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
Here is some information from your municipality.
Applying for a business passport
Please note: you can only apply for a Dutch zakenpaspoort (business passport) if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.
You must apply for a business passport in person at the municipality where you live. Make an appointment to apply for a passport.
Urgent request
If you need your passport quickly, you can make an urgent application. 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.
You can collect the passport from the municipality after around a week. You have 3 months in which to collect your new passport.
Validity
A business passport is valid for 10 years.
For more information visit www.gemeentewestland.nl. For questions please call: 140174 (0031 174 673 700) for foreign calls).
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Westland
Visiting address
Verdilaan 7
2671VW Naaldwijk
Monday | 13:00 - 20:00 |
Tuesday | 08:30 - 16:30 |
Wednesday | 08:30 - 16:30 |
Thursday | 13:00 - 20:00 |
Friday | 08:30 - 16:30 |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |