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Travel document for stateless persons

Travel document for stateless persons

If you are stateless, the Foreigners Office can issue you a travel document for stateless persons in individual cases.

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Description

In principle, foreign persons must present a valid national passport. Whether a person is stateless must be checked by the foreigners authority in each individual case. The travel document can only be issued for the duration for which the residence title is valid. The travel document is valid for a maximum of three years.

Prerequisites

  • You are registered in Munich
  • You are stateless
  • You have a valid residence permit

Required documents

To apply, use our online application or send us your documents and application by post. After we have checked everything, you will be given an appointment with us. In individual cases, further documents may be required.

Duration & Costs

Processing time

10 to 12 weeks

Fees

  • Adults from 24 years: 60 Euro
  • Persons under 24 years: 38 Euro
  • Children up to 12 years: 14 Euro

Payment methods available

Legal basis

§§ 4, 5 AufenthV

Links & Downloads

Landeshauptstadt München

Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Bürgerangelegenheiten
Ausländerangelegenheiten

Phone

  • Mon 07:30 - 15:30
  • Tue 07:30 - 15:30
  • Wed 07:30 - 15:30
  • Thu 07:30 - 15:30
  • Fri 07:30 - 13:00
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Postal address

Landeshauptstadt München
Kreisverwaltungsreferat
Hauptabteilung II Bürgerangelegenheiten
Ausländerangelegenheiten

Ruppertstraße 19
80466 München

Fax: +49 89 233-27501

Address

Ruppertstraße 19
80337 München

Lagehinweis: Eingang A

  • Mon 07:30 - 12:00
  • Tue 08:30 - 12:00
    14:00 - 18:00
  • Wed Closed
  • Thu 08:30 - 15:00
  • Fri 07:30 - 12:00
  • Sat Closed
  • Sun Closed

Directions

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