Apply for a second Dutch passport

• You have Dutch citizenship (nationality).
• You are registered in the Personal Records Database (BRP) of The Hague. If you are not registered in the BRP, then read Begin link: Apply for a passport and identity card for Dutch citizens without a fixed address, end link. .
• Your first passport is still valid for at least 6 months.
• You can prove that you have to visit different countries in one trip where it is likely that there will be problems entering a country.
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• You can prove that you often urgently have to travel at times when your national passport is at a foreign representation (for example, an embassy or consulate) in connection with a visa application. It must be a country to which you are not permitted to travel using a Dutch identity card.

For people who often travel abroad.

• Go in person to the Department of Public Service counter in Begin link: City Hall Spui or the Leyweg City Office, end link. to apply for your passport.
• Pick up the passport in person at the city office where you applied for it. You must collect it within 3 months after you apply for it.
• Make an appointment to apply.

• A passport photo: strict requirements apply to the passport photo. For example, the passport photo may not be more than 6 months old at the date of application and must be a true likeness. Read all of the requirements for photos on the Begin external link: website of the Government of the Netherlands(External link), end external link..
• Original documents which show that you need a second passport.
• All the travel documents you have.
  Is your first passport not in your possession because of a visa application? Then a copy is also acceptable. You will have to copy the page with your personal data and all the visa pages which have stamps. Do not forget to bring a written statement from the embassy or the consulate where you left behind your first passport.

Your passport is lost or stolen

Is your Begin link: passport lost or stolen, end link. ? Fill in a declaration of loss at the city office when you apply for a second passport.

• second passport for 18 years and older: € 83.85
• second passport up to 18 years: € 63.40
• rush fee for expedited procedure: € 57.05

Fees in 2024.

These fees must be paid upfront when you submit your application. You can pay in cash or use a bank card at City Hall Spui. You can only use a bank card at the Leyweg City Office. Unfortunately it is not possible to pay with a credit card.

The application takes 6 working days. The pick-up receipt will state the date as of when you can collect your passport and what you need to take with you when you pick it up. You must collect it within 3 months after you apply for it. After that the document will be invalidated and the municipality will be obliged to destroy it. If you would like a travel document after this 3-month period, then you will have to apply and pay for it again.

If your passport is lost or stolen, it can take more time. You will be notified by the municipality.

Do you need the new second passport urgently? Indicate during your appointment that you would like to use the expedited procedure. You will not have to wait as long but it is also more expensive (look at ‘Fees’). If you submit the application before 14.00 hrs., you can pick up your new second passport after 2 working days. For example: if you submit it Monday before 14.00 hrs. you can pick it up on Wednesday.

Are you in the Netherlands temporarily? And you are not registered at an address in the Netherlands and you are not planning to live in the Netherlands permanently? Then read the information on Begin link: Passport and identity card for Dutch citizens abroad, end link. .