(1) Passports, official passports and diplomatic passports shall be valid for ten years. Passports issued to persons under age 24 and in the case of Section 1 (3) shall be valid for six years.
(2) Children’s passports shall be valid for a maximum of six years but not past the child’s twelfth birthday.
(3) Temporary passports, temporary official passports and temporary diplomatic passports shall be valid for a maximum of one year.
(4) The passport’s length of validity shall not be extended. In derogation from the first sentence, children’s passports may be extended to the child’s twelfth birthday. The passport shall include a current photograph.
(5) In the cases referred to in Section 29 of the Nationality Act, a passport shall not be valid past the holder’s 23rd birthday until the responsible authority has determined whether the holder may retain his/her German citizenship.
(6) Section 7 (2) shall remain unaffected.