The Passport and ID Act is being changed: a draft law was passed in the Bundestag that abolishes the children’s passport and replaces it with an electronic passport.
The children’s passport should be abolished. The Bundestag passed a corresponding draft law on Friday with the votes of the SPD, Greens and FDP. The document, which previously existed for children under the age of 12, is to be replaced by an electronic passport with a longer period of validity and the possibility of use for worldwide travel.
The reform of the Passport and Identity Card Act should also make it easier for the authorities to prevent German sex offenders and extremists from leaving the country – specifically if there is a risk that they will commit crimes abroad. If certain facts justify this assumption, such people will either not receive a passport, their passport may be withdrawn, or they may be prohibited from leaving the country.
It is also envisaged that the possibility of sending passports, identity cards and electronic residence permits by post should the applicant so wish should be created by means of the corresponding authorization to issue ordinances. This means that citizens would only have to go to the office once for a new passport. In principle, this is a good idea, said Union MP Josef Oster. But “it won’t work the way it’s designed.” Therefore, there will probably be no broad support in the population.
Source: Stern
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