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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. As you will not have access to your cell phone while in the consular building, please bring paper print outs of all supporting documents and if possible prepare your application forms before coming in.
2. If your passport was lost or stolen, download, print, complete and sign the Statement Regarding Lost Or Stolen Passport (DS-64). If your passport is damaged, please use our General Affidavit (PDF 73 KB) to describe what happened to your passport. Do not sign the affidavit. If your passport is damaged, please download a general affidavit on which you are to describe what happened to your passport. Do not sign the affidavit.
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 one U.S. format, 2" x 2" (5 x 5 Cm.), photo with an a white background).
6. See our Consular Fees page for the appropriate passport services fee. Fees can be paid in cash, euro or dollars, or by credit card. PIN payments cannot be processed. When paying in cash, please try to bring exact change.

Replacement passports can be issued within 10 working days. In cases where the applicant is normally resident outside The Netherlands and stranded in transit, the Consulate can issue an 'emergency passport' which is valid for three months. 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.