Applying for a Dutch passport or identity card if you live in Luxembourg

You must prove that you are legally resident in Luxembourg. You can do this by providing the following documents:

• a certificate of residence bearing your nationality (certificat de résidence avec mention de la nationalité) for your child, and the Dutch parent. This certificate/declaration is in the parent's name. The declaration states the name of the parent and the children and the nationality of the parent. The nationality of the children need not be stated separately. This document must not be older than 1 year.
• if you are also a national of Luxembourg: a valid Luxembourg passport or ID card.
• If you are applying for a Dutch passport or ID card for your child for the first time, use their birth certificate as proof of legal residence.

If you live in Belgium, you can prove legal residence by providing the following documents:

• a certificate of residence bearing your nationality (certificat de résidence avec mention de la nationalité, certificat de domicile avec mention de la nationalité,attest van hoofdverblijfplaats, getuigschrift van woonst of een bewijs van woonst) for your child and the Dutch parent. This certificate/declaration is in the parent's name. The declaration states the name of the parent and the children and the nationality of the parent. The nationality of the children need not be stated separately. This document must not be older than 1 year.
• and if you also have Belgian nationality: a valid Belgian passport or ID card.
• your Belgian residence permit (EU+ card) bearing your nationality
• If you are applying for a Dutch passport or ID card for your child for the first time, use their birth certificate as proof of legal residence.

Birth certificate Belgium

If, according to your personal checklist (step 1), you need to provide a birth certificate, and you were born in Belgium, request a complete official copy of your birth certificate. A short-form certificate or extract is not sufficient.

If you live in Germany, you can prove legal residence by providing the following documents:

• an extract from the population register for your place of residence bearing your nationality (Erweiterte Meldebescheinigung mit Angabe der Staatsangehörigkeit) for your child and the Dutch parent.
• if you also have German nationality: a valid German passport or ID card.
• If you are applying for a Dutch passport or ID card for your child for the first time, use their birth certificate as proof of legal residence.

If you live in France, you can prove legal residence by providing the following documents:

• a copy of your French health insurance card (carte Vitale)
• a copy of a French tax return or electricity bill, showing your name and address
• if you also have French nationality: a valid French passport or ID card.
• If you are applying for a Dutch passport or ID card for your child for the first time, use their birth certificate as proof of legal residence.

If you live in Switzerland, you can prove legal residence by providing the following documents:

• a valid residence permit ('B' or 'L') bearing your address. If the address is no longer correct, you should also provide a residence certificate (Wohnsitzbescheinigung/attestation de domicile) bearing your address and nationality
• >a valid residence permit (‘C’) and a residence certificate (Wohnsitzbescheinigung/attestation de domicile) bearing your address and nationality
• if you also have Swiss nationality: a valid Swiss passport or ID card.
• If you are applying for a Dutch passport or ID card for your child for the first time, use their birth certificate as proof of legal residence.

If you have a birth certificate or marriage certificate from Luxembourg, you do not need to have it legalised. You may need to have it translated, however.

If you have other documents from Luxembourg, or documents from another country, find out if you need to have them legalised.

You can submit documents written in Dutch, English, German or French. If you have documents in Luxembourgish, apply for multilingual extracts. A multilingual extract is a standard form in 9 languages. You do not need to have it translated.

If you cannot get a multilingual extract, request a multilingual standard form from the authority that issued your document. You do not need to have this translated. You can find more information on multilingual standard forms on the website of the European Union.

If you cannot obtain a multilingual extract or standard form, you should have your documents translated by a sworn translator.

Make an appointment online with the embassy in Luxembourg

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.

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.

• Apply for a passport or ID card at a Dutch border municipality

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.

• Apply for a passport or ID card at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

• Bring all the documents on your personal checklist. Print out the checklist and bring it with you.
• Also print out the completed passport application form and bring it with you. Without it you cannot make an application.
• Passport photo: bring a photo that meets Dutch requirements.
• If you needed to have documents legalised and/or translated, bring the legalised and translated versions with you as well.

Having your passport or ID card sent to you

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 Luxembourg tells you how much you will have to pay for a passport or ID card and which payment methods are accepted.

Applying for a passport or ID card at a Dutch border municipality or at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport will cost you less.

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 are having your passport or ID card sent to you, you will need to first send your old one to the embassy or consulate-general. Only then will your new passport or ID card be sent to you. This means that there will be a period when you have no passport or ID card. 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.

You can collect your new passport or ID card from the embassy in Luxembourg.

Collection days for a new passport or ID card:

• Monday: 10.00 - 12.30
• Tuesday to Friday: 9.00 - 12.30

You do not need to make an appointment but first check which days our offices are closed.

You can have your new passport sent to you if you live in Germany, France or Belgium. You will need to pay €30,00 postage when you submit your application.

It is normally not possible to have your new ID card sent to you. But double check this when you submit your application.