What is the equivalent of Office National d'Identification de la Population in Germany?

Everyday life

Office National d'Identification de la Population → Bürgeramt

ONIP, Office National d'Identification

2 → 1 mergedVerified · Aug 4, 2026

In Germany

One counter for both. Your local Bürgeramt issues the passport and the identity card, and takes your address registration — which it wants before it will issue either.

2 → 1 mergedConfidence: High

Main similarities

National identity card issuance
Passport issuance

Main differences

Address registration → Bureau de l'État Civil
Border control → Bundespolizei
Criminal record certificates → Parquet
Election administration → Commission Électorale Nationale Indépendante
Immigration administration → Ausländerbehörde, Bundesamt für Migration und Flüchtlinge
Passport checks at entry points → Bundespolizei

Function by function

FunctionDR CongoGermanyMatch

Passport issuanceDirection Générale de MigrationBürgeramtClose

National identity card issuanceOffice National d'Identification de la PopulationBürgeramtClose

Function by functionShow

01 · Passport issuanceDirection Générale de Migration → BürgeramtClose

02 · National identity card issuanceOffice National d'Identification de la Population → BürgeramtClose

ConfidenceHighVerifiedAug 4, 20265 documents

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