German Passport vs American Passport 

i hope you guys don't mind me posting a bit early! i'm traveling this weekend and it's easier for me to post now versus tomorrow :)

I'm German and don't even own a passport. I'm only travelling inside the EU in the last years. For travelling inside the EU I only have to take my ID with me.

Seeing how loaded the US passport is with multiple layers of jingoism I'm astounded it doesn't have a sound chip playing "I'm proud to be an American".

The many languages in the German passport are the official languages of the European Union

In the lebanese passport, the first thing you can read is "you will have to pay a fine if you lose this document" 😂👌🏼 Edit: holy shit why do i have 220 likes !

Finnish passport has a moose walking across the page if you flip the pages fast.

The german Passport is actually the strongest in the world with more visa-free countries than any other, beating sweden by one

It's not a passport, it's a comic book

The German Passport is the old version. The newer version looks slightly nicer.

idk that a passport needs to be "patriotic". It's not supposed to make you feel all warm inside. It's just a document you need to show when traveling.

The last two pages of the German passport are extremely patriotic, though. They are dedicated in their entirety to one of the most German things you could think of: verbosely stating the painfully obvious. Their whole content is "This passport contains 32 numbered pages" (in 23 languages), "This passport contains sensitive electronics. To ensure that it functions properly, please handle this document with care" (in 3 languages) and "This passport is the property of the Federal Republic of Germany" (in 3 languages). Now THAT bureaucratic waste of paper warms my patriotic heart. Jokes aside, they did at least hide some national symbols throughout the passport, e.g. the beginning of our anthem and unofficial state motto "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" is hidden in tiny print all over the document. So far I've found it in the following places: - On the picture of the Brandenburg Gate on the first page - Squiggly horizontal line on the page with the photo - On the next page, replacing the line to write on for "Religious name or pseudonym" - Vertical line above the page number on all numbered pages It's almost as if they were trying to squeeze as much patriotism in it as possible without making it noticable at first glance.

The European Union has 28 (soon to be 27) member countries. Abroad an embassy or a consulate is obliged to provide aid to the citizens of all the member states, plus the EU as a whole has diplomatic missions in some places, to which we can also turn to. We even have a foreign minister of the EU, who today is Federica Mogherini. For example if I am a Hungarian in Cote d'Ivoire and Hungary does not have an embassy there, I can go to the French embassy. Or if I am an Estonian abroad, I need help in dealing with the local authorities and I go to, say, an Irish or a Slovenian embassy, the staff there is obliged to provide assistance. The official name of a EU member state and the words European Union are written in all official languages of the Union, so a diplomat cannot say "Oh, Jeez, I don't know if you guys are in the EU or not, so good luck and goodbye." Of course today the diplomats of the EU countries know very well which countries are in the EU and which are not. So the multiple languages have become a formality, but I still haven't met a fellow EU-citizen, who minds that. You still find this silly?

Fun fact: The only reason why the Reisepass is also a biometric document is because the U.S. Government demanded it to be. The U.S. by the time it was introduced being the only country in the world that wanted travel documents of people visiting to have that specific forgery prevention system, after 9/11. And so the passport suddenly became twice as expensive.

The many many languages in the German passport are the official languages of the EU. And since it's basically a EU document there is no justification to be specifically patriotic about Germany in it. And a syou know, Germans aren't that patriotic anyway... About the register thing: I am always wondering why you don't do this in the US. It makes everything about bureaucracy so much easier. Or how do the IRS or social security know where to take their taxes from? ;) Also we don't need an extra registration to be able to vote. Are you guys just too paranoid and don't want the government to know things about you?

P in passport stand as personal. There are another types of passport: service, official, diplomatic...

The American passport looks a little bit like it's taken directly from the monopoly game 😅 it's so colourful and picture heavy!

My opinion is that Something like quotes should not be a part of a Passport. Such a document should be totally practical and so on

Maybe the US passport is so crazy because they are afraid Americans who actually travel and see the rest of the world might realise, the US may not be the greatest country on earth. Maybe in a few years it will get North Korean style repetitive propaganda. 😂 And also the different languages on the German password are not random. There is no Arabic, or Japanese...^^. They are the 24 official languages of the European Union. We are both German and EU citizens legally. 🇩🇪🇪🇺

It is not possible to add new pages to a German passport. But there are two versions: the regular one has 27 pages for stamps and visas, you can also get a 48-page-version if you travel a lot. That one costs 22€ more.

