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If  you do not have a passport because it was lost or stolen, or if your passport is damaged

The Consulate General accepts applications to replace passports that have been lost, stolen, damaged (if you for instance accidentally washed it) or mutilated.

An applicant without a passport due to loss or theft, must come to the Consulate General in Amsterdam during our regular opening hours.  Please set up an emergency appointment by following the instructions in the box on the right. If your passport is damaged you need to set up a regular appointment.

If you are a visitor in transit If you are a visitor to The Netherlands in transit and have lost your passport or had it stolen, no appointment is required. You can visit the Consulate during our morning opening hours (8:30 to 11:30 A.M.). You are to bring proof of your travel with you. Please also see our Imminent Departure page on emergency passports.

You are to submit:

1. Download, print and complete the passport application form DS-11. You are to sign at the Consulate, before a consular officer. If you cannot download the forms they will be provided when you come to the Consulate.

2. Download, print, complete and sign the
Statement Regarding Lost Or Stolen Passport (DS-64).

 

3. It is important to report the loss or theft of a valid U.S. passport to the police authorities. Bring your copy of the police report!

4. Bring, if you can, some form of identification (e.g. driver’s license, residence card) as well as documentation that establishes your citizenship (e.g. birth or naturalization certificate, an expired passport).

5. Bring two identical 2" x 2" photos (5 x 5 Cm., on a white background)

6. The appropriate Passport Services fee must be paid in cash, euro or dollars, or by credit card. PIN payments cannot be processed.

 

Replacement passports can be issued within 10 working days.  In cases where the applicant must travel urgently, the Consulate can issue an 'emergency passport' which is valid for three months. This passport is valid for all travel. This 'emergency passport' can be exchanged later for a full validity passport at an embassy or consulate overseas or at a Passport Agency in the United States. See our section on replacing an emergency passport.

Report a lost/stolen passport to the police

A U.S. passport is a valuable document, not just for you the rightful bearer.  Therefore you must report the loss or theft of a U.S. passport to the local police authorities to avoid Identity theft!  How can someone steal your identity? Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, Social Security number, credit card number or other identifying information, without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes.