Passport

When applying for your passport

• A good-looking passport photo no more than 6 months old that meets the passport photo requirements.
• All passports and identity cards you still have. Even if they have expired.
• If your passport was lost or stolen abroad, take the foreign police report with you.
• You pay directly at the time of application, preferably by PIN.

Additional take away for children under 18 years of age

• At least one parent or guardian must be present at the time of application.
• Written consent from both parents or the person with custody. Use the form from the municipality at the bottom of this page. You can also both sign at the application in the town hall, then you do not need to bring a completed form.
• (Copy of) the proof of identity of both parents or the person with custody of the child.
• Children must be present in person when applying for and collecting their passports.

When picking up your passport

• The takeaway.
• If applicable bring old documents with you, as this is stated on your pickup receipt.
• If the applicant is under 12 years of age, a parent or custodian must be present.

Applying for and picking up a passport is by appointment only.

 Make an appointment to apply for passport

Do you want to apply for an alien or refugee passport? If so, you cannot make an appointment online. To make an appointment, call the Customer Contact Center at (0543) 49 33 33.

Make an appointment to pick up passport

Need your passport quickly? Then apply for it urgently before 2 p.m. You can usually pick it up the next business day after 10:00 am. You do have to pay extra for an urgent application. Do you no longer have your old passport or identity card? Then an urgent procedure is not always possible.

If you travel often (for example, for work), you can apply for a business passport. This is a normal passport, but has twice as many pages for stamps.

You can apply for a second passport if you:

• Travel to different countries for which you need to apply for a visa
• Visiting countries in conflict with each other

If you wish to apply for a second passport, the following conditions apply:

• Your current passport is still valid for at least 6 months
• You can prove that you need the second passport
   

Dutch citizens living abroad can obtain a passport from a large number of Dutch representations, such as consulates and embassies. Or at one of the border municipalities in the Netherlands. Such an application involves many different documents.

The tool from nederlandwereldwijd.nl makes it easier to apply for a passport abroad or at a border municipality. Thanks to the tool, you can see exactly which documents you need and make a personal checklist online. This will save you a lot of time.

Find more information at Reisdocument for Dutch nationals living abroad.

Fingerprints

The passport will include your fingerprints. Make sure your fingers are clean. Paint residue and other dirt on your fingers can cause problems with fingerprinting. Children under 12 do not need to be fingerprinted.

Travel documents for non-Dutch nationals

Do you not have the Dutch nationality? If so, you may be entitled to an alien or refugee passport.

Validity

• Passport 18 years or older the validity is 10 years
• Passport up to 17 years the validity is 5 years
• Business passport validity is 10 years
• Second passport validity is 2 years

Passport validity abroad

Do you want to know how long your passport should be valid for the country you are going to? Or what security risks there are in that country? At Netherlands Worldwide you can read all the information about this.

Traveling with children

Learn more about traveling with children.