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Municipality of Westerwolde: applying for a new passport or renewing your old one

Note. You can only apply for or renew a passport if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.

Do you hold Dutch citizenship, but have no fixed place of residence? If so, you can contact a Dutch border municipality to apply for a new passport or to renew your old one.

You apply for a passport in person at the municipality where you live. Contact us to make an appointment: +31 599 320 220.

  • Adults: € 75.82
  • Children up to the age of 18: € 57.34
  • Spoedaanvraag (urgent request): € 51.60 extra

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You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality [contactgegevens].

After about a week, you will collect the passport from the municipality yourself. This also applies to children up to 18 years old. You will receive more information on how to collect your passport when you apply.

You will have 3 months to collect your new passport.

In need of passport more quickly?

  • If you need your passport quickly, apply for an emergency passport. If you make your passport application before 2pm, you can collect it the next working day. Do allow for a delay if you no longer possess your old passport
  • Should you need the passport as early as today, contact the Marechaussee (Royal Netherlands Military Constabulary) for an emergency passport

Valid for how long?

  • For adults, a passport is valid for 10 years
  • A passport for children up to 18 years is valid for 5 years

Questions about this topic?

Contact the Municipality of Westerwolde

Visiting address

Dorpsstraat 1

9551AB Sellingen

Opening hours
Monday
09.00 - 16.00
Tuesday
09.00 - 16.00
Wednesday
09.00 - 19.00
Thursday
09.00 - 16.00
Friday
09.00 - 12.00
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed
Last updated on 14 December 2022