Apply for a temporary identity card

Duration of validity

A temporary ID card is issued for a maximum of 3 months and immediately upon application. An extension is not possible.

Issued before the age of 16

A temporary ID card for underage children under the age of 16 can only be applied for with a declaration of consent (including a copy of the ID card or passport for signature comparison) from the custodial parent. Furthermore, proof of custody is mandatory in the case of sole custody or unmarried parents (judgment of the family court, negative certificate or custody certificate from the youth welfare office).

If the child has not yet reached the age of 16, the presence of the child and a parent with custody is mandatory when applying.

Loss, theft

The loss or theft of a valid passport must be reported in writing or in person. If it has already been reported to the police, please bring the duplicate with you.

Application

Applications can only be made at the passport office of the main residence. A personal appearance is required for the application. When applying for persons under the age of 16, the presence of the child and a custodial parent is mandatory.

Duration of production

The temporary ID card is issued immediately.

Issue / collection

Delivery

The temporary ID card will generally be issued to you directly when you submit your application.

General information on issuing/collection

If you are in possession of an old identity card that has not yet been validated, this must be presented for validation when you collect your new identity card.

The provisional ID card is always issued to the person making the application. Passports are only issued to the legal representative, legal guardian or authorized representative in the case of persons under the age of 16 or persons who are incapable of acting.

The personal documents produced can be collected from the Central Registration Desk on the first floor.

Representation during collection

You can be represented at the collection point. The documents can be issued to a person authorized by the person making the application; this person must identify themselves by presenting a valid identity card (from an EU or Schengen area country) or a valid passport (other countries). To authorize another person to collect your document, please use the form under Downloads.

• Proof of identity: Passport, identity card, child ID card, child passport - if available and not yet invalidated by an authority
• Name: When you apply for an identity document, we will check whether your name (first name, surname and other parts of your name as well as the order of the first names) has been entered correctly. Please bring the following original documents with you, depending on your marital status or if you have changed your name:
  • Single: Birth certificate
  • Married or widowed: Marriage certificate
  • In a registered civil partnership: civil partnership certificate
  • Divorced: Marriage certificate (if you have changed your name after divorce, please also bring this official document)
  • Civil partnership dissolved: Civil partnership certificate and court judgment with final judgment note
  • Naturalized: Naturalization certificate and declaration of name (if no declaration of name has been made, the relevant documents must be submitted in addition to the naturalization certificate, depending on your marital status, see points above)
  • If your name has been changed for other reasons, please bring the relevant document or court judgment (e.g. certificate of a name change or decision under the Transsexuals Act).
  • Note: If you have lost your last certificate from the Jena registry office, you can simply apply for a new certificate online. Certificates and judgments in languages other than German must be submitted with a certified translation.
• Digital passport photo: You can have your digital passport photo taken either on site at the Citizens' Service Office when you submit your application or in advance at certified photo service providers and at the certified drugstore chain. Please note the above information on digital passport photos for children up to the age of 6. Self-made photos, photos from photo booths or passport photos from photo apps and generally printed passport photos are no longer permitted since 01.05.2025.
• Proof of custody when applying for persons under the age of 16 and, if applicable, a declaration of consent (see downloads) from the person without custody, including a copy of the identity card or passport for signature comparison
  • Note: at least one person with custody and the person under the age of 16 must be present

• Federal Identity Card Act
• Thuringian Identity Card Act