New national passport: Transfer of the residence permit

If the applicant has received a new national passport and is still in possession of a valid residence permit, the reissue of the residence permit must be applied for (so-called "transfer"). This residence permit is issued as an electronic residence permit (eAT). The eAT is produced by the Federal Printing Office in Berlin and then sent to the Migration Office for issue. This results in waiting times of currently approx. 4 weeks.

Requirements

The new and old national passports must be presented at the appointment. Due to the required storage of biometric data for the electronic residence permit, two fingerprints must be taken of each applicant. This also applies to children from the age of 6. Therefore, when applying for a residence permit, a personal interview is mandatory from the age of 6. Two biometric photos (45mm x 35mm/face height at least 32mm) are required of each person (also applies to infants and small children). For infants and small children, limited deviations from the biometric requirements are permitted. For school-age children, a current school certificate is also required.