Municipality of Bergen (L): applying for a new passport or renewing your old one

You must apply for a passport in person at the municipality where you live. Please make an appointment to apply for a passport.

You pay a fee for this service, you do this when applying. Click here for more information.

After around a week, you can collect your passport yourself from the municipality. This also applies to children up to the age of 18. When you apply, you will be provided with more information about how to collect your passport.

You have 3 months in which to collect your new passport.

Do you need your passport sooner than that?

• If you need your passport quickly, you can make a spoedaanvraag (urgent request). If you apply for the passport before 14:00 PM, you will be able to collect it the next working day. Allow for some delay if you are no longer in possession of your old passport.
• If you need the passport today, contact the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (Koninklijke Marechaussee) for an emergency passport. Click here for more information.

Validity

• An adult passport is valid for 10 years.
• For children up to the age of 18, a passport is valid for 5 years.