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If you lose your identity card, you must report this.

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 immediately report the loss of your identity card 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 identity card office to apply for a new identity 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..

You do not need to submit any documents.

Your identity card has been lost.

There is no charge for reporting the loss.

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.

It usually takes a few minutes to record the loss report and hand over the copy to the person concerned.

The report must be made immediately after the loss is discovered.

Objection.

Appeal.

Detailed information on how to lodge an objection can be found in the notification of your application.

Administrative court action

Identity card notification due to loss

Loss of identity card must be reported

Costs: none

Processing time: none

Deadlines: immediately

Responsible: local identity card authority (citizens' office)

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.

Personal appearance necessary: Yes