Can we get a travel document from German authorities if the issuing of our national passport takes time?

Question

Hello

We have German  Residence Permit ( the type is national deportation ban)  and applied for our passports in our Embassy but unfortunately the process is taking time. We want really to travel soon for summer vacation. We wanted to ask if there are any travel documents (Reiseausweis) which we could get from the ausländerbehörde to be able to travel abroad.

Answer 1

Hi @a_2023

There is a travel document called a ‘Reiseausweis für Ausländer’ which can be issued by the Ausländerbehörde. It is sometimes referred to as a grey passport (grauer Pass).

The Ausländerbehörde only issues this in cases where it is unreasonable or just not possible for a person to obtain a passport, e.g. if their embassy does not currently issue passports and the person has no way of having a passport application in their home country processed.  I’m afraid that the fact that your embassy is taking time to process your application is not a sufficient reason to be given this type of document.

Best,

Éanna