Applying for a second passport

• You must be able to demonstrate that you need a second passport.

You can demonstrate that you travel for business purposes with, for example:

• An extract from the Chamber of Commerce along with business contracts or invitations from foreign companies.

If you are travelling to countries involved in a conflict, for example, you can demonstrate this with airline tickets and stamps in your current passport.

• Your first passport must still be valid for at least six months.
• A second passport is valid for two years.
• A second passport may also be a business passport.

• All identity documents and passports you have. Even if they have expired.
• Documents showing that you need the second passport in connection with your profession.
• A passport photo that meets the requirements set out in the following document:
  • Fotomatrix 2020 (PDF, 1.39 MB)
• Means of payment. You can pay for the application by cash or debit card.

Report this as soon as possible online to the public authority. This is necessary to prevent misuse. We will invalidate your passport as soon as we receive your report. That means that you will no longer be able to use it you relocate it. You will need to hand it in to the local authority.

Unwilling or unable to report the loss online?

In that case, make an appointment with the local authority. You will be asked to complete a lost property document form at the Town Hall. We will check your identity. Once we have done that, you can apply for your new document immediately. It is no longer necessary to report the loss to the police.

You can have your passport delivered to you at home or your place of work.