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 Zwolle

Here is some information from your municipality.

Applying for a business passport

A business passport is the same as a standard passport, only it contains more visa sheets. A standard passport has 32 pages, a business passport 64. If you travel a lot and receive a lot of stamps from various customs posts, a business passport can therefore offer a solution.

Please note: you can only apply for a Dutch zakenpaspoort (business passport) if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.

All IDs and passports in your name. Even if they have expired.
A passport photo that meets the requirements.
Cash or card.

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

Make an appointment online

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.

The costs of a business passport can be found on the page Fees for travel documents.

You can collect the passport from the municipality after around a week. You have 3 months in which to collect your new passport.