This passport represents perfectly our german philosophy. Always reduced on the necessary things😂

The reason for the various languages is they are the languages applicable to that jurisdiction - i.e. in the US they speak English, French and Spanish and in the EU they speak all those other languages. What is so complicated or weird about that?

My best friend is half American and half German. He was born in Germany and he grew up in Germany too. Although he lived his whole life in Germany, he feels more American than German. He is always carrying his American passport with him and takes every opportunity to show people his American passport. I think this shows how patriotic Americans are.

I am from Malaysia.Honestly American passport is the odd one. Malaysian passports are as simple as the German one.

Good to know fact: Every EU Passport is "red" not only German

I have no idea how I managed to watch a 10 minute video about passports...

Actually it was kinda good that u mentioned the colors. Quite a few guys out there who are colorblind n they'd appreciate that I'm sure

Hi Kelly, a German passport is valid for 6 years if issued for a holder age 24 or younger, else 10 years. Different from the USA, citizens register with the municipality they live in. You can update this location in your passport if you move to another city, however: You don't have to, You don't have to have a passport at all. For identification inside Germany we have the ID-Card (Bundespersonalausweis). Different from the passport is also has the street address. Did you know that one can apply to 2 EU passports? Imagine to be on the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and you have a passport filled with Visa from arabic states. Be prepared for more than the ususal traveler check. Under specific circumstances you can get a second pass for these purposes.

Thank you. I now regret never asking the exchange Student who lived in my family to compare our passports. Your passport looks wild.

The German passport is actually the most powerful ( with the most visa free countries) in the world I think.

lol.. it looks like a fake monopoly like pasport 😁.. not a serious document

You used to be able to get additional pages added to the US passport. I traveled a lot to Russia and had so many pages filled with the visas that I needed to add pages. When I renewed my passport last year I learned they no longer add pages but you do have the option of getting 52 pages instead of the standard 28. There is no additional cost (at least not yet.) My old passports were normal, without all that patriotic stuff.

One of the things I appreciate about my EU passport compared to my US passport is that it is not full of crazy patriotic quotes and imagery.

No you cannot add additional pages to a German passport. You can however (for an extra price) order a passport that has more pages from the beginning. The German passport design was last renewed on 2017 March 01 (you still show the older passport). Now the cover is more flexible, but the "data card" is now hard, comparable to a credit card. The content is still the same, it just has some anti-counterfeiting features added. One little detail I just found out: It is now bound with black, red and gold thread in the middle (older editions used white thread). There you (very subtly) have the flag colours. You left out a very important phrase. It used to be on page 3, in the latest edition of the German passport it is on page 2. "Länder, für die dieser Pass gilt | Countries for which this passport is valid | Pays pour lesquels ce passeport est valable: Für alle Länder | For all countries | Pour tous pays" Does the US passport have a similar phrase? Are US citizens allowed to travel to all countries? From what I could find there were some countries for which a travel warning has been issued but none where you would be forbidden to go (whether they let you enter is a different story though). In 1981 it was decided that all passports of the European Union should have a cover in RAL 4004 bordeauxviolett / claret violet. I have a passport issued 1986 June 19, which still has the old design with dark green cover and lighter green pages. Back then it was valid 5 years (perhaps because I wasn't 18 yet) and could be extended twice. My current passport is valid 10 years.

There are two main reasons why you have to tell the government when moving to another town (and even if you are moving to another location in the same town) in Germany: 1) This is your "ladungsfähige Anschrift", the address which will be used for official correspondence like with the ministry of finance. You are required to have one and you are required to regularly check your mailbox there. 2) You are automatically registered as voter at your location of residence with either the Reisepass or the ID card as document proofing it.

What you saw was an european citizen lane right beside the normal immigration stands. It's meant for international (outside EU space). Within the EU all flights are domestic and are normally on another terminal

Do you have an additional ID card like the german Personalausweis in the US?

The thing is with the born in "city" no country is. Most germans actually know in which countries those citys are. As I lived in the US I got to experience the horrible geographie knowledge over there, so here is your answer for that no offense.

the "We the people" page looks ridiculous xD like a 5yo child with good drawing skills did it

Your Boyfriends Passport is the old Version. We‘be got a newer Passport nowadays which ist sized & styled different. E.g. the actual ID thing is on a polycarbonate plate which features a little window :D

The Reisepass is a travelling passport. In Germany there is also something called Personalausweis, which is more of a proper ID.

