Travel document for Dutch nationals living abroad

No fixed place of residence or domicile

Do you have Dutch nationality but no permanent place of residence? If so, you may be able to register at a correspondence address in the municipality where you are staying. Once you are registered, you can apply for a passport or identity card in the municipality where the correspondence address is registered. 

Important: Do you fall under the situation described below? 

Please always contact us first by email at grensgemeente@aalten.nl before making an appointment or submitting a request.

Are you unable to register at a mailing address?

You can still apply for a passport or identity card. You do not need to complete the checklist on the Netherlands Worldwide website. However, after contacting us, you will receive a form from us that you must complete as fully as possible. This form contains questions about your living and residence situation. Based on your answers, we will assess whether you can apply for a passport or identity card from us.

You must also prove that you were in the Netherlands from the date of your deregistration in the Personal Records Database (BRP) until the date of your application. You can prove this with: 

• statements from benefit agencies,
• an employer's statement,
• pay slips,
• insurance documents,
• a residence permit,
• or bank statements covering this entire period. 

Did you stay abroad for a period of time? If so, you can prove this with your visa. Do you still have a valid or expired Dutch passport or identity card? If so, please include these with the other supporting documents. 

Note

Are you residing at one address in the Netherlands, but no longer have a valid Dutch passport or identity card for registration? The municipality can also register you without a valid Dutch passport or identity card. This can be done using other documents, such as an expired Map /ID Map a birth certificate.

Good to know

• Have you already filled out the personal checklist on the Netherlands Worldwide website? You will need this to know which documents to bring to the appointment (check per person). After completing this checklist you will get an overview of the documents you need. If you are unsure about what to bring or have questions? Please contact us at grensgemeente@aalten.nl.
• You must be present in person at the time of application; this includes children.
• It is not possible to have the requested document delivered to you! You can only pick up your document in person at our location.
• You may not have multiple applications pending at different border municipalities at the same time.
• You cancel in time if your application file does not need further processing, or if you cannot come to your appointment. Please contact the municipality for this purpose.

Make an appointment

You can make an appointment online to apply for a passport or ID card. If you have not yet completed the checklist on the Nederland Wereldwijd website, you can still do so. 

Checklist Nederland Wereldwijd

Appointment to apply for passport, living abroad

Appointment to apply for ID card, living abroad

Document collection

You can make an appointment online to pick up a passport or ID card.

Passport collection, living abroad

ID card collection, living abroad

What to bring

• all original documents (see the results of the checklist nederlandwereldwijd).
• All travel documents (even if no longer valid).
• Passport photo, no older than 6 months, that meets Dutch passport photo requirements. Passport photos taken abroad do not always meet these requirements. We recommend that you have your passport photo taken in the Netherlands.
• debit card. Payment by credit card is possible.
• Statement of consent travel document minor, you can download this statement at the bottom of the page. 

Costs

How long does it take?

The processing time for applying for a (new) passport and/or ID card is 5 business days. Please keep this in mind when applying for your (new) travel document.