Apply for a new passport due to name change
Source: Serviceportal Rheinland-PfalzIf your name, for example
- family name,
- first names or
- their order
has changed, your previous passport with the old, no longer applicable details is automatically invalid. If you still need a passport, you must apply for a new document.
Name changes occur, for example, in the event of
- Marriage
- Registration of a civil partnership
- Change of name after divorce or dissolution of a civil partnership
- Change in the order of first names
You are obliged to present your previous passport with the old, no longer applicable details to the passport authority without delay. If you do not wish to apply for a new passport, you will at least need a valid identity card with the new name.
As a rule, you can apply for your new passport with the new name after registering the marriage with a certificate from the registry office. This can be done at the earliest 8 weeks before the planned date of the marriage. This way it will be ready on the day of the marriage.