Apply for a background check according to the Bremen Port Security Act 
You need a background check for certain safety-related activities in the ports of Bremen. If you successfully complete the check, you will be issued with a clearance certificate.
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Basic information
The Port Security Authority is the competent authority for port security. The background checks within the meaning of Section 16 of the Bremen Port Security Act are carried out by Department 31 on its behalf.
If you submit an application for a background check, the check will be carried out. If the check is completed successfully and there are no remaining doubts about your reliability, you will receive a clearance certificate.
With this certificate, you are permitted to carry out safety-relevant activities in the ports of Bremen.
Requirements
There must be a legitimate interest in the inspection in accordance with Section 16 of the Bremen Port Security Act and Department 31 must be the competent authority. This applies if you belong to one of the following groups of people and carry out a security-relevant activity in Bremen's port facilities:
- Persons who are to be appointed as security officers
- Persons entrusted with drawing up or updating a security plan
- other persons who have access to the security assessment and the security plan due to their work or who are deployed in special security areas, insofar as the competent authority deems this necessary in individual cases
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Procedure
Please use the corresponding application form.
Further information on the procedure can be found on the website of the responsible office.
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Necessary Documents
- crime report
Certified and translated extract from the criminal record of the country where the stay abroad has lasted more than 6 consecutive months. Further information and exceptions can be found in the application form, Annex Z.
- Identity card or passport
- crime report
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Competent Department
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Die Senatorin für Wirtschaft, Häfen und Transformation -Referat 31
- Katharinenklosterhof 3, 28195 Bremen
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@haefen. bremen. de
Contact Person
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Herr Habbo Cramer
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Fees / Costs
90,00 EUR
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Deadlines & processing time
What deadlines must be paid attention to?
The background check must be repeated every 5 years. Please submit a new application in good time.
How long does it take to process
The duration of the review depends on many factors and cannot be specified in general terms. In any case, please allow for a period of up to 2 months as a rule.
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Legal Bases
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The official information in German is complete and correct. 17.11.2025