Applying for a Dutch passport or identity card if you live in New Zealand
If you want to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card and you live in New Zealand, follow this step-by-step plan.
Step 1: Create your personal checklist
Creating a personal checklist will show you what documents you need in order to apply for a passport or ID card. Create a separate checklist for each application. This means one for you and one for your child, for instance. Check Step 2 for additional requirements for New Zealand applications
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When you have created your checklist, go to step 2.
Step 2: Check the additional requirements
Your personal checklist (see step 1) will show you that you also need documents from New Zealand in order to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card. You can also see whether your documents need to be legalised and translated.
If you have never previously held a Dutch passport or ID card, and you are bringing with you a birth certificate or marriage certificate that was issued in New Zealand, you must have the document legalised with an apostille.
If you are renewing your Dutch passport or identity card for the first time since acquiring New Zealand nationality, you must have your naturalisation document legalised with an apostille.
If you acquired New Zealand nationality through your partner, bring proof that you were married at the time of your naturalisation.You can apply for this through Births, Deaths and Marriages. You must have the document legalised with an apostille.
Do you only have Dutch nationality? Are you 18 years or older and has your passport expired? And do you want to apply for a new Dutch passport? Then you must prove that you have not also acquired New Zealand nationality. You do this with a Letter of Denial (LOD). It takes approximately 4 weeks before you receive this document. The procedure costs NZ$150.
Therefore, apply for your new passport before the old one expires.
Do you need an LOD to prove that you do not have New Zealand nationality?On the website of the New Zealand government you can read how to apply for an LOD. You must have this document legalised with an appostille before you can use it to apply for your passport or ID card.
You must prove that you are legally resident in New Zealand. You can do this by providing one of the following documents:
- if you are not a national of New Zealand: a valid residence permit
- if you are a national of New Zealand: a valid New Zealand passport or ID card
- If you are applying for a Dutch passport or ID card for your child for the first time, use their birth certificate as proof of legal residence.
If you have a birth certificate or marriage certificate from New Zealand, you must have the document legalised with an apostille.
If you are renewing your Dutch passport or identity card for the first time since acquiring New Zealand nationality, you must have your naturalisation document legalised with an apostille.
Find out more about having documents from New Zealand legalised.
If you have other documents from New Zealand, or documents from another country, find out if you need to have them legalised.
You can submit documents written in Dutch, English, German or French.
If you have documents in another language, you should have them translated by a sworn translator.
Step 3: Make an appointment
Once you have gathered all of the documents on your checklist (step 1) and ensured they meet all the required conditions (step 2), you can make an appointment in New Zealand or in the Netherlands. If you are applying for a passport and an ID card, make a separate appointment for each application.
Appointment in New Zealand
Bring all the documents on your checklist with you to your appointment. Print out the checklist and bring it with you. We cannot help you if any of these documents are missing:
- Application form for passport or ID card (completed, printed and signed)
- Declaration of consent from parent / guardian for minor applicant(s). Are you applying for a passport for your child under 18? Or an ID card for your child under the age of 12? And are you or the other parent unable to attend the appointment? Then the absent parent must complete and sign the declaration of consent. And provide a copy of their passport or ID card. The copy must be dated and signed by the absent parent.
- Passport or ID card. Bring all your Dutch and/or foreign passports and ID cards, including any that have expired.
Make an appointment online with the embassy in Wellington
Changing or cancelling your appointment
After making an appointment it will be confirmed by email. The email will contain a link you can use to change or cancel your appointment.
You can also apply for a passport or ID-card in Auckland (VFS Global).
VFS Global is an external service provider. You can now book your appointment.
Please note:
- Urgent applications are not possible at VFS Global. Urgent passport applications are only possible at the embassy in Wellington.
- Has your passport or ID card been lost or stolen?
And you do not have a copy of your travel document?
And you do not have another valid Dutch travel document?
Then it is not possible to submit an application at VFS Global. You must go to the embassy in Wellington to apply for a new passport or ID card. - Make an appointment online with VFS Global in Auckland
Changing or cancelling your appointment
After making an appointment it will be confirmed by email. The email will contain a link you can use to change or cancel your appointment.
You can skip steps 4 and 5.
The consular team from the Dutch embassy in Wellington will be visiting Tauranga, where you will be able to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card.
When?
21 May 2025
Where?
Tauranga
Making an appointment
The pop-up session in Tauranga is fully booked.
Please register for the Informationservice (information in Dutch). Select ‘ Aanmelden + registratie bij ambassade’.
Surcharge
There is an additional fee of € 26,30 per application if you apply for a passport or ID card at this location.
The consular team from the Dutch embassy in Wellington will be visiting Christchurch, where you will be able to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card.
When?
- 1 July until 3 July 2025
- 3 until 6 November 2025
Where?
Christchurch
Making an appointment
Please register for the Informationservice (information in Dutch). Select ‘ Aanmelden + registratie bij ambassade’.
Surcharge
There is an additional fee of € 26,30 per application if you apply for a passport or ID card at this location.
The consular team from the Dutch embassy in Wellington will be visiting Queenstown, where you will be able to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card.
When?
23 and 24 September 2025
Where?
Queenstown
Making an appointment
You can schedule an appointment from about 1 month in advance.
Please register for the Informationservice (information in Dutch). Select ‘ Aanmelden + registratie bij ambassade’.
Surcharge
There is an additional fee of € 26,30 per application if you apply for a passport or ID card at this location.
Appointment in the Netherlands
You can also submit your passport or ID card application at a border municipality in the Netherlands or at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. If you wish to do this, you can skip steps 4 and 5
You can also submit your passport or ID card application at a border municipality in the Netherlands or at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. If you wish to do this, you can skip steps 4 and 5
Step 4: Go to your appointment
You must submit your passport or ID card application in person. Even applicants under 18 must appear in person.
Bring all the documents on your personal checklist. Print out the checklist and bring it with you.
If you needed to have documents legalised and/or translated, bring the legalised and translated versions with you as well.
The overview of consular fees in New Zealand tells you how much you will have to pay for a passport or ID card and which payment methods are accepted.
Applying for a passport or ID card at a Dutch border municipality or at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will cost you less.
No. If you need your current passport or ID card while your application is being processed, you can retain it for the time being.
When do I have to hand in my old passport or ID card?
If you are collecting your new passport or ID card in person, you should hand in your old one when you come to collect it.
If you are having your passport or ID card sent to you, you will need to first send your old one to the embassy or consulate-general. Only then will your new passport or ID card be sent to you. This means that there will be a period when you have no passport or ID card. If you want your old passport or ID card back, inform the embassy or consulate-general.
I have a residence permit or visa in my old passport, what should I do?
If your passport contains visas or a residence permit and you want to keep those pages intact, inform staff of this when you submit your old passport.
Step 5: Collect your passport or ID card or have it sent to you
You will receive an e-mail when your new passport or ID card is ready. You must collect your new document within 3 months or have it sent to you. After that, it will be destroyed.
On the page How long is the application process for a Dutch passport or ID card abroad you can read more about the processing time of a passport or ID card.
You can collect your new passport or ID card from the embassy in Wellington. You can do this Mondays to Thursdays between 09:00 and 14:30.
You do not need to make an appointment but first check which days our offices are closed.
You can have your new passport sent to you by courier. You will be asked to write your address on an envelope and pay € 7,50 in courier costs when you submit your application.
It is not possible to have your new ID card sent to you. You can collect your ID card from the embassy in Wellington.
Contact
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Contact the embassy in Wellington