The following is required for an application:

Please provide the original and one photocopy per document.

• Application form
• Current Passport
• Full (‘unabridged’) Birth certificate (if in another language, please also provide a translation into German or English)); foreign documents must be legalized
• Marriage certificate, if applicable (if in another language, please provide a German or English translation of the certificate)
• Confirmation of name declaration, if applicable
• German naturalisation certificate, if applicable
• PHD certificate, if applicable and if you wish to have your title (“Dr”) entered in the passport
• De-registration form (‘Abmeldebestätigung’) from your last local authority (only applicable if the last place of residence was in Germany or if a German place of residence is still shown in the passport)
• Recent proof of address in Rwanda (e.g. utility bill or bank statement)
• Two recent, identical, biometric passport photos with a bright background.