Juicy Price Increases for Passport, Driver's License & Co.

With the increase in federal fees, even commonly used documents will become significantly more expensive. For example, the cost of a passport will rise from 75.90 to 112 euros.

Passport will cost 112 euros, driver's license 90 euros

The fee for the ID card will also increase by about 48 percent. In the future, 91 euros will have to be paid for it. The driver's license will cost 90 euros, and the registration certificate will be 178 euros.

A name change will also cost significantly more in the future. 567 euros will have to be paid for it. For the granting of citizenship, 1,448 euros are to be paid. Even for the application, a fee of now 163 euros is required. The cost for a gun license will rise to 175 euros, and for a gun ownership card to 110 euros. At least on a fee level, a marriage is still relatively inexpensive. The corresponding amount will increase from 50 to 74 euros.

Fee increases effective mid-2025

Most federal fees were last increased in 2011. This results in an inflation adjustment of 48.2 percent. Others, such as those related to citizenships, were adjusted in 2018. Here, the current increase is 29.8 percent.

The increases will take effect in the middle of the year.

(APA/Red)

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