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Types of Passport
- Regular Passport
- Second Passport
- Business Passport
- Diplomatic passport
- Service passport
- Emergency passport
- Alien’s passport
- Laissez-Passer
Eligibility for Dutch Passport
You can apply for your passport if you fulfill the eligibility criteria:
- Citizens of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Citizen Service Number (BSN)
- You have been deregistered from the BRP (formerly the Municipal Personal Records Database, GBA).
What are the Documents Required?
Documents Required
- Completed passport application form
- Citizen Service Number (BSN)
- 1 photo as per the passport requirements
- Original documents to your appointment
- If non-residents identity card
- If applicant minor then a copy of the passports or ID cards of both parents
Procedure to apply Dutch Passport
- Apply for a Dutch passport at any Dutch embassy or consulate abroad and Municipal offices of Bergen op Zoom, Bergeijz, Breda, Echt-Susteren, Enschede, Haarlemmermeer, Maastricht, Montferland, Oldambt, The Hague, Venlo
- Download both Dutch and English language versions of the Dutch Passport Application Form The English form is a translation to be used as reference but you will need to fill in the Dutch version of the form
- Attend in person and bring along the completed passport application form, a photograph that meets the passport requirements
- Give a proof of your Dutch nationality; Citizen Service Number (BSN)
- Children applying for a Dutch passport will need to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
- You need to collect your new passport from the municipal office, Dutch embassy or consulate where you had made the application.
- If you are unable to collect it, you can arrange to have the passport posted to you.
Processing Fees of Passport
Passport Cost
Fee for Dutch citizens living in the NetherlandsFee for Dutch Citizens in Caribbean CountriesFee at Abroad Dutch citizensFee at Border Municipalities
Time taken for Passport in Netherlands
- It takes generally 3-4 weeks to get a new passport.
- It usually takes 2 weeks for you to pick up your new passport or identity card in the Caribbean region of the Kingdom.