Where to apply for a Dutch identity card

Applications and collection work differently in each city

You apply at the municipality where you are registered, and each one sets its own routine. Some ask you to book ahead, some need a second visit to hand over the card and some deliver it. Dutch citizens who live abroad can also use certain border municipalities.

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2 offices in Nijmegen

  • Nijmegen

    Stadswinkel Nijmegen

    Mariënburg 30, 6511 PS Nijmegen

    Book separate visits to apply and to collect, and choose the central branch if your card is urgent.

    Book an appointmentOffice website+31 24 329 9000

    Bring all existing travel documents, including foreign passports and documents not yet invalidated, a compliant colour photograph taken within six months, and card or cash. The municipality does not take photographs. If you have no old travel document, bring another valid identity document if possible. Where child consent is required, all holders of parental responsibility must consent. They may do so at the counter or in advance with DigiD (the Dutch digital ID for government websites); paper consent requires a copy of the absent consenting person’s valid ID. Advance consent is valid for four weeks.

  • Nijmegen

    Steunpunt Meijhorst

    Meijhorst 70-39, 6537 EP Nijmegen

    Ordinary applications only, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while urgent ones go to the central branch.

    Book an appointmentOffice website+31 24 329 9000

    Bring all existing travel documents, including foreign passports and documents not yet invalidated, a compliant colour photograph taken within six months, and card or cash. The municipality does not take photographs. If you have no old travel document, bring another valid identity document if possible. Where child consent is required, all holders of parental responsibility must consent. They may do so at the counter or in advance with DigiD (the Dutch digital ID for government websites); paper consent requires