Procedure for a written application:

• You fill out the application and submit it, along with all necessary documents, to your employer. From there, your documents will be forwarded to the aviation security authority.
• The Aviation Security Authority will examine your application and, for this purpose, obtain information from other agencies, such as the police or the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
• If necessary, further documents or information will be obtained from you.
• You and your employer will receive notification of the outcome from the aviation security authority.

Procedure for submitting an electronic application:

• You create a free service account in the Hamburg Service Portal.
• You fill out the online application and upload all supporting documents.
• You send the application digitally to the responsible authority.
• For employees: Print out the application form after completion, sign it, and send it by post to the authority.
• The Aviation Security Authority will examine your application and, for this purpose, obtain information from other agencies, such as the police or the Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
• If necessary, further documents or information will be obtained from you.
• You and your employer will receive notification of the outcome from the aviation security authority.