The Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates of Germany has posted the following information regarding travel for German citizens with temporary or emergency passports. Please contact our office if you have any questions.

IF YOU HOLD A TEMPORARY/ EMERGENCY GERMAN PASSPORT AND PLAN TO VISIT THE U.S., PLEASE READ THIS:

As of May 1 German temporary/emergency passports will no longer be valid for travel to the U.S. under the Visa Waiver Program (VWP).

Holders of German temporary or emergency passports who intend to travel to or through the United States must either obtain a valid, machine-readable regular German passport for VWP travel or apply for U.S. visas to travel to the United States.

Germany remains a designated country in the Visa Waiver Program, and its citizens with regular passports may continue to use the program for business and tourism travel to the U.S. German regular full-validity, official and diplomatic passports remain valid for Visa Waiver Program travel, per current VWP passport requirements, and are unaffected by the decision.

Consistent with U.S. entry procedures, as of May 1, 2006, VWP travelers with a temporary German passport should not anticipate permission to board an aircraft or cruise ship bound for the United States. VWP travelers arriving at a U.S. port of entry with a temporary German passport may not receive parole to enter and be denied admission to the United States.

(Released on March 21, 2006)

Further information on the Visa Waiver Program
U.S. Embassy Berlin
US-Botschaft Berlin

Information on applying for U.S. visas
U.S. Embassy Berlin
US-Botschaft Berlin
U.S. Department of State