I am German but live for 15 years in the US. Probably, I could make your vidoes from my point of view. The interesting thing though is, that watching your videos, i actually learned a few things about Germany I did either not know before or did not realize because i grew up with them. Go on doing your thing wherever you are.

These languages that German passport has on first page are European union's official languages and totally they're 27 languages

Thanks for those insights. Where the US passport might be a bit overloaded with patriotism, the German passport is extremely simple from a graphical point of view (speaking as a German). The prettiest page of my passport is a US visa I got a couple of years ago. You seem to get US immigration stamps when entering the United States? We don't get any stamp when we return to Europe or travel to any other European country. Do you also need to validate your fingerprints when entering the US as a US citizen? Speaking about the lines when entering Europe: one advantage for us travelers entering the USA is, that returning ESTA travelers can use the same line as US passport holders, where those self-service kiosks are available. As most of the times, there are tons of those kiosks and the time with the officer to get the stamp is then pretty short, this reduces the time for immigration significantly. This covers basically anyone, who has travelled to the USA since the introduction of ESTA even if we need to file a new request every 2 years. One last thing: punching the German passports when they are renewed is also very common. You by the way didn't show the 2nd page of the German passport, which carries a stamp of the city who has issued the passport as well as a signature of the officer. You need to be registered at a certain city and this is where you get your passport.

3:58 its not in every single language but only in the official languages of the EU states. As the country is in the EU. I am a dual citizen of Germany and another EU country and it is the same in both passports. I think the members of the EU are obligated to write it in the languages of the EU countries. I think also that the layout of the most EU countries are pretty similar. We keep it clean. Every country has its own identity and layout but it is still kind of similar. As for example the page after the photo. Both my German and my other passport have my information such as hight, colour of the eyes, address etc.

My passport got destroyed in a beer related incident 5 years ago.

That "german passport" is actually a european one. This is the standard, all passports of countries of the European Union look like that one. Even the red colour is standard. The old german passport was green....and the german interim passport is actually still green and it misses the "Europäische Union" writing. That was the old West-German one until 1988: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Reisepass_BRD_1980.JPG The GDR passport used until 1990 was blue: upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/DDR_Reisepass2.jpg And notice the eagle on the OUTSIDE, there are six feathers on every wing, that's the small seal. On the large federal seal the eagle has seven feathers per wing, and that is what is printed on the INSIDE of the passport. In my passport in addition of the city the state is also named in brackets, because there is more than one city with that name in Germany (actually there are five cities with that name in Germany).

A German Passport is what I'm always dreaming for

the translations in the German passport are not only "many" languages but they are the official languages of the European Union.

Actually since March 2017 there is a new version of the German passport that looks a little different :)

HUNGARY used to have a Passport with NO FRENCH, ENGLISH, GERMAN, CHINESE, ... it was so lacking in other languages that it made border crossing outside the EU / EEC / Shenigen Zone nearly impossible.

To travel inbetween europe as a german you don't need a passport at all, you can use flight with your personal ID. Passports are only required if you want to travel outside EU

I love the us passport am I the only person that likes patriotic symbolism?

Love my U.S mighty passport🇺🇸

Take a closer look to the german passport again :) The page with his picture: If you swing it in the light, you will notice a reflecting watermark :) You can see it at 5:29 This is hard to copy, so difficult to fake. Thumb up.

btw the city in the german passport is the city in which it was issued in, whereas the US passport has the place of birth noted. This is important for a german because if we move our place of residence to a different city than that noted on the passport, we need to pay a visit to the local census agency to get our place of residence updated. This is required for many reasons, not the least of all being that if we fail to do this, it invalidates our legal identity entirely (which can cause obvious problems but will also incur a fine as soon as it's noticed), but also to determine, for which local parliament we are eligible to vote for example.

