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Reisepass (passport) - report the recovery of your own passport

Reisepass - Wiederauffinden des eigenen Reisepasses melden
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
If your passport (Reisepass) or child's passport (Kinderreisepass) turns up again after being lost or stolen, please inform the Bürgeramt (citizens' office) as soon as possible. You are required to do so. It is not enough to report the recovery to the police. This also applies to a temporary passport. Process 1. If you have found your own passport or your child's passport again after it was lost, report this to a Bürgeramt (citizens' office) in person. 2. Recommendation: Apply for a new passport: • If you report the recovery, it cannot be guaranteed that foreign authorities will accept a passport reported as recovered for use in their country. It is recommended that you apply for a new passport (see "Further information").

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• You have found your lost passport (Reisepass) This also applies to a temporary passport and a child's passport (Kinderreisepass). • Personal appearance You can only report that you have found it in person, at the office. Only you yourself can do this. • Residence in Berlin You live in Berlin and are registered here. A secondary residence in Berlin is sufficient.

Documents you need

• Report of the recovery of the passport You can only make this report in person, on site. • The recovered passport

Fees

None

Legal basis

• Passgesetz (PaßG) [Passport Act] § 15 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/pa_g_1986/__15.html

Processing time

a few minutes

Further information

• Apply for a passport (Reisepass) (service) service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/121151/

Who is responsible

This service can be used at all Bürgerämter (citizens' offices).

Responsible for you

Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.

Original

German original

Service number 350495 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350495/