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Fees
There are fees for many of our services, which we will inform you about below. The amounts are stated in Euros and are payable in Saudi Riyals (SAR) at the current exchange rate.
Passport Fees
If you do not live in the consular district of the mission abroad or are still registered in Germany, the increased fee applies to you including surcharge for applications out of jurisdiction.
| normal | with added out of jurisdiction surcharge | |
| Biometric passport with 32 pages (applicants aged 24 years and older) | 101,-€ | 171,-€ |
| Biometric passport with 32 pages (applicants under 24 years) | 68,50€ | 106,-€ |
| Temporary passport | 70,-€ | 96,-€ |
| ID card (applicants aged 24 years and older) | 67,-€ | 80,-€ |
| ID card (applicants under 24 years) | 52,80€ | 65,80€ |
Further options: | ||
| Biometric passport with 48 pages (useful for frequent travellers) | Fee plus 22,-€ | |
| Express processing and production – approximately 3 weeks | Fee plus 32,-€ | |
Fees for other services
The fee schedule for consular services has been adapted with effect from 01.10.2021. Fees are now charged on the basis of the “Besondere Gebührenverordnung des Auswärtigen Amts” (AABGebV). Thus the following fees are now being charged:
| Birth registration / application for registering a birth abroad in the German birth register | Fee for the verification of signatures: 60,-€ without name declaration 85,-€ with name declaration plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
| Marriage registration / Application for registering a marriage abroad in the German marriage register | Fee for the verification of signatures: 60,-€ without name declaration 85,-€ including name declaration plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
| Name declaration | Fee for the verification of signatures: 85,-€ plus fee for certified copies (see below) plus subsequent fee of the registrar´s office |
| Verification of signatures (e.g. declaration of consent for a real estate deal) | 60,-€ |
Certified copies The fee is charged for each document separately. | 24,-€ |
| Legalization | 30,-€ |
| Confirmation that a document has been translated into German by a translator recognized by the embassy | 36,-€ |
| Certificate of possession of a German driver's license | 36,-€ |
| Full notarization of a declaration (e.g. acknowledgement of paternity, declaration for joint custody, declaration in lieu of an oath) | 107,-€ |
| “Lebensbescheinigung” | free of charge |
| German Police clearance certificate / Certificate of good Conduct | Fee for the signature verification 60,-€ plus subsequent fee of the Federal Office for Justice |
| Certificate for obtaining a Saudi Arabian clearance certificate | 36,-€ |
| Obtaining of certificates or documents in Germany | 93,-€ |
| Export certificate for tax refund | 36,-€ |