The costs for official documents such as passport, driver’s license or identity card have not been increased for many years. Given the large budget hole, this should change soon.
Official documents such as an identity card or passport are usually applicable for ten years. After that they have to be renewed, they want to travel abroad with them – even if papers in some countries went up to six months. At the moment a look at the expiration date of the ID card can be particularly worthwhile. Recently, government or government negotiators announced that it would increase federal fees due to the large budget hole drastic.
Source: Krone
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