Passport fees / Duration

The following amounts are payable at the time of application either in cash in Swiss francs (not in euros), by Debit card or Postcard (no credit cards):

Passport
(biometric, with fingerprints): Processing time approx. 8-10 week.

under 24 years, valid for 6 years	approx. CHF 153,–*
from 24 years, valid for 10 years	approx. CHF 177,–*
48 page surcharge	approx. CHF 22,–*
Express surcharge (processing time 4-5 weeks)	approx. CHF 32,–*
Temporary passport (only in combination with biometric passport, processing time 2 Wochen)	approx. CHF 64,–*

Identity card
(biometric, with fingerprints): Processing time approx. 8-10 weeks

under 24 years, valid for 6 years	approx. CHF 147,–*
from 24 years, valid for 10 years	approx. CHF 162,–*

Combined application for passport and identity card
(biometric, with fingerprints): Processing time approx. 8-10 weeks

under 24 years, valid for 6 years	approx. CHF 232,–*
from 24 years, valid for 10 years	approx. CHF 268,–*

Children’s passport
machine-readable (without fingerprints): Processing time approx. 2-3 weeks

valid for 1 year, max. up to the age of 12 years

approx. CHF 121,–*

The exact amounts are calculated according to the current exchange rate of the German Embassy in Bern. They include a consular processing fee of currently CHF 87 (CHF 22 for further applications by the same person) and expenses of CHF 5 per application.

For clients living outside our area of jurisdiction, e.g. if you are still registered in Germany or in neighbouring France, the fee increases, depending on the document applied for. 

The processing time begins when all documents relevant to the application have been submitted.

You can keep your current ID until the new one is ready. As soon as the new identification document is ready, the German embassy in Bern will ask you either by email or post to send your current identification document to the embassy in Bern. A few days later you will receive both the new identification document and the previous one (canceled) by post.