Stolen or lost passport, driving licence or identity card
Have you lost your Dutch passport, identity card or driving licence? Of was it stolen? You need to report this to the municipality where you live. This is to prevent identity fraud. You can apply for a new document right away.
- Report the missing Dutch passport or Dutch identity card right away. You can do this online with your DigiD for free. Afterwards you can make an appointment to apply for a new document.
- You can also make an appointment at City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office to apply for a new Dutch passport or a new Dutch identity card. During the appointmenht you can fill in the declaration of loss form.
- The municipality will then check your identity. Fraud will be dealt with severely. If your travel document has often gone missing within a short period of time, there will be an investigation. The municipality can then for example refuse to issue you a new passport. For more information see: Wanneer wordt mijn paspoort ongeldig? on the Begin external link: website of the Dutch government(External link), end external link. (in Dutch).
- The municipality will invalidate the missing document. And it will register it as missing in various systems.
- Did you find the document back again? It will remain invalid. You will, however, need to turn in the old document. The municipality will destroy it.
Would you like to apply for a new Dutch passport and/or Dutch identity card right away? Then the conditions are the same as when you Begin link: apply for a Dutch passport or identity card, end link. . When you apply for a new driving licence, the conditions are the same as when you Begin link: renew a driving licence, end link. . When you apply for a replacement driving licence you will not need to have a new medical examination. The replacement driving licence will have the same categories and expiry date as your missing driving licence.
Report and apply
Report the missing document to the municipality online. And choose whether you want to apply for a new document immediately.
Would you only like to report the loss online with your DigiD?
Would you like to make an appointment and apply for a new passport or identity card? Then you need to take the following things to the appointment:
- A passport photo. Strict requirements apply to passport photos. For example, the passport photo may not be more than 6 months old and must be a true likeness. Read these requirements on the Begin external link: website of the Dutch government(External link), end external link..
- All of your identity cards and passports. Even if they have expired or they are from another country.
- You also need to have clean fingers, for example without any paint residue. The municipality is required to take fingerprints from you. Read more on the Begin external link: website of the Dutch government(External link), end external link..
Younger than 18 years
Is the passport or identity card for a child or young person under 18 years of age? Then the child must be present when he applies for and collects his document. Children are also allowed to apply for it themselves. For children under 12 years of age to apply for an identity card and for children under 18 years of age to apply for a passport the following is needed:
- If the people with parental responsibility are attending the appointment, they must be able to show a Begin link: valid form of identification, end link. .
- If (1 of) these people does not / do not attend the appointment, a completed and signed consent form is required, together with a copy of the proof of identification. You can download the consent form from Begin external link: www.netherlandsworldwide.nl(External link), end external link..
- For more information about parental responsibility and guardianship visit the Begin external link: website of the Dutch government(External link), end external link..
Would you like to make an appointment and apply for a new or replacement driving licence? Then you need to take the following things to the appointment:
- A passport photo. Strict requirements apply to passport photos. For example, the passport photo may not be more than 6 months old and must be a true likeness. Read these requirements on the Begin external link: website of the Dutch government(External link), end external link..
- A Begin link: valid form of identification, end link. .
Would you like to apply for a new driving licence rather than a replacement driving licence? In certain situations you must first request a health certificate from the Begin external link: Central Office for Motor Vehicle Driver Testing(External link), end external link. (CBR). This is required if:
- you are 75 years of age or older
- you have a driving licence with a shorter validity period on medical grounds
- you want to renew a driving licence in category C and/or D.
Reporting the loss is free of charge. However, you will have to pay for a new document. The fees for a replacement driving licence are the same as for a new driving licence. Look at the fees under:
It takes at least 5 working days before your Dutch passport, identity card or driving licence is ready. In some cases you can also use the expedited procedure. This is more expensive.
Validity period
- Your new Dutch passport or identity card has a new document number. And it will get a new expiry date.
- A replacement driving licence has a new document number. It will get the same categories and expiry date as the missing driving licence.
Dutch document lost abroad
Have you lost your Dutch passport or identity card? Look for more information on Begin external link: netherlandsworldwide.nl(External link), end external link..
Have you lost your Dutch driving licence? Look for more information on Begin external link: netherlandsworldwide.nl(External link), end external link.. Would you like to apply for a new document in the Netherlands. Then you can make an appointment.
Foreign document lost in the Netherlands
If you lose your foreign passport, identity card or driving licence in the Netherlands, go to the police.