If you want to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card and you live in the United States of America, 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.
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 the United States of America in order to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card. You can also see whether your documents need to be legalised and translated.
Step 3: Make an appointment
Once you know which documents you need, you can make an appointment in the United States or the Netherlands. Make a separate appointment for every application you wish to submit.
Appointment in the United States
Appointment in The Netherlands
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.
Step 5: Collect your passport or ID card or have it sent to you
It usually takes 4 weeks until your passport or ID card is ready. You will be contacted if there are documents missing from your application. In this case, it will take longer than 4 weeks until your passport or ID card is ready. You must collect your new passport or ID card within three months; after three months it will be destroyed.
Find out how much you need to pay for consular services, such as issuing passports, identity cards and consular declarations, on the list of fees.
- Payment should be made by debit or credit card (Visa or Master Card).
- American Express is not accepted.
- Also, postal orders and cheques are not accepted at the counter.
Fees as per 1 November 2022
Paspoort meerderjarige / Passport adult (18 and over) | 144,60 | 125,50 |
Paspoort minderjarige / Passport minor (under 18) | 126,10 | 109,50 |
Zakenpaspoort / Business passport | 144,60 | 125,50 |
Zakenpaspoort minderjarige / Business passport minor (under 18) | 126,10 | 109,50 |
ID-kaart meerderjarige / Identity card adult (18 and over) | 143,45 | 124,50 |
ID-kaart minderjarige / Identity card minor (under 18) | 110,15 | 95,50 |
Laissez-passer of noodpaspoort / Laissez passer or emergency document | 51,55 | 44,50 |
Laissez-passer voor stoffelijk overschot / Laissez-passer for a corpse | 60,00 | 52,00 |
Toeslag aanvraag paspoort of ID-kaart op andere locatie* / Surcharge for a passport or ID card application submitted at a different location** | 23,00 | 20,00 |
* Aanvraag op locatie waar normaal gesproken geen paspoort of ID-kaart aangevraagd kan worden. De toeslag geldt voor alle aanvragers. ** Application submitted at a location that does not normally accept passport or ID card applications. The surcharge applies to all applicants. |
Optieprocedure: enkelvoudig / Option procedure: single | 200,00 | 173,50 |
Optieprocedure: gemeenschappelijk / Option procedure: joint | 342,00 | 297,00 |
Naturalisatie: enkelvoudig, standaard / Naturalisation: single, standard | 945,00 | 821,50 |
Naturalisatie: meenaturaliserende minderjarige / Naturalisation: additional fee for a minor | 139,00 | 120,50 |
Inburgeringsexamen (voor naturalisatie) / Civic integration exam (for naturalisation) | 350,00 | 304,00 |
Consulaire verklaringen / Consular statements | 30,00 | 26,00 |
Verklaring 'afschrift/kopie is conform origineel' / Statement true copy of original or a true duplicate | 26,25 | 22,50 |
Legalisatie handtekening Nederlander / Legalisation signature Dutch citizen | 26,25 | 22,50 |
Schengenvisum kinderen tot 6 jaar / Schengen visa child (under 6) | Gratis | Free of charge |
Schengenvisum kinderen 6 t/m 11 jaar / Schengen visa child (6 - 11) | 40,00 | 34,50 |
Schengenvisum normaal tarief / Schengen visa normal fee | 80,00 | 69,50 |
Schengenvisum laag tarief*** / Schengen visa, low fee**** | 35,00 | 30,00 |
Caribisch visum / Caribbean visa | 80,00 | 69,50 |
Caribisch visum kinderen 6 t/m 11 jaar / Caribbean visa child (6-11) | 40,00 | 34,50 |
MVV (machtiging voorlopig verblijf) diverse tarieven, afhankelijk van verblijfsdoel / MVV (Authorisation for temporary stay), different fees, depending on purpose of stay | -- | -- |
*** visumfacilitatie voor burgers van Armenië, Azerbeidzjan, Belarus (Wit-Rusland) en Kaapverdië **** visa facilitation for citizens of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Cape Verde |
You cannot derive any rights from the amounts stated here. The amounts may change at any time.