Making an appointment in the United Kingdom
If you are in the United Kingdom and need a product or service from the Dutch government, you can go to the Netherlands embassy or VFS Global, depending on what you need. To find out what to do, select the product or service you need.
Dutch nationality
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about applying for a Dutch passport or ID card
Making an appointment
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
If you can’t make an appointment as fast as you need to, or if you don’t want to wait any longer, make an appointment at VFS Global. This company works for the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. VFS Global has appointment locations in London, Edinburgh and Birmingham.
| London (embassy or VFS Global) | |
| Birmingham (VFS Global) | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
| Edinburgh (VFS Global) | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Providing additional documents
Do you need to provide additional documents for your passport or ID card application? You do not need to make an appointment. You can submit your documents on Tuesday afternoon and Friday afternoon from 13:30 - 15:30.Find out the closing days of the embassy. Bring the original and a color copy of the documents.
Make an appointment at the embassy in London by emailing: lon-ca@minbuza.nl
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an emergency travel document in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about applying for an emergency travel document
Make an appointment at the embassy in London by emailing: lon-ca@minbuza.nl
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through naturalisation abroad.
Make an appointment online at the embassy in London
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through the option procedure from abroad.
Visa
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an airport transit visa in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about applying for an airport transit visa
Diplomatic or official passport?
If you have a diplomatic or official passport, make an appointment at the embassy in London by emailing: lon-ca@minbuza.nl
To register for the Caribbean Carpet Programme, send your completed application form to the embassy in London by emailing: lon-ca@minbuza.nl. You do not need to make an appointment.
Preparing for your appointment
Prepare your application carefully. Find out what you need to do in advance in order to apply for the Caribbean Carpet Programme.
Full information about registering for the Caribbean Carpet Programme
Make an appointment at the embassy in London by emailing: lon-ca@minbuza.nl
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to take the civic integration exam in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about taking the civic integration exam abroad
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay Caribbean visa in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about applying for a long-stay Caribbean visa
Preparing for your appointment
You can only apply for an MVV visa sticker in the United Kingdom if this is indicated in the letter from the IND informing you of its positive decision. Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an MVV visa sticker in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about applying for an MVV visa sticker
Making an appointment
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an MVV and residence permit in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about applying for an MVV and residence permit (IND)
Making an appointment
You will need to go to VFS Global. You do not need to make an appointment.
Find out when you can visit VFS Global
Preparing for your application
Arrive at your application well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to be eligible for the Orange Carpet Visa Facility.
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Caribbean visa
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Schengen visa in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Schengen visa
Diplomatic or official passport?
If you have a diplomatic or official passport, make an appointment at the embassy in London by emailing: lon-ca@minbuza.nl
Is your residence permit for the Netherlands lost, stolen, or expired in the United Kingdom? And do you need an entry visa to return to the Netherlands?
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an entry visa in the United Kingdom.
Legalisation
Make an appointment online at the embassy in London
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have a copy of your identity document legalised.
What you need to know about having a copy of your ID legalised
Make an appointment online at the embassy in London
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have your signature legalised.
Certificate
Make an appointment online at the embassy in London
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of life in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of life
You do not need to make an appointment. Request a certificate by emailing the embassy in London: lon-ca@minbuza.nl
Prepare your request
Prepare your request carefully. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of residence in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of residence
How you request a Dutch nationality certificate depends on your situation.
Collecting
Make an appointment online at the embassy in London
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to collect your DigiD activation code in the United Kingdom.
What you need to know about collecting a DigiD activation code
Do you want to collect a passport, declaration or other type of document from the embassy? You do not need to make an appointment. You can collect your document on any of the following days:
- Tuesday: 13:30 - 15:30
- Friday: 13:30 - 15:30