Renewing your Dutch passport or ID card, or applying for one for the first time, if you live in Germany
If you live in Germany and want to renew your Dutch passport or ID card or apply for one for the first time, follow this step-by-step plan.
Step 1: Gather your documents (checklist)
You need a number of documents to apply for a passport or ID card. Answer the questions in the checklist to find out which documents you need to take to your appointment and what conditions apply. Please print the checklist and bring it with you to your appointment.
Checklist for applying for a Dutch passport or ID card
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Step 2: Make an appointment
Once you have gathered all of the documents on your checklist (step 1) and ensured they meet all the required conditions, you can make an appointment in Germany or in the Netherlands. If you are applying for a passport and an ID card, make a separate appointment for each application.
Appointment in Germany
Please note! Only complete applications can be submitted between 1 July and 1 August. Therefore, please bring all documents from your checklist (step 1) to your appointment. Print out the checklist as well. And bring it with you. Is 1 of these documents missing? Then we cannot help you and you will have to make a new appointment and come back to Berlin at a later time. Are you applying for a passport or ID card for the first time and do you have documents from Somalia, Iraq, Guinea, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Ghana? Then you cannot apply between 1 July and 1 August.
Make an appointment
Make an appointment online at the Embassy in Berlin
Changing or cancelling your appointment
After making an appointment it will be confirmed by email. The email will contain a link you can use to change or cancel your appointment.
Appointment in the Netherlands
You can submit your passport or ID card application at a border municipality in the Netherlands. If you wish to do this, you can skip steps 4 and 5.
You can submit your passport or ID card application at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. If you wish to do this, you can skip steps 4 and 5.
Appointment in a neighbouring country
You can also make an appointment at a Dutch embassy in a neighbouring country, such as Switzerland (Bern), Austria (Vienna), Czech Republic (Prague) or Luxembourg. Follow steps 3 to 5 at the neighboring country page to make an appointment. You can skip steps 4 and 5 below.
Step 3: Go to your appointment
You must submit your passport or ID card application in person. Even applicants under 18 must appear in person.
Bring all the documents on your personal checklist. For every document the checklist will show you whether you need to provide the original and/or a photocopy.
If you needed to have documents legalised and/or translated, bring the legalised and translated versions with you as well.
Would you like to have your new passport or ID card sent to you? Please also bring the completed Consent form shipment of (travel) documents with you. Step 5 tells you more about having your new passport or ID card sent to you.
The overview of consular fees in Germany tells you how much you will have to pay for a passport or ID card. You can pay with debit card, Mastercard, Visacard and cards wilth the V-pay logo. German cards with only the EC- and Girocard logo cannot be used. Cash payment is not possible.
Applying for a passport or ID card at a Dutch border municipality or at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will cost you less.
No. If you need your current passport or ID card while your application is being processed, you can retain it for the time being.
When do I have to hand in my old passport or ID card?
If you are collecting your new passport or ID card in person, you should hand in your old one when you come to collect it.
If you want your old passport or ID card back, inform the embassy or consulate-general.
I have a residence permit or visa in my old passport, what should I do?
If your passport contains visas or a residence permit and you want to keep those pages intact, inform staff of this when you submit your old passport.
Step 4: Collect your passport or ID card or have it sent to you
You will receive an e-mail when your new passport or ID card is ready. You must collect your new document within 3 months or have it sent to you. After that, it will be destroyed.
On the page How long is the application process for a Dutch passport or ID card abroad you can read more about the processing time of a passport or ID card.
You can collect your new passport or ID card from the embassy in Berlin from Monday to Friday between 13.30 and 15:00.
You do not need an appointment. Please check which days our offices are closed.
If you are making your application at the embassy in Berlin and you do not live in the immediate vicinity of Berlin, your new passport or ID card can usually be sent by UPS courier or by registered mail (Einschreiben Eigenhändig). This depends on which document you want to apply for and whether you have a citizen service number (burgerservicenummer (BSN)). Please fill in the Consent form shipment of (travel) documents and take it to your appointment. During your application, it will be determined whether and how your passport or ID card can be sent to you.
Contact
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.