German consular fees and requirements
Fees are set in euros and charged at the mission’s exchange rate on the day you apply, so the dollar amount moves. Honorary consuls take cash in US dollars only.
These are the fees published by the Federal Foreign Office for its missions in the United States. Anything issued in Germany, from civil records to apostilles, is charged there instead and is not on this list.
What every procedure asks for
Six things come up in almost every German consular file. They do not happen in an order: you either have them or the application is not accepted.
- A valid photo ID: passport, German ID card or a US driver's licence
- Proof of your US residence: a licence, a lease or a utility bill in your name
- Your previous German document, even when it has expired
- Civil records in the original: birth, marriage, divorce or death certificates as they apply
- Proof of your current legal name in German records
- The fee, in the form that office accepts
Consular fees
| Procedure | Fee |
|---|---|
| Passport, applicant 24 or older | 106.00 € |
| Passport, applicant under 24 | 73.50 € |
| Extra pages (48-page passport) | plus 31.00 € |
| Temporary passport, valid one year | 80.00 € |
| ID card, applicant under 24 (valid 6 years) | 70.60 € |
| ID card, applicant 24 or older (valid 10 years) | 89.00 € |
| First activation of the eID function | 12.00 € |
| Surcharge for applying through an honorary consul | 105.00 € |
| Certifying the signature on a name declaration | 85.00 € |
| Certifying the original documents with it | up to 33.00 € |
| Life certificate for a company or private pension | 34.10 € |
| Return postage for your passport | up to 40 USD (Bermuda 60 USD, the Bahamas 65 USD) |
What costs nothing
- The life certificate, when it is for a statutory German pension
- Registering a birth or a marriage that happened abroad is charged by the German registry office, not by the consulate
This is an independent directory of German consular offices in the United States. It is not operated by the Federal Foreign Office or by any German mission. Fees, opening hours and requirements change: always confirm them with the office before you travel.