Making an appointment in Australia
If you are in Australia and need a product or service from the Dutch government, you can go to the Netherlands consulate-general or VFS Global, depending on what you need. To find out what to do, select the product or service you need.
Visa
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an airport transit visa in Australia.
What you need to know about applying for an airport transit visa
To register for the Caribbean Carpet Programme, send your completed application form to the consulate general in Sydney by emailing: syd-ca@minbuza.nl. You do not need to make an appointment.
Preparing for your appointment
Prepare your application carefully. Find out what you need to do in advance in order to apply for the Caribbean Carpet Programme.
Full information about registering for the Caribbean Carpet Programme
Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Sydney: syd-ca@minbuza.nl
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to take the civic integration exam in Australia.
What you need to know about taking the civic integration exam abroad
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you'll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay Caribbean visa in Australia.
What you need to know about applying for a long-stay Caribbean visa
Make an appointment online at the consulate-general in Sydney
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a long-stay visa (MVV) in Australia.
What you need to know about applying for a long-stay visa (MVV)
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Caribbean visa in Australia.
What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Caribbean visa
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a short-stay Schengen visa in Australia.
What you need to know about applying for a short-stay Schengen visa
Is your residence permit for the Netherlands lost, stolen, or expired in Australia? And do you need an entry visa to return to the Netherlands?
Make an appointment online at VFS Global
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an entry visa in Australia.
Dutch nationality
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for a Dutch passport or ID card in Australia. And if you can apply in a location other than Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.
What you need to know about applying for a Dutch passport or ID card
Making an appointment
There are several places you can go. Find out how to make an appointment at each place.
| Sydney | Make an appointment online at the consulate-general |
| Melbourne | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
| Perth | Make an appointment online at VFS Global |
Providing additional documents
Do you need to provide additional documents for your passport or ID card application? You do not need to make an appointment. You can submit your documents on Mondays and Fridays from 9:00 - 12:00 hours and on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:00 - 13:00 hours. Find out the closing days of the consulate-general.
Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Sydney by emailing: syd-ca@minbuza.nl
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for an emergency travel document in Australia.
What you need to know about applying for an emergency travel document
Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Sydney by emailing: syd-ca@minbuza.nl
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through naturalisation abroad.
Make an appointment online at the consulate-general in Sydney
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to apply for Dutch citizenship through the option procedure from abroad.
Legalisation
Make an appointment online at the consulate-general in Sydney
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have a copy of your identity document legalised.
What you need to know about having a copy of your ID legalised
Make an appointment at the consulate-general in Sydney by emailing: syd-ca@minbuza.nl
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to have a document from Australia legalised.
What you need to know about having a foreign document legalised
Certificate or declaration
Make an appointment online at the consulate-general in Sydney
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of life in Australia.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of life
You do not need to make an appointment. Request a certificate by emailing the consulate-general in Sydney: syd-ca@minbuza.nl
Prepare your request
Prepare your request carefully. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to request a certificate of residence in Australia.
What you need to know about requesting a certificate of residence
How you request a Dutch nationality certificate depends on your situation.
Collecting
Please send an email to syd-ca@minbuza.nl with your preferred date and time to make an appointment. You can collect your DigiD activation code on Monday to Friday from 9:00 - 12:00.
Preparing for your appointment
Arrive at your appointment well prepared. Find out what you’ll need to do in order to collect your DigiD activation code in Australia.
What you need to know about collecting a DigiD activation code
Do you want to collect a passport, declaration or other type of document from the consulate-general? You do not need to make an appointment. You can collect your document on any of the following days:
- Monday: 9:00 - 12:00
- Tuesday: 8:00 - 13:00
- Wednesday: 8:00 - 13:00
- Thursday: 8:00 - 13:00
- Friday: 9:00 - 12:00
Find out the address and closing days of the consulate-general in Sydney