Applying for a new passport or renewing your old one in the Netherlands

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.

• 1 color passport photo of a maximum of 6 months old that meets the requirements for passport photos (a school photo does not suffice). You cannot have a passport photo taken at the municipality
• All your IDs. Even if they are no longer valid 
• Take your child with you when you apply for a passport for your child 
• For children up to the age of 18, you must also bring the completed consent form (pdf, 18 KB) and all identity documents of both parents or guardians. This may also be a copy. When in doubt, you may be asked for your original identification

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

• Adults: € 83,85
• Children up to the age of 18: € 63,40
• Spoedaanvraag (urgent request):  € 57,05

After around 5 days, 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). After two days you can pick up your passport. 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.

Validity

• An adult passport is valid for 10 years.
• For children up to the age of 18, a passport is valid for 5 years.