Transfer of a permanent settlement permit or an EU long-term residence permit to a new passport at the location Bürgeramt Zwickauer Damm

Transfer of a permanent settlement permit or an EU long-term residence permit to a new passport

Do you have a permanent settlement permit or an EU long-term residence permit and have you received a new passport?
Then you should have your permanent residence title reissued ("transferred"). Because your current permanent residence title still refers to the old passport.

If you want to travel abroad before the permanent residence title has been transferred:
If no appointments are available at short notice, it is possible to start a trip abroad even without a transfer, if you have your old passport and your residence title. You will be able to return to Germany without any problems, if you take your new passport, the old passport and your permanent residence title with you.
However, it is recommended that you check the entry and exit conditions of the host country before traveling abroad (e.g. at the consular authority of the host country).

Prerequisites

• Personal appearance by appointment is required
  Transfers are made at the Citizens' Registration Offices or at the Berlin Immigration Office generally only with an appointment.
• Main residence in Berlin
• Transfer in a Bürgeramt
  You can generally have the transfer carried out at any Berlin Citizens Registration Office (Bürgeramt), as long as the following requirements are met:
  

  • You have the expired passport with your permanent residence title.
  • The residence title was issued by the Berlin Immigration Office.
  • Your old passport is complete;
  • There is no more than 6 months between the expiry date of the old passport and the date of issue of the new passport (with a EU long-term residence permit: no more than 12 months).
  • You have not resided outside the federal territory for a continuous period longer than six months (with a EU long-term residence permit: no more than 12 months).
• Transfer in the Berlin Immigration Office
  If one of the above mentioned requirements for making the transfer at the Citizens Registration Office (Bürgeramt) is not met (e.g. old passport is no longer present, the residence title was not issued by the Berlin Immigration Office) the Berlin Immigration Office is responsible for the transfer.

Documents required

• Your new passport
• Your old passport
  If your passport has been stolen and you have reported the theft to the police, please bring the report with you.
• Your permanent residence title
  • Electronic residence title (eAT) together with the supplementary sheet or
  • Your old passport with the attached residence title
• 1 current biometric photo
  35mm x 45mm, frontal shot with neutral facial expression and closed mouth, looking straight into the camera, light background

Fees

Legal basis

• Aufenthaltsgesetz - AufenthG

Average time to process request