Grafenwoehr/Vilseck
Phone:
DSN 475-8754, CIV 09641-83-8754
DSN 475-8754, CIV 09641-83-8754
Location:
Tower Barracks, Bldg. 244
Hours of Operation:
SOFA Card Issuance, Passport Pickup, In- and Out-Processing and Questions:
Mon - Wed & Fri: 8-11:30 a.m. & 1-3:30 p.m.
Closed Thu & U.S. federal holidays.
Appointments are required to turn in passport applications. Appointments are scheduled through email.
Hohenfels
Phone:
DSN 466-2734, CIV 09472-83-2734
DSN 466-2734, CIV 09472-83-2734
Location:
Hohenfels, Bldg. 10
Hours of Operation:
Mon - Fri, 8–11:30 a.m. & 1–4 p.m.
Closed U.S. federal holidays
Garmisch
Phone:
DSN 440-3737/3345, CIV 08821-750-3737/3345
DSN 440-3737/3345, CIV 08821-750-3737/3345
Location:
Artillery Kaserne, Bldg. 203
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri 8-11:30 a.m. & 1-4p.m.
Closed U.S. federal holidays
Passport & Status of Forces Agreement Services
Important: According to the State Department ⚠, all U.S. military-affiliated personnel in Germany must apply for passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad through their local U.S. military installation passport office.
> Garrison Passport Services Include:
- Consular Report of Birth (includes birth certificate, passport and SSN processing)
- Passport applications (initial, lost/stolen, mutilated, renewal, name changes and add visa pages)
- SOFA Identification Certificates
Passport Applications (external links)
Official Forms (external links)
- PASSPORT FORMS
- DS-82–Application for a U.S. Passport by Mail (renewals only)
- DS-4085–Application for Additional Visa Pages
- DS-5504–Name Change, Data Correction, and Limited Passport Book Replacement
- DS-3053–Statement of Consent or Special Circumstances for minors under age 16
- LOST OR STOLEN PASSPORTS:
- DS-11–Application for a U.S. Passport
- DS-64–Statement Regarding Lost of Stolen Passport
- Police or Military Police report (obtained from Police)
- FORM SS-5–APPLICATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD
- AFFIDAVIT OF PARENTAGE AND PHYSICAL PRESENCE
- IMMIGRATION VISA (GREEN CARD)
- U.S. EMBASSY VISA
- INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (ITIN)
- NATURALIZATION
- PHOTO GUIDELINES
- TRAVEL VISA – Contact the consulate or embassy of the country to which you are traveling
- REPORT A BIRTH ABROAD
Helpful Links (external)
- U.S. CONSULATE FRANKFURT
- U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS FOR MINOR CHILDREN
- CITIZENSHIP FOR MILITARY MEMBERS & DEPENDENTS (USCIS)
- EXPEDITED COPIES OF BIRTH CERTIFICATES (urgent processing via VITALCHEK.com)
- DOD FOREIGN CLEARANCE GUIDE (This access is by government computer only.)
- Official and tourist passports: Why the difference matters
Helpful Hints
- Do not use the download or fill out the blank .pdf form option
- In the block “mail to” type the following address: USAG Bavaria MPD, Unit 28130 ATTN: Passports APO AE 09114. Do not use CMR or P.O. Box.
- Be sure to use the applicant’s permanent physical address (German address or stateside home of record)
- Complete the emergency contact section
- Use full German civilian telephone numbers–no DSN
- Provide parent's given name at birth
- Expedite fees are not available overseas
- If the printed application does not have a barcode in the upper left margin, it is the wrong application – Incomplete applications will not be accepted
- Applications must be printed only on one side of the paper