Netherlands - Replace Lost Driver License

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Procedure

If you live in the Netherlands

If you live in the Netherlands and have the nationality of a country in the EU or EFTA, you can apply for a new driving licence in the municipality where you are registered.

1. If you are replacing a lost or stolen driver's license, you must supply an official report of the loss/theft of the driving licence with the application. This also applies if you lost your driving licence abroad. This official report must be drawn up by an official of the Dutch police.
2. Submit the police report together with one coloured passport photo.
3. When you apply you will also be asked to present your valid passport or other valid proof of identity.
4. The municipality will then process your application. If the application is approved, you will receive a new driving licence for the normal period of validity.

If you have lost your foreign driving licence:

1. If you have lost your driving licence from an EU or the EFTA member state, Aruba or the former Netherlands Antilles you will need to supply the official police report and an official statement by the issuing authorities.
2. You will be asked to submit one colour passport photo and present a valid passport or other valid proof of identity.
3. The municipality will then process your application. If the application is approved, you will receive a new driving licence for the normal period of validity.

Note: If you have lost a foreign driving licence from another country than an EU or the EFTA member state, Aruba or the former Netherlands Antilles you can not apply for a Dutch driving licence. You will have to apply for a new licence in the issuing country.

If you live in a EU/EFTA country

If you live in a country that is a member of the EU or the EFTA and your Dutch driving licence is lost or stolen, then you will have to apply for a (national) driving licence in your country of residence.

If you live outside the EU/EFTA

If you are not registered in the Netherlands and you live outside the EU or the EFTA, then you can obtain a new Dutch driving licence through RDW. In this case, instead of your driving licence, you will have to enclose the form Declaration of Loss ('Verklaring van vermissing') with your application (completed and signed). Currently the declaration is only available in Dutch. You can apply for the application form for a driving licence by e-mail from RDW. You can download the 'Declaration of Loss of Driving Licence' online (see link provided under "Documents to Use" section).

Send the completed and signed declaration, together with the application form, to this address:

RDW, the Netherlands Vehicle Authority

Unit Rijbewijzen

Postbus 9000

9640 HA Veendam

The Netherlands

Note: Only fill in the questions in the declaration that apply to you.

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Required Documents

• Official report of the loss/theft of the driving licence
• One coloured passport photo
• Valid passport or other valid proof of identity

Office Locations & Contacts

Netherlands Vehicle Authority (RDW)

Available from 08.00 till 17.00 o'clock.

If you are calling from abroad call: :+31 598 39 33 30.

Other contact number: 0900 0739 ( 0,10 per minuut)

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Documents to Use

• Statement of Loss Dutch Driving Licence (PDF)
• Instructions Applying for a driving licence for (non) residents of the Netherlands (PDF)

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Instructions

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This will depend on where you live and where you lost your driving license.

• If you live in the Netherlands: If you live in the Netherlands and have the nationality of a country in the EU or EFTA, you can apply for a new driving licence in the municipality where you are registered.
• If you live in an EU/EFTA country: If you live in a country that is a member of the EU or the EFTA and your Dutch driving licence is lost or stolen, then you will have to apply for a (national) driving licence in your country of residence.

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