Municipality of Amsterdam: applying for a second passport

To apply for a second passport, you must meet the following conditions:

• You are a Dutch citizen.
• Your first passport is valid for at least another 6 months.
• You can demonstrate that you need the second passport.
• You are travelling to a country that you cannot enter using a Dutch identity card.

• A colour passport photo that meets the passport photo requirements.
• All the travel documents that you have, even if they have expired.
• A letter in which you demonstrate that you need a second passport. This may include, for example, business contracts, travel bookings, invitations from foreign companies, or other documents demonstrating that you need a second passport for business travel.
• Your first passport. Are you not currently in possession of your first passport because you have applied for a visa? If so, bring evidence of this with you.

You must visit a City Office in person.

Do you need your document sooner? You may be eligible for an emergency passport from the Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royal Netherlands Military Police). More information can be found on the Defensie website

• A second adult passport costs: € € 88.85
• An urgent application for a second passport costs: € 147.95

Your passport will be ready for collection from the municipality after 1 week. 

A second passport is valid for 2 years.