{"id":2903,"date":"2026-03-03T19:27:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T19:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pilkingtonimmigration.com\/kitchener-on\/german-passport-first-time-application\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:25:03","slug":"german-passport-first-time-application","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pilkingtonimmigration.com\/kitchener-on\/german-immigration\/german-passport-first-time-application\/","title":{"rendered":"German Passport (First-Time Application)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.22.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#163C5D&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;130deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(89,113,132,0.5) 16%|rgba(22,60,93,0.5) 84%&#8221; 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