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Renewing your Dutch passport or ID card, or applying for one in the United Kingdom

If you live in the United Kingdom and want to renew your Dutch passport or ID card or apply for one for yourself or your child for the first time, follow this step-by-step plan.

Step 1: Create your personal checklist

You need several documents to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card. Complete this questionnaire and you will receive a personalized checklist as a result. It tells you exactly which documents you need for your application.

Checklist for applying for a Dutch passport or ID card

Step 2: Print your checklist

Have you completed the questionnaire in Step 1 and created your checklist? Download and print your checklist using the ‘Download result (PDF)’ button in Step 1. You will need your checklist for your application. Are you applying for multiple passports or ID cards? Create a separate checklist for each application.

Step 3: Collect your documents

Collect all the documents listed on your printed checklist from Step 1. You will need these documents for your application.

Please note that official foreign documents, such as a birth certificate and marriage certificate, usually need to be legalized. Whether this is necessary and how you do this, is listed on your personal checklist.

Attention: If your Dutch passport or ID card is with the Home Office, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) or Student Finance, ask them to return it to you. You cannot apply for a new passport or ID card without it.

Step 4: Make an appointment

Have you collected all the documents from your checklist? Then you can make an appointment. You can do this in the United Kingdom or in the Netherlands. Are you applying for multiple people? Or are you applying for both a passport and an ID card? Make a separate appointment for each person and for each document.

Attention: If you are not able to make an appointment, try again later, as slots may become available due to cancellations or re-scheduling.
Attention:
Attention: Are you applying for a Dutch passport or ID card at VFS Global? It is mandatory to fill in the application form online and print and sign the form. Without a form you cannot apply for a passport or ID card at VFS Global.

VFS Global in London

Make an appointment online with VFS Global in London

  • VFS Global works on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Want to know more? Read the frequently asked questions about VFS Global.
  • You cannot submit an urgent application to VFS Global. This can only be done at the embassy in London.
  • If your passport or ID card is lost or stolen and you do not have a copy of it, you can only apply for a passport or ID card at the Dutch embassy in London.

Dutch embassy in London

Make an appointment online at the embassy in London

  • You will receive a confirmation email after making an appointment.
  • The email will contain a link you can use to change or cancel your appointment.

VFS Global in Edinburgh

Make an appointment online with VFS Global in Edinburgh

  • VFS Global works on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Want to know more? Read the frequently asked questions about VFS Global.
  • You cannot submit an urgent application to VFS Global. This can only be done at the embassy in London.
  • If your passport or ID card is lost or stolen and you do not have a copy of it, you can only apply for a passport or ID card at the Dutch embassy in London.

VFS Global in Birmingham

Make an appointment online with VFS Global in Birmingham

  • VFS Global works on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Want to know more? Read the frequently asked questions about VFS Global.
  • You cannot submit an urgent application to VFS Global. This can only be done at the embassy in London.
  • If your passport or ID card is lost or stolen and you do not have a copy of it, you can only apply for a passport or ID card at the Dutch embassy in London.

The Dutch embassy is coming to Norwich, where you can apply for a passport or ID card.

When?

28 and 29 September 2026

Where?

Norwich

Making an appointment

Attention: You can schedule an appointment from about 1 month in advance.

Surcharge

There is an additional fee of € 26,85 per application if you apply for a passport or ID card at this location.

The Dutch embassy is coming to Exeter, where you can apply for a passport or ID card.

When?

2 and 3 November 2026

Where?

Exeter

Making an appointment

Attention: You can schedule an appointment from about 1 month in advance.

Surcharge

There is an additional fee of € 26,85 per application if you apply for a passport or ID card at this location.

You can submit your passport or ID card application at a border municipality in the Netherlands. If you wish to do this, you can skip Steps 5 and 6.

Find out how to apply for a passport or ID card at a Dutch border municipality

Step 5: Go to your appointment

You must submit your passport or ID card application in person. Even applicants under 18 must appear in person.

Bring the following:

  • Application form for passport or ID card (completed online, printed and signed)
  • Your personal checklist from Step 1 (printed)
  • All documents listed on your personal checklist. Bring all original documents. The front desk will make copies, and you can then take your original documents back home with you. If you needed to have documents legalised and/or translated, bring the legalised and translated versions with you as well.

Bring all the documents on your checklist with you to your appointment. 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.

The overview of consular fees in the United Kingdom tells you how much you will have to pay for a passport or ID card and which payment methods are accepted.

Submitting your application through VFS Global is more expensive. Find out what the extra costs are on the VFS Global website.

Applying for a passport or ID card at a Dutch border municipality will cost you less.

When you hand in your old passport or ID card depends on where you apply.

Applying at the Dutch embassy

Are you collecting your new passport or ID card in person? Then you do not need to hand in your passport or ID card during your appointment. You hand in your old passport or ID card when you collect your new one.

Are you having your new passport sent to you? Then you must first send your old passport to the embassy. Only then will your new passport be sent to you. This means that there will be a period when you have no passport. In most cases, you cannot have your new ID card sent to you. Check during your application whether this is possible.

Would you like your old passport or ID card returned to you? Inform the embassy.

Applying via VFS Global

Are you collecting your new passport or ID card in person? Then you do not need to hand in your passport or ID card during your appointment. You hand in your old passport or ID card when you collect your new one.

Are you having your new passport sent to you? Then your old passport will be invalidated during your appointment. This means there will be a period during which you do not have a valid passport. In most cases, you cannot have your new ID card sent to you. Check during your application whether this is possible.

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.

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.

Step 6: 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.

Dutch embassy in London

You can collect your new passport or ID card on the following days:

  • Tuesday: 13:30 - 15:30
  • Friday: 10:00 - 12:00 and 13:30 - 15:30

You do not need to make an appointment but first check which days our offices are closed.

VFS Global in London, Edinburgh and Birmingham

Find out when you can collect your new passport or ID card on the VFS Global website.

Dutch embassy in London

You can have your new passport sent to you by registered post (Royal Mail Special Delivery). You will need to pay for the postage yourself.

It is normally not possible to have your new ID card sent to you. But double check this when you submit your application.

VFS Global in London, Edinburgh and Birmingham

You can have your new passport sent by courier (DX). You will need to pay for the courier costs yourself during your application.

It is normally not possible to have your new ID card sent to you. But double check this when you submit your application.

Check that the information – such as your name and place of birth – in your new passport or on your new ID card is correct. If there is an error, email the application location at:

Attach photos or scans showing the error. In your email, you should also say which information is correct.

Having your partner’s name in your passport

If your partner’s name is listed on your passport or ID card, it will be on the reverse of the plastic page in all passports issued from the end of September 2024 onwards, instead of on the front of it, as was previously the case. This is not an error.

If your partner’s name is not listed in your passport at all and you have requested it be listed, this is an error and you should email the application location.

Contact

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Contact the embassy in London

If you are submitting your application through VFS Global, you can contact them by email: