Applying for a Dutch passport or ID card from abroad for the first time

If you are aged 18 or older and have Dutch nationality you can apply for a passport or ID card. Follow the step-by-step plan to see how to do this: applying for your first passport or ID card. 

If you don’t know whether you have (or still have) Dutch nationality, find out more about Dutch nationality abroad.

If your child has Dutch nationality, you can apply for your child's first Dutch passport or ID card. Your child can also apply themselves, depending on their age.

Passport (younger than 12)
If your child is under 12, you must apply for your child's passport on their behalf. Your child can not do this on their own yet. You will need to come to the application location together with your child to submit the application. If either you or the child's other parent cannot be present, the parent who is not present will need to sign the permission form.

Passport (12 years or older)

If your child is 12 or older they can apply for the passport themselves.  They will need permission from you and their other parent to submit the application. Both parents will need to sign the form. You do not have to accompany your child to the application location. Once they are 18 your child can apply for their own passport without needing parental permission.

Follow the step-by-step plan: applying for your first passport. Your child will need to follow the same plan if they wish to submit the application themselves. 

ID card (younger than 12)
If your child is under 12, you must apply for your child's ID card on their behalf. You will need to come to the application location together with your child to submit the application. If you or the other parent cannot be present, the parent who is not present will need to sign the permission form.

ID-card (12 years or older)

if your child is 12 or older they can apply for the ID card themselves. You do not have to accompany your child to the application location. They will also not need permission from you or their other parent.

Follow the step-by-step plan: applying for your first ID card. Your child will need to follow the same plan if they wish to submit the application themselves.