The Christmas holidays are starting soon and many people have already planned their holidays. Travellers or last-minute bookers sometimes only discover shortly before the start of their trip or at the airport that their identity card or passport is no longer valid. Due to the nationwide abolition of children's passports, identity cards or passports must also be applied for for children. Parents should therefore keep an eye on the validity of the documents when travelling abroad to prevent any inconvenience or, in the worst case, having to cancel a trip. After applying, it can currently take 6 to 9 weeks before the new document can be received. Due to the Christmas holidays and the associated changes in production and delivery times at Bundesdruckerei, express passports must be applied for by 13 December at the latest in order to be able to collect them in time for trips abroad. Appointments for applications can be booked directly on the homepage of the city of Rodgau at www.rodgau.de/terminvergabe. The Citizen Services team can be contacted on 06106 6930 or by email at buergerservice@rodgau.de. Information on the individual holiday countries, such as travel and safety advice, can be found on the website of the Federal Foreign Office at www.auswaertigesamt.de.
