Grafenwoehr/Vilseck

Phone:
DSN 526-4417, CIV 09641-70-526-4417
Email:
usarmy.bavaria.id-europe.mbx.dhr-mpd-passports@army.mil
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.

Notice:

Appointments are required to turn in passport applications. Appointments are scheduled through email.

Hohenfels

Phone:
DSN 314-522-4605/2734, CIV 09472-708-4605/2734
Email:
usarmy.bavaria.id-europe.list.hohenfels-mpd-mil@army.mil
Location:

Hohenfels, Bldg. 10

Hours of Operation:

Mon - Fri, 8 a.m.–12 p.m. & 12:30 – 4 p.m.
Closed U.S. federal holidays

Notice:

If customers cannot reach the Hohenfels Passport Office via phone, then please send an email.

 

Garmisch

Phone:
DSN 440-3737/3345, CIV 08821-750-3737/3345
Email:
usarmy.bavaria.id-europe.list.dhr-mpd-garmisch@army.mil
Location:

Artillery Kaserne, Bldg. 203

Hours of Operation:

M-W & F : 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. / 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Th : 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Closed US federal holidays. Appointment only (walk-ins as schedule permits).

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)

Helpful Links (external)

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

Moving to Germany soon? Make sure you have your official passport in hand or ensure that you have applied for one.

The Foreign Clearance Guide has been updated as of Oct. 1, 2022.

SPECIAL ISSUANCE PASSPORT (SIP) REQUIREMENT FOR GERMANY

Eligible family members and DoD civilians on official travel to Germany must have either Special Issuance Passport (SIP) (i.e., No-Fee/ Official Passport) or, after applying for a SIP and if it cannot be obtained prior to departure, use of a regular (Blue Tourist) passport in lieu of the SIP is permissible for travel via MILAIR, contract or commercial air travel. 

See Electronic Foreign Clearance Guide (eFCG) for country specific requirements concerning official travel and the use of a SIP or contact your unit-level passport office.

For additional information, or to check on travel requirements, visit https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/fcg.cfm.