Fees for passport and ID card matters (valid since 18.08.2026)
The fees are based on the Passport Ordinance or the Identity Card and eID Fee Ordinance. A foreign surcharge is always payable when passports and ID cards are issued abroad.
When passports and identity cards are issued abroad, an overseas surcharge always applies, which is already included in the fees shown.
The fees abroad are currently as follows in Switzerland, based on the applicable exchange rate of 1.00 euro = 0.93030 CHF, rounded to the nearest franc.
(The amounts in Swiss francs apply to cash payments. Changes may occur at short notice due to exchange rate fluctuations, so the euro amounts are decisive!)
The costs (postage charges) of 5 CHF mentioned in the last row are incurred in addition for every application, both in Bern and at the offices of the honorary consuls.
If an application is submitted via an honorary consul’s office, additional service charges of CHF 78 apply; for any further applications by the same person, the charge is CHF 20. (Minor discrepancies in the total amounts may occur due to rounding following conversion.)
Cost overview
| Service/ Document | People aged 24 and over, residing in Switzerland or Liechtenstein, who have deregistered from Germany | People under the age of 24, residing in Switzerland or Liechtenstein, who are no longer registered as residents in Germany | People aged 24 or over, resident in Germany or in a third country | People under the age of 24 who are resident in Germany or in a third country |
| Passport (standard) | 106,- € = 99.00 CHF | 73,50 € = 69.00 CHF | 176,- € = 164.00 CHF | 111,- € = 104.00 CHF |
| Express passport application service | 138,- € = 129.00 CHF | 105,50 € = 99.00 CHF | 208,- € = 194.00 CHF | 143,- € = 134.00 CHF |
| 48-page passport | 128,- € = 120.00 CHF | 95,50 € = 89.00 CHF | 198,- € = 185.00 CHF | 133,- € = 124.00 CHF |
| 48-page passport via the express ordering service | 160,- € = 149.00 CHF | 127,50 € = 119.00 CHF | 230,- € = 214.00 CHF | 165,- € = 154.00 CHF |
| Provisional passport (valid for one year) | 75,- € = 70.00 CHF | 75,- € = 70.00 CHF | 101,- € = 94.00 CHF | 101,- € = 94.00 CHF |
| Identity card | 89,- € = 83.00 CHF | 70,60 € = 66.00 CHF | 102,- € = 95.00 CHF | 83,60 € = 78.00 CHF |
| Change of address (can only be done via the Embassy in Bern) | gebührenfrei | gebührenfrei | nicht möglich | nicht möglich |
| Additional costs when applying at an office of the Honorary Consuls (Basel, Geneva, Lugano, Zurich, Balzers) | 83,00 € = 78,- CHF | 83,00 € = 78,- CHF | 83,00 € = 78,- CHF | 83,00 € = 78,- CHF |
| Additional charges for a second application at an honorary consul’s office | 20,75 € = 20,- CHF | 20,75 € = 20,- CHF | 20,75 € = 20,- CHF | 20,75 € = 20,- CHF |
| Expenses/postage costs | 5.00 CHF (5,57 €) | 5.00 CHF (5,57 €) | 5.00 CHF (5,57 €) | 5.00 CHF (5,57 €) |
The Federal Ministry of the Interior and Homeland provides an overview of all passport and ID card fees.
