Driving licence, passport and ID card after moving
According to the knowledge base, an address change alone does not require these documents to be reissued.
If only your address changes, you do not need a new driving licence, passport or identity card. This does not mean that contact details held by banks, insurers or other organisations are updated automatically.
What to prepare
- Check whether there is another reason, beyond the address, for changing or reissuing a document.
- Separately note which organisations need the new address in their own customer or contract records.
Step by step
- Check whether another reason requires reissuing a document.
- Keep the documents safe.
- Report address changes only to organisations that actually need them.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not apply for replacement identity documents as a precaution if only the address has changed.
- Do not confuse document validity with updating address records held by other organisations.
What to check officially
The eAusweise app is a digital service; it does not create an additional moving obligation.