Reporting the loss of your own ID card
As a German citizen, you are obliged to have an identity card from the age of 16 if you are registered as having your main place of residence in Germany and do not have a valid passport, passport or temporary passport.
You must report the loss of your identity card immediately to a citizens' office or the police. If you do not do this, you are committing an offense. Once you have reported the loss to a citizens' office, the police will automatically be informed of the loss.
You can apply for a new ID card at the same time as reporting the loss to the Citizens' Registration Office. If you have a valid passport, you do not need to apply for a new ID card.
If you first report the loss to the police, you must also visit an ID card office to apply for a new ID card.
If you report the loss (to the police or citizens' office), the online ID card function will also be automatically blocked. This ensures that any attempt to misuse the online ID function is detected immediately. After blocking, it is not possible to use the online ID function of your ID card.
You can also have the online ID card blocked yourself by telephone.
You can only have the signature function blocked by the provider of your signature certificate..
Who should I contact?
The identity card authority in the local citizens' office of the district or regional municipality, the independent city or the large independent city of the place of residence is responsible.
Responsible authorities
Gemeinde Rhede (Ems) - Bürgeramt
recipients: Gemeinde Rhede (Ems)
bank: Emsländische Volksbank
IBAN: DE08266614940000164300
recipients: Gemeinde Rhede (Ems)
bank: Sparkasse Emsland
IBAN: DE06266500010017000019
Contact
- Rhede (Ems):
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Issue
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Express passport issue
- ID card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
- Rhede (Ems):
- Apply for a new ID card when it expires
- Apply for a temporary identity card
- Apply for an identity card
- Apply for an identity card as a person under 16
- Apply for an identity card for the first time
- Apply for identity card because of name change after divorce
- Change of identity card due to change of address
- Children's Passport Extension
- Children's Passport Issue
- Children's Passport Status Query
- Children's passport change due to change of address
- Children's passport notification due to loss
- Children's passport notification due to relocation
- Children's passport report for theft
- Express passport issue
- ID card issue
- Identity card notification due to retrieval
- Identity card notification due to theft
- Identity card status query
- New passport issue due to change of name on divorce or dissolution of civil partnership
- Passport Issuance of additional passports
- Passport change due to change of place of residence
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance
- Passport issuance for adults for the first time
- Passport issuance for frequent travelers
- Passport issuance new due to change of name upon marriage or establishment of a civil partnership
- Passport issuance new due to change of other data
- Passport issuance new due to expiry of validity
- Passport issuance provisionally
- Passport issue for minors for the first time
- Passport message for retrieval
- Passport notification due to loss
- Passport report for theft
- Passport status query
- Reporting the loss of your own ID card
- apply for identity card due to change of name on marriage
Requirements
Your identity card has been lost.
Applications / forms
Personal appearance necessary: Yes
Which documents are required?
You do not need to submit any documents.
What are the fees?
There is no charge for reporting the loss.
Fee: free of chargeIn case of loss report
Process flow
As a rule, you must report the loss of your ID card in person. In such cases, the ID card authority will block your online ID card function after receiving your report.
Report the loss to the Citizens' Registration Office:
Make an appointment at the Citizens' Registration Office. Please find out about the regional options.
Your online ID function will be blocked immediately upon receipt of your report.
If you do not receive a prompt appointment to report the loss at the Citizens' Registration Office, report the loss to a police station as soon as possible.
Block the online ID function yourself via the hotline:
Dial the blocking hotline 116 116, which is available around the clock, 7 days a week.
Enter the blocking password that you received with the PIN letter using the telephone keys as soon as you are prompted to do so.
Your online ID card will be blocked immediately.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The report must be made immediately after the loss is discovered.
Processing duration
It usually takes a few minutes to record the loss report and hand over the copy to the person concerned.
Appeal
Objection.
Appeal.
Detailed information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification of your application.
Administrative court action