Apply for a new identity card due to name change after divorce
Service description
Your identity card is invalid after a name change. If you change your surname, for example after a divorce or the cancellation of a civil partnership, you must apply for a new ID card.
There is one exception: as long as you have a valid passport document, i.e. passport or temporary passport, with the new name, applying for an ID card with the new name is voluntary.
If your children are also affected by the change of surname, their identity cards and passports with the old name will also become invalid. For children under the age of 16, applying for a new ID card with the new name is voluntary.
You can submit the application to your local Citizens' Registration Office at your main place of residence.
All ID cards automatically have the online ID function. This function is generally activated on ID cards issued from July 2017. This allows you to identify yourself to authorities and companies for online services with a high level of trust as soon as you have set a six-digit PIN of your choice. You can use the online ID card after your 16th birthday.
When you apply for your ID card, the prints of your two index fingers are stored on the chip of the card. Children under the age of 6 are excluded from this regulation.
Responsible office
Responsibility lies with the identity card authority (mayor/mayor) of the municipality of residence.
Prerequisites
- You have adopted a new surname after the divorce.
Which documents are required?
- old identity card or passport with the old name
- if available: valid passport with the new name
- Divorce certificate
- Certificate of name from the registry office
- Biometric digital passport photo: taken on site at the authority or by a registered domestic photo service provider, e.g. a photographer
- Photo sample board
(Bundesdruckerei)
What fees are incurred?
A fee reduction or exemption is possible under certain conditions.
Fee: 46,00 €Prepayment: Yeshttps://www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-buerger/der-personalausweis/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit-node.htmlFor applicants aged 24 and over.Fee: 27,60 €Prepayment: Yeshttps://www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-buerger/der-personalausweis/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit-node.htmlKassenzeichenFor applicants under the age of 24.Fee: 10,00 €Prepayment: Yeshttps://xn--url%20zur%20gebhrenbildung-2lc/%20https:/www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-buerger/der-personalausweis/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit-node.htmlKassenzeichenFor the temporary identity card.Fee: 13,00 €Prepayment: Yeshttps://www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-buerger/der-personalausweis/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit-node.htmlKassenzeichenSupplement for applications submitted outside working hours or not at the main place of residence.Fee: 30,00 €Prepayment: Yeshttps://www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-buerger/der-personalausweis/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit-node.htmlKassenzeichenSurcharge for issue by consular or diplomatic representation abroad.Fee: 6,00 €Prepayment: Yeshttps://www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-buerger/der-personalausweis/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit-node.htmlKassenzeichenFee for passport photo if the authority uses the PointID photo system from Bundesdruckerei GmbH. If the authority uses photo systems from other manufacturers, the fee may differ.Fee: 15,00 €Prepayment: Yeshttps://www.personalausweisportal.de/Webs/PA/DE/buergerinnen-und-buerger/der-personalausweis/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit/gebuehren-und-gueltigkeit-node.htmlKassenzeichenFee for shipping to your home address if you are over 16 years old.Legal basis
What else should I know?
If your ID card is stolen or lost, you must report this to the police. In the event of loss or theft, you can also block the online function of your ID card yourself by calling the blocking hotline.
Short text
- Data in the ID card must always be up to date
- if you change your name after divorce, you must apply for a new identity card
- Exception: valid (provisional/regular) passport with new name is available
- ID cards issued from July 2017 automatically have an online ID function that can be used to identify yourself to authorities and companies online
- Online ID function may be used after 16th birthday
- upon application: Prints of both index fingers of the applicant are stored on a chip of the ID card
- Children under the age of 6 are excluded from this regulation
Issuing body
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