Airport Identity
Cards

• To apply for an Airport identification card, the following documents must be submitted:
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• Company registration by the employer, if not already resident/active at the airport.
• Application for airport identification card
• Application for reliability check (german)
• Copy of European identity card (front and back) or passport (incl. all pages with entries as well as current extended certificate of residence, not older than 4 weeks)
• In the case of foreign citizens, a translated certificate of good conduct from the country of origin as well as a declaration of exemption from punishment abroad.
• Proof of employment in the last 5 years (e.g. copies of employment certificates, social security certificates or employment contracts).

The applications for obtaining an Airport identification card and for the reliability check must be completed in full, signed and stamped by both the applicant and the employer and submitted to the identification card service at the Security Service Centre.

When the identification card expires, a renewal application must be submitted at least 3 months in advance. For this purpose, please use the Airport identification card application and note that the reliability check may have to be applied for again and/or the aviation security training may have to be completed again. You will find the date of expiry on the identification card directly under your photo.

Every holder of an Airport identification card is obliged to return the card or have it changed immediately in the event of a change of company, termination of employment or change of name. Personal data, e.g. change of residential address, must be reported immediately by the ID Card holder directly to the responsible aviation authority. The pass remains the property of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (FBB). Please note that the late return or non-return of Airport identification cards can be punished as an administrative offence under the Aviation Security Act with a fine of up to EUR 10,000.

The loss of the identification card must be reported immediately to the identification card service or, outside business hours, to the airport security control centre.

Contact for blocking the identification card 

BER identification card service 030 6091 77500 

Airport security control centre 030 6091 10200

After blocking the identification card by telephone, please also submit the form provided for reporting a loss.

Permanent access to the security areas requires a valid background check in accordance with §7 of the Aviation Security Act. You can submit the application for this directly to the identification card service; it will be forwarded to the responsible aviation security authority. The authority checks the applicant and confirms his or her reliability if necessary. Doubts may arise, for example, due to convictions in the past or ongoing criminal proceedings. 

A confirmed reliability check is limited to five years. Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH has no possibility of influencing the decision on the reliability of the checked persons by the aviation security authority.

An already existing background check from another german federal state can be submitted and recognised at the time of application. The recognition requires the approval of the responsible aviation authority.

Please note that in the case of longer-term stays or residence abroad within the last ten years, corresponding proof of exemption from punishment there will be requested by the authority. Contrary to the domestic proofs, the applicant is obliged in these cases. 

Furthermore, corresponding employer's certificates must be submitted for the employment relationships of the last 5 years. This can be, for example, copies of employment contracts, references or social security certificates. 

You can find more information on the application form for the reliability check or via the ID card service.

Visitors can only be registered by persons authorised to give notification from companies based at the airport. Please find out in advance who in your company has this authorisation. The notification authorisation can be applied for informally by e-mail or post at the identification card service.

The loss of an identification card must be reported immediately to the identification card service or, outside business hours, to the airport security control centre. 

Contacts Blocking of the identification card 

Identification card service +49 30 6091 77500 

Airport security control centre +49 30 6091 10200

After blocking your identity card by telephone, please also submit the form provided for reporting a loss.

The following conditions must be met if you wish to receive visitors:

• Requests must be made to the identification card service at least 24 hours before the planned access by the persons authorised to give notice. 
• Access is only possible in the permanent company of a permanent identification card holder. The persons assigned to accompany the visitor and their functions must be specified when submitting the application. Visitors will be collected in the publicly accessible area of the access control point specified for access. 
• Access for visitors is limited to 12 days per year (max. 5 days in a row and 7 days in a month). Exceptions to this rule must be applied for separately and are made exclusively in coordination with the Security Service Centre and the responsible aviation authority.

Up to three visitors can be applied for with one application. An airport identification card holder may accompany a maximum of 3 persons at the same time. A larger number of visitors requires further applications and the corresponding additional number of escorts. Each application is checked for plausibility.

Visitor passes are valid for 1 to 5 days. Please note the conditions for a visitor registration, which may limit access for individual persons and reduce the validity of a visitor pass.