Applying for a business passport in the Netherlands

Do you hold Dutch citizenship? Do you travel a lot outside the Netherlands on business and get a lot of visas in your passport? If so, you can apply for a zakenpaspoort (business passport). Business passports have more pages and more space for visas.

You apply for a business passport at the municipality where you live. Do you hold Dutch citizenship but have no fixed address in the Netherlands? If so, you can apply for a business passport at a grensgemeente (border municipality). You can do this when visiting the Netherlands.

Do you live outside the Netherlands? See how to apply for your second Dutch passport from outside the Netherlands.

This is how it works for you

Your (future) place of residence falls under:

Municipality of Vlaardingen

Here is some information from your municipality.

Applying for a business passport

Please note: you can only apply for a new Dutch passport or renew your old one if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.

Do you have Dutch nationality, but no fixed place of residence? Then you can contact a Dutch border municipality to apply for a new passport or to renew your old one.

You live in Vlaardingen.
You have Dutch nationality.

All travel documents you have (valid, expired or foreign).
1 good passport photo, not older than 6 months. View the 2020 'fotomatrix' (pdf, 421 kB) to see whether your passport photo meets the requirements.
For children under 18 years:
- 'Formulier schriftelijke toestemming afgifte reisdocument' (pdf, 123 kb) from the parents or guardian(s).
- Valid proof of identity of the parents or guardian(s).

You must apply for a passport in person at the municipality where you live. Make an appointment to apply for a passport.

Activiteit(en) | Gemeente Vlaardingen (mijnafspraakmaken.nl)

Check the costs on https://www.vlaardingen.nl/Onderwerpen/Paspoort_rijbewijs_uittreksels/Paspoorten_en_identiteitskaarten/Paspoort

After around a week, you can collect your passport yourself from the municipality. This also applies to children up to the age of 18. When you apply, you will be provided with more information about how to collect your passport.

You have 3 months in which to collect your new passport.

Do you need your passport sooner than that?

If you need your passport quickly, you can make a spoedaanvraag (urgent request). If you apply for the passport before 14:00, you will be able to collect it the next working day. Allow for some delay if you no longer have your old passport.
If you need the passport today, contact the Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royal Netherlands Marechaussee) for an emergency passport.