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Procedure descriptions
Identity card - apply for a provisional identity card
You can apply for a temporary ID card if you
- urgently need an identity card and
- do not have a valid passport.
It is issued immediately by the competent authority and is valid for a maximum of three months.
Note: The temporary ID card does not contain a chip. Therefore, the online ID function is not possible with it.
You must return it at the latest when you receive your new ID card.
Forms/Online Services
Responsible authority
The identity card authorities in Baden-Württemberg are
- the municipalities as local police authorities
- the administrative communities, which perform or fulfil the tasks of the registration authority.
As a rule, the citizens' offices or the citizens' offices fulfil the tasks of an identity card authority.
The identity card authority in whose district you are registered with your home, or your main residence if you have more than one home, is responsible for you.
Please note
Your application for a temporary identity card must also be processed by an identity card authority that does not have local jurisdiction if you can provide an important reason. A temporary ID card may only be issued with the authorisation of the locally competent ID card authority. This also applies to German nationals residing abroad. It is not possible for foreign representations to issue temporary identity cards.
Details
Prerequisite
- You have German citizenship.
- You need an identity document immediately and do not have a valid passport.
Notes:
- If an identity document without fingerprints is expressly requested for children after the age of six and up to the age of twelve, only a temporary identity card can be issued.
- According to the will of the legislator, Germans should identify themselves with documents that fulfil certain high security standards. This requires a regular ID card with a chip on which, among other things, the fingerprints are stored. The issuance of a temporary ID card applied for in the immediate aftermath due to urgency can therefore be denied under certain circumstances.
Procedure
- You must apply for the provisional ID card in person at the ID card authority and provide credible evidence that you need an ID card immediately.
- You can also apply for the provisional and the new ID card at the same time.
- When applying, you can have the photo taken on site - depending on the facilities at the authority - or you can have the photo taken in advance by a certified service provider (e.g. a photographer or the photo service of a drugstore). The service provider will send you a printout of a data matrix code (similar to a QR code), which the authority can use to retrieve your photo from the cloud.
- The identity card authority issues the temporary identity card immediately.
Please note:
- For children and young people under the age of 16, both parents submit the application jointly if they have joint custody.
- Children and young people for whom the application is made must always appear in person, as the identity card authority must check their identity. They must also sign if they are 10 years or older at the time of application.
Deadlines
Period of validity:
The temporary ID card is valid for a maximum of three months .
Required documents
The same supporting documents are required for the application as for the application for a new ID card.
Further documents may be required to substantiate the need for urgency.
Notes:
- Ask the relevant office which documents you need to submit.
- The biometric photographs must comply with the relevant formal requirements. The sample photo table for identity documents provides assistance in this regard.
- Since 1 May 2025, only digital photographs have been accepted for ID card applications. Depending on the equipment at the authority, you can have the photo taken on site when you apply or you can have the photo taken in advance by a certified service provider (e.g. a photographer or the photo service of a drugstore). The photo is then stored by the service provider in a secure cloud. You will receive a printout of a data matrix code (similar to a QR code), which the authority canuse to retrieveyour photograph from the cloud . Please contact your authority in advance to find out about the options available there!
Costs
- 10.00 EUR
- 13,00 EUR surcharge, if
- the identity card authority processes your application outside official office hours or
- a non-authorised identity card authority issues the document
- eUR 6.00 for having your photograph taken at the authority
Please note:
- For some services, a surcharge of EUR 13.00 is levied for processing outside office hours or when visiting an office that is not responsible.
- You can also submit the application to an identity card authority that is not locally competent. This authority must process your application if you provide important reasons. The authority may also charge a surcharge of EUR 13.00 for processing your application, or EUR 30.00 for German citizens living abroad.
Processing time
immediately
Miscellaneous
You must have your temporary ID card cancelled at the latest when you receive your new ID card.
Legal basis
Personalausweisgesetz (PAuswG):
- § 1 Ausweispflicht
- § 3 Vorläufiger Personalausweis
- § 6 Gültigkeit
- § 7 Sachliche Zuständigkeit
- § 8 Örtliche Zuständigkeit
- § 9 Ausstellung des Ausweises
- § 27 Pflichten des Ausweisinhabers
- § 1 Gebühren für Ausweise
Release note
Machine generated, based on the German release by: Innenministerium Baden-Württemberg, 05.03.2026