For comparison here's what Croatian passport looks like. It is navy blue, a bit darker than the US one. On the front it says Republic of Croatia in Croatian, English and French, then there is the national coat of arms, followed by the word "PASSPORT" in the above mentioned languages. (My passport was issued before Croatia was in the EU, so it is not indicated, although I suppose it is also written nowadays). The biometric symbol is located in the bottom right corner. one difference I've noticed is that this is in silver lettering, as opposed to gold ones in this video. The first page contains "Republic of Croatia" in three languages again, followed by, in color, the coat of arms. In the bottom right there is a diagonal chequy pattern. In one of the squares is the silhouette of the country, and in five more are the coats of arms of the historic regions of Croatia. Next is the plastic card thing that contains the actual information. Unlike Germany, it doesn't indicate the city, but instead the police command (i.e. the county) that issued it. The paper page next to it contain your full adress and your personal indentification number (OIB). After that you get to the pages that contain the stamps. Every right page contains a famous monument and every left page a map with the location of the monoment on te page next to it. Some interesting remarks: I only ever got two (Slovenian) stamps in my passport, since just months after that we entered the EU, and with that a deal with neigbouring countries to let us in only on our IDs. And as I only regularly travel to Slovenia and Hungary I never got out of the area where I'd need a passport. I also just noticed that my passport actually expired over half a year ago, and that my ID is about to. So I guess I'm heading to the police in a few days.

When the passport is expired you will get a new one. Adding new pages to the passport is not possible. If you are supposed to travel more to countries which still stamp or where you even need a visa you can ask for one with more pages (I think 24 pages for visa instead of 18) but this one is also more expensive. In the end you save nothing. I was surprised that the American passport still uses normal pictures which are glued to the sheet. They German one has a special printing technology for the picture and there is also a small hologram in the picture which changes color when you look from different angles. I think the German one is more save and not so easy to reproduce.

It would be nice if you could compare US vs. German IDs Germany has a standardized ID Card and driver licences aren't valid IDs in Germany

Very interesting video. I never hold an American passport for a view in my hand, so a lot of things are new for me. When you come back to US I think you also have shortened procedure as US citizen. The EU passport below age of 24 is only 6 years valid, afterwards 10. One question: how much you pay for your US passport and how long it takes after application? In Germany it takes about 4 weeks and costs 60€.

As a EU citizen you don't even need you passport to travel inside the EU(Schengen-Area). Your ID(Personalausweis) should be enough when you're flying.

In Germany you can get an Vorläufiger Reisepass which is valid for one year it's a valid travel document so my dad has a lot them because My parents came from Poland and when he was young my grandparents just took him to make a Vorläufigen Reisepass and that's it So when your just need a passport for a quick trip let's say about 2 months and then you won't be traveling anymore you can get a Vorläufigen Reisepass It's Green in colour

The languages on the frontispiece of the German passport are the official languages of the EU. The passports of other EU countries also have the country name in other EU languages. You might also find a key to the data page contained on a page detailing the what's what in each EU language so that it's clear what the various data items represent for the authorities in other EU states.

In my opinion, If you have a German passport it's clear you come from Germany. So there is "only" city of birth. So the equivalent to the US passport should be an "European" passport with Country/City of birth. But there's no one yet ;)

Can anyone tell me why the bald eagle is so important in the US/which historic roll it played?

You can not add pages and extend your reisepass. If it is full, you need a new one. There are however two different sizes available when you get a new one, the normal one has like 32 pages, but you can choose to take the big one which has 48 pages. The reisepass is usually valid for 10 years (6 if you get one before 24), and since we can move within the EU without the reisepass (the normal ID / Ausweis is enough), there are very very few people who have a need for more than 32 or even 48 pages. Also, the reisepass costs between 40 and 110 EUR, depending on the age you get one, the amount of pages, and the speed in which it will be made for you. The default (24+ year old german, 32 pages, no express printing required) reisepass costs 60 EUR I got my first reisepass with 37. never needed it before...

Kelly god that your're back in the states. I think in the next years germany will change a lot. Greatings Mike from Germany

Nice video! This reminds me to renew my Passport soon. :)

you made a great job covering the passport numbers.. not. They where visible in both.

Hi Kelly,I love to see us Germans through your eyes. It is refreshing and you are probably thus a better ambassador for your country than the unfortunate US ambassador Richard A. Grenell. You thus create a positive counterweight to the messages that we presently receive daily from your mother country. Thank you and keep going! Mike.

