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How can I track the status of my passport or ID card application from abroad?

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You can track the status of your application for a new Dutch passport or ID card online. How you do this depends on where you submitted your application.

Warning: Please do not contact us about the status of your application. The only way to track the status of your application is online. How you do this depends on where you submitted your application. We have no access to information about your application.

Application submitted at a Dutch embassy or consulate-general

If you received a tracking number when you submitted your application to a Dutch embassy or consulate-general, you can use it to track the status of your application online. If you did not receive a tracking number, you will be unable to track the status of your application online. Read more about the processing time on the page How long is the application process for a Dutch passport or ID-card abroad?

Tracking the status of an application made at a Dutch embassy or consulate-general

  1. Open the track & trace system.
  2. Select the country where you submitted your application and your language.
  3. Click ‘Submit’.
  4. Fill in the tracking number you received when you submitted your application. You can find this number on the back of the card you were given when you submitted your application. The number always begins with 3 letters. The card will also have a link to the track & trace system: nederlandwereldwijd.nl/track or netherlandsworldwide.nl/track.
  5. Click ‘Submit’ to view the status of your application.

Application submitted at VFS Global

If you submitted your application at VFS Global you can track the status of your application online. You will need the reference number you received when you made the application.

Tracking the status of an application made at VFS Global

  1. Open the VFS Global track & trace system
  2. Select the country where you submitted your application.
  3. Click ‘Go’.
  4. Select when you submitted your application.
  5. Fill in your name and the reference number you received when you submitted your application. You can find this reference number on the invoice/receipt you were given by the application centre. The number always starts with the first two letters of the city where you submitted the application, followed by 'NL’ and the date. For an application made in London, for example, the reference number would look something like this: LONL/180424/0034/01.
  6. Click ‘Submit’ to view the status of your application.

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Contact

You can track the status of your application for a Dutch passport or ID card online. How you do this depends on where you submitted your application. We cannot provide you with extra information. Please do not contact us about the status of your application.

If you have a question about anything else, please do not hesitate to contact us.