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Applying for exemption from the obligation to carry identification documents

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Information on exemption from the statutory ID requirement.

From now on, you do not need an appointment for this request at the BürgerServiceCenters Mitte, Nord and Stresemannstrasse. You can do this at the express counter. Please note the different opening hours of the express counters in the various BürgerServiceCenters.

  • Basic information

    In general, identification is compulsory in Germany. Persons in need of care who are unable to participate in public life due to illness or who are being cared for may be exempt from this rule.

    An informal application must be submitted to the .

    • The application can be submitted in writing to the Central Registration Office
    • or handed in personally at a Citizens' Service Center.

    Care services and carers can also apply for this exemption for their clients.

    Requirements

    Persons,

    • who cannot participate in legal transactions (e.g. due to bedriddenness) or
    • for whom a guardian has been appointed or
    • who are incapable of acting or giving consent and are represented by a proxy with a publicly certified power of attorney, or
    • who are likely to be permanently accommodated in a hospital, nursing home or similar institution
    • who are unable to move alone in public because of a permanent disability,

    may be exempted from the identification requirement.

    The reasons for exemption must be documented in writing (e.g. medical certificate).

  • Necessary Documents
    • Caregiver card
      • or a publicly certified power of attorney if the application is submitted by a guardian or an authorized person.
        • If no guardian has been appointed, the signature of the person concerned on the application is sufficient.
        • A trusted person can submit the application.
    • Previous identity card or passport of the person concerned
    • Certificate of the hospital, nursing home
      • or a similar institution which shows that the person concerned cannot move around in public alone.
        • Certificate if necessary
    • if necessary, a certificate

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 19.01.2026

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