Being a Swedish citizen, I don't need to carry any ID when in Sweden (but life would get complicated and I always carry my driving license). I have a national ID-card containing more or less the same information as a passport. I normally use this ID card for travelling in Europe. This type of ID card is valid for 5 years and issued by the police and you get it from the same offices as for applying for a passport. Swedish passports are valid for 5 years as well and this also for adults. The ID card is credit card size and much more easy to carry and it is valid for travelling to Schengen-countries and I've been told to the UK, but haven't tried that. In the Swedish passport the place of birth is the city (or village) where your parents had their residence when you were born. This is different from the US practice, which states the location of the hospital. In other words, a dual citizen Swedish and US could have different places of birth in their Swedish and US passports if the hospital was in another city than the parents city (or village) of residence. My wife was born in the USA, but she is now Swedish citizen and her place of birth is given as city and state but not mentioning the USA. (On the other hand most people would assume USA when it states "California" even if there is a Baja California not being part of the USA).

The information page on the passport (any passport), where the photo is, is standardised. There is an international authority which regulates this for all countries. You should get a UV light and check both passports using it - you will get quite a surprise...

Do you have to say "single" after every time you say "every"? I mean single and opposed to what? double???

It's funny and also sad how there are so many patriotic symbols in the US passport, which nwadays are solely a parody of themselves.

11:40 Actually, if you only travel between EU countries by plane you won't have to show your identity card in 90% of the case, at least it's not required by law. You don't need to own a travel passport (the one you showed), too. The last two flights I never had to show my id card, for example - which is so awesome.

Just a short follow up on the Type-letters in the passport: There are 5 different types of passports that are standardized worldwide. P (German: Reisepass) means Passport, so a standard passport (or tourist passport as you call it), that every1 can get. PC (German: Kinderreisepass) means Childrens Passport and is issued to children that are under 16. This does not apply to all countries. Some don't have children passports and other have different age regulations. PP (German: Temporärer Reisepass) stands for provisionally or temporary passport. This is a passport, that can be ordered until 48h (at least in Germany) before traveling when your old passport is expired. It usualy is valid only a few month and costs much more than a standard P-Passport. OPs are official passports (German: Dienstpass). Those passports are usualy given to people that work for a state but are not elegible for a diplomatic passport. For example all employees in the German embassy in Washington have official passports except for the ambassador and her representative. These two obtain the last category. PD (German: Diplomatenpass) stands for diplomatic passport. Those passports are the ones to get if you can ;) Free travel without visas pretty much all over the world and diplomatic immunity (no bag checks, no custom fees because you must not be controlled under no circumstances, must not be arrested, criminal offenses may not be prosecuted ) as long as you have something official to do in the country you travel to or from.

You can't add pages to a German passport, but you can get a thicker passport if you know that you will travel much, it's called a "Pass für Vielreiser" (passport for often-traveler)

In Germany its called „Meldepflicht“ to know who is registerred where 😉

Actually I think our German passport could use a few quotes from the German constitution, national anthem and German poets. If nothing else it might help immigrants understand that there actually is something to identify with. I always thought that it is a smart move of the US to have quotes in the passport and a celebration when someone becomes US American and that we Germans should have something similar. You obviously think your American passport is too patriotic but I think it is important to keep things in mind that obviously unite all Americans. I do not know those quotes but I am not American. You obviously know those quotes. I would like everyone in Germany to focus more on what unites us, too. I also take some things for granted but I realized that some things I just take for granted because I have always lived in Germany. I feel that some expectations should be made more visible and that our constitution should be quoted more often. Today I feel the words "Nazi" and "rabble-rouser" are used inflationary to shut up everyone who does not share one s opinion and that there is no democratic discussion about solutions to real problems happening in public. The 3rd of October is the Day of German Unity. A few words that unite people would be good. But some people are too busy feeling that they cannot be wrong because they feel they are morally superior.

I love the US, every year im visiting the US.

For the German passport, I'm not sure if you can add pages, but you can decide between several sizes when you're getting it

My boyfriend has an american passport and I am so jealous. It looks so artistic and pretty and I love looking at it. My german passport looks boring af.

I'm surprised how different the German passport is from my Belgian passport given that both of them are considered European passports and hold the same value. The color of the cover is even determined by EU regulation. Mine doesn't contain information like height or color of my eyes. And on the pages where you collect your stamps and visas ours do have pictures of Belgian cities. And when visiting the US I also have to go through a longer queue than US nationals when entering the country. But yeah, it's nice when you come home and can skip the long queue only to wait 30 minutes at the luggage belt anyway ...

