.
At a glance
How do you transfer your residence card or permanent residence card to a new passport?
You have a residence card or permanent residence card and received a new passport? Then you can have your card reissued.
Important: This service only applies to the residence card or permanent residence card. If you have a different residence title, such as a residence permit, please find out about the appropriate service.
If you would like to travel abroad before the new card is issued, please take your old and new passport with you. This way you can re-enter Germany. Different conditions may apply for the destination country. Check with the embassy of the destination country in advance.
Requirements
Who qualifies?
- You hold a residence card or permanent residence card as a family member of an EU or EEA citizen and you are not an EU or EEA national yourself.
Additional requirements
- You have already received a new passport.
- You need your main residence in Berlin and a personal appointment. Contact department F of the State Office for Immigration via the contact form.
How to apply
Book an appointment via the contact form with department F of the State Office for Immigration.
Gather all necessary documents: new passport, your residence card or permanent residence card and a biometric passport photo.
Attend the appointment in person and bring all documents.
Done! After about 4 weeks, your new residence card will be issued as an electronic residence title and you can pick it up.
Since 01.05.2025 only digital photos are accepted. Learn more
From age 24
- Up to age 2422,80 EUR
- Digital passport photo at self-service terminal6,00 EUR
Good to know
Your residence card or permanent residence card is not an independent identity document. It is only valid together with your registered national passport. Without a valid passport, the card cannot be used.
Da sie keine Identitätsdokumente darstellen, sind sie nur zusammen mit dem eingetragenen Nationalpass oder Personalausweis gültig.
VAB C.5/C.2a/C.15/C.9/C.16, S. 752-793
The residence card and the permanent residence card are purely declaratory. This means: Your right of residence exists even without the card. The card only documents your right to the outside world.
Durch ihren rein deklaratorischen Charakter ist ihr Besitz für einen rechtmäßigen Aufenthalt ohne Bedeutung.
VAB C.5/C.2a/C.15/C.9/C.16, S. 752-793
If you have acquired a permanent right of residence, you will receive a permanent residence card without time limit. Even when transferring to a new passport, it remains unlimited. The authority must issue it to you in this way.
Familienangehörige, die gem. § 4a ein Daueraufenthaltsrecht erworben haben, erhalten eine unbefristet ausgestellte Daueraufenthaltskarte
VAB C.5/C.2a/C.15/C.9/C.16, S. 752-793
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Transfer Residence Card or Permanent Residence Card to New Passport
After the appointment, it takes approximately 4 weeks until the residence card is issued as an electronic residence title and can be collected.