Refugee Passport
What is it?
- If you have refugee status, apply for a refugee passport at the municipality. A refugee passport allows you to travel to all countries except your country of origin.
- If you do not have refugee status, you do not apply for a refugee passport. Then you will apply for a foreigner's passport at the municipality.
What to do.
- You apply for a refugee passport in person at the municipality.
- If you are applying for a refugee passport for your child, bring your child with you.
- Health for clean fingers, as fingerprints will be taken. Children under 12 do not need to be fingerprinted.
- You will pick up your refugee passport in person. Do this within 3 months of your application, as the passport will expire after that.
- When you pick up a refugee passport for your child, bring your child with you.
Refugee passport lost or stolen
- You do not have to report it to the police.
- You can directly apply for a new refugee passport at the municipality.
- With this application, you will sign a Statement of Missing.
- If you lose your refugee passport abroad, report it to the local police.
How does it work?
A refugee passport is valid for up to 5 years. The exact period of validity depends on your residency status.
You can apply for a refugee passport if you:
- has refugee status
- Do not have a valid passport from your country of origin
- live in the Netherlands, but you do not have Dutch nationality
- has a residence permit
- is registered with the municipality where you are applying for the passport
For all Requirements and more information, go to the State ID website .
Children's own refugee passport
Children with refugee status need their own refugee passport. Written permission from parents or a guardian is required to apply for it.
What do I need?
- Your valid residence permit
- A good-looking passport photo not older than 6 months at the time of application. This passport photo meets the passport photo requirements.
- Your old refugee passport (if you have one)
- Debit card or cash. You pay directly at the time of application.
If you are applying for a refugee passport for your child, please also bring the following:
- Written consent from both parents or a guardian. Use the form from the municipality for this purpose
- Valid IDs from both parents or a guardian
How long does it take?
You can often pick up your refugee passport after only 6 working days.
What does it cost?
| Type of passport | |
|---|---|
| Refugee Passport | € 65,70 |
| Emergency procedure (additional cost) | € 59,10 |
Additional information
If you cannot provide a fingerprint
If the desk clerk cannot take fingerprints from 1 or more of your fingers, for example because they are in bandages, he will take fingerprints from fingers from which he can.
If you are temporarily unable to provide fingerprints at all, you will be issued a refugee passport that is valid for up to 12 months.
If it is physically impossible to fingerprint, you do not have to. For example, if you are missing fingers or if your fingers are permanently damaged.