Transferring a residence card or permanent residence card to a new passport at the location Berlin Immigration Office, Friedrich-Krause-Ufer

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New procedure for making appointments

LEA is fundamentally changing the procedure for allocating appointments with immediate effect. Appointments can no longer be booked via the previous Online Appointment System (OTV). The OTV, which was initially shut down for maintenance work, has now been permanently decommissioned.

The main reason for this decision is that, in particular, providers operating on the Internet had increasingly siphoned off the dates available on OTV in order to sell them. Many appointments were not available to our customers or were only available at a fee. This abusive business model is now being deprived of its basis.

Online application or contact form

LEA is consistently converting the majority of its services to digital applications. For more and more services (e.g. such as declarations of commitment, residence titles for employment or educational purposes, permanent residence titles), appointments are allocated directly to applicants by the relevant departments after the documents submitted online have been checked.

Should an online application not yet be available for the required service, appointments can be made with the relevant departments using the contact form.

Is there an emergency and you urgently need an appointment?

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  • This facility is wheelchair accessible.
  • Handicapped parking space available.
  • A wheelchair-accessible elevator is available.
  • A wheelchair-accessible WC is available.
Explanation of symbols

Elevators in the houses A and C

Opening hours

  • Monday

      7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (by appointment only)

  • Tuesday

      7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (by appointment only)

  • Wednesday

      8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (by appointment only )

  • Thursday

      9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (by appointment only )

  • Friday

      8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (by appointment only)

Public transportation

Additional information

  • Payments are also possible by credit card (VISA, Mastercard) and contactless via smartwatch or smartphone.
  • Photo booth and copier (fees apply) are available in the cash desk area (Building A, 1st floor).

Payment options

  • Cash payment
  • girocard (with PIN)

Service description

Transferring a residence card or permanent residence card to a new passport

Are you the holder of a residence card or permanent residence card? And have you received a new passport? If so, you can have your residence card or permanent residence card reissued.

Are you the holder of a residence title (such as a residence permit) but not a residence card or permanent residence card? In this case, please see the section, “More information ”.


If you wish to travel abroad before your new residence card or permanent residence card has been issued:

If you wish to travel abroad in the meantime, please take both your old passport and your new passport with you. This will enable you to return to Germany.
Other conditions may apply in the country to which you wish to travel. Please find out which documents you need for your planned trip in good time. For example, you can obtain relevant information from the embassy or consulate of the country to which you wish to travel.

Prerequisites

  • Ownership of a residence card or permanent residence card
    Your residence card or permanent residence card was issued to you as a relative of a citizen of the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA, which consists of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).
    You yourself do not have citizenship of a member state of the EU or the EEA.
  • New passport
    You have already received a new passport.
  • Main residence in Berlin
  • Personal appearance by appointment is required
    To schedule an appointment, please contact the relevant units, F 1 and F 2, using the contact form (see “More Information”).

Documents required

  • New passport
  • Residence card or Permanent residence card
  • 1 current biometric photo
    Please note:
    • Since May 1, 2025, biometric passport photos may only be taken digitally at government offices or photo studios and transmitted via a secure electronic channel.
    • Please check the website of the Berlin Immigration Office (see “More information”) for the latest information in good time before your appointment.

Fees

  • From the age of 24 years: 46.00 euros
  • Until the age of 24 years: 27.60 euros
For creating a digital passport photo at the self-service terminal on site: 6.00 euros extra

Legal basis

Average time to process request

After the appointment, it takes approximately 4 weeks for the residence card to be issued as an electronic residence permit and ready for collection.

More information

Notes on responsibility

This service can only be taken advantage of in the Berlin Immigration Office (Landesamt für Einwanderung – LEA) at Friedrich-Krause-Ufer.

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