Cancelling your visa
Cancel your visa so no one else can use it. You can do this through the location where you applied for the visa. Send an email to the location saying that your visa has been lost or stolen. If you do not, this may affect your future visa applications.
Applying for a new visa
Apply for a new visa after you cancel the lost or stolen one. How you do this depends on which country you are in.
If you have not yet started your journey, follow these steps if you are still in your country of residence.
1. Report the stolen or missing passport to the local authorities
Report the stolen or missing passport to the local authorities to prevent identity fraud.
2. Apply for a new passport
Apply for a new passport.
3. Apply for a new Schengen visa
Apply for a Schengen visa with your new passport.
If you are already in a country in the Schengen area, follow these steps.
1. Report the loss or theft to the local police
Report the loss or theft of your passport to the local police.
2. Apply for a new passport
Apply for a new passport at the embassy of consulate-general of your country of nationality.
3. Apply for a new visa
How you apply for a new visa depends on which country you are in.
- In the Netherlands: Submit an application for a new visa to the Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND). Contact the IND.
- In another Schengen country: Submit an application for a new visa to the immigration service in the country you are in.
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