The old US passport wasn't quite so over the top with patriotism. I believe that it was updated to its current form under the George W Bush administration. So it is up to you to ponder why they did that and if it is now too in your face or not.

Swiss passport: On the cover: Swiss passport in 5 languages (german, french, italian, romansh and englisch), a swiss cross and the biometric symbol. Next pages: Some kind of pattern, several swiss crosses, a map of Switzerland and again swiss passport in 5 languages. Then this Card with the personal information and on the other side the signature (everythin in the 5 languages) On the next pages: the personal information is translated in 26 languages. Then there are several pages for the stamps. On the last two pages it is written how to treat the passport in 4 languges (german, french, italian and romansh) and how many pages the passport has in 26 languages (yeah, they write: “This passport contains 40 numbered pages” in 26 languages....)

(9:50) Note that also with the German national ID card (not the passport), is also valid travel document in all of Europe (minus Belarus, Russia, Ukraine), as well as Egypt, French overseas territories, Georgia and Turkey. So if you have a valid national ID, you can travel to these places freely without a passport.

4:20 This Passsporrt screams at me *America* =D

Is the US-Pass a document or a picturebook or historybook? Thats soooooo american!

It is funny that your BF's passport was only valid for six years. Mine has the exact same code/type, but it is valid for ten years. It could be that you have to be at a "a certain age" for that.

Sorry for nitpicking. The eagle on the German passport is not the German coat of arms, it's the small federal seal. The coat of arms is in colour (black, red, gold) and has vertical wing feathers.

Before 2006 US passports showed the state where they were issued at. It was called the issue authority. After 2006, the issue authority is the Department of State and no longer shows the state it was issue at.

Just a side note ... the top ten of passport power (To how many countries does the passport of X allow visa free entry): 1 Singapur 2 Deutschland 3 Schweden, Südkorea 4 Dänemark, Finnland, Italien, Frankreich, Spanien, Norwegen, Japan, Vereinigtes Königreich 5 Luxemburg, Schweiz, Niederlande, Belgien, Österreich, Portugal 6 Malaysia, Irland, USA, Kanada 7 Griechenland, Neuseeland, Australien 8 Malta, Tschechische Republik, Island 9 Ungarn 10 Slowenien, Slowakei, Polen, Litauen, Lettland The German passport used to be the most powerful passwort for years (Together with that of Singapore), but as Paraguay lifted the restrictions for Singapore, Singapore passed ours by one country :) I think the US passport might be that full of patriotic symbols to compensate for it being worth less than that of important world powers like Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria or Belgium :)

The American passport just screams American exceptionalism😀

Finde jetzt nicht, dass ein Reisepass was Besonderes ist!

When you order a Passport in Germany, you can choose between a "normal" size, which has 32 pages and a "Vielreiser" passport, which has 48 pages (obviously, it's for people who fly around a lot!). When the pages are full (I actually had to look this up, doesn't happen very often as you don't get a stamp within the EU), you have to get a new one, even if it's not expired. You can't get additional pages. And most of the people in the EU don't even own a Passport, especially in the Schengenraum, because if you get checked, an identity pass is sufficient. I had one for all my life, because I was born and raised in France, but my parents are german, so I only became officially a french citizen when I was 18 - so now I have a french identity pass, but a german passport. x)

You can decide how many pages (32 or 48) you want to have in your german passport when you apply for it. The more pages, the more expensive; 32 pages are 60 €, 48 pages are 82 € (it´s cheaper if you are below 24 and more expensive if you need it quickly). Once all pages are full or when it expires after 10 years, you have to get a new one (unless you don´t need one).

So your boyfriend is from Magdeburg and moved to Mainz? How come?

1.) He's tall. 2.) At least he doesn't say maths, as the British do.

Am I the only European who really likes the look of the U.S passport?

What a cool video! Thank you a lot. I always like to see different passports. Honestly I have to say I like this document stuff at all. And: in 2017 the new version German passport was released!

haha, i watched your video with a big smile, thanks. my boyfriend is american and we did this many times, just laugh over how the efficient document (reisepass) looks vs. the patriotic picturebook (passport). wishing you a lovely summer, stay safe! ☆☆☆