In short
If the citizens’ office takes the digital photo for your ID card or passport on a Federal Printing Office terminal, the fee is €6.00 nationwide. Photo studios and drugstores set their own prices. For documents that still accept your own photo – driving licence, health insurance card, visas – FotoKlar costs €7.99 including a print sheet.
Last updated: · FotoKlar editorial team
Passport photo costs compared
| Where | Price | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Citizens’ office terminal | €6.00 (Federal Printing Office terminals) | ID card, passport – digital, taken just before your appointment |
| Photo studio | set by the studio | ID card and passport (registered studios), applications, children |
| Drugstore (e.g. dm, Rossmann) | set by the store | quick photos; ask whether they transmit digitally |
| Photo booth | set by the operator | printed photos; check whether it meets biometric rules |
| FotoKlar (online) | €7.99 | driving licence, health card, visas, job application – not ID card/passport |
What does the photo at the citizens’ office cost?
€6.00 nationwide if the office uses the Federal Printing Office’s system; offices with other systems may charge differently.
The photo is taken directly before your appointment and goes digitally to the authority. Foreigners’ authorities charge the same €6.00 for photos for the electronic residence permit; see residence permit photo.
When is an online photo enough?
Whenever the authority or company accepts a photo you provide yourself: driving licence (printed), health insurance card (upload), many visas and all job applications.
FotoKlar costs €7.99 including the digital file and a 10 × 15 cm print sheet; you only pay for the lab print on top. Read how to print on printing passport photos.
Sources
- City of Stuttgart: digital photo for ID cards and passports – checked 21/10/2026
- City of Nuremberg: photo stations in the citizens’ offices – checked 21/10/2026
- City of Siegen, foreigners’ authority: change of the photo procedure – checked 21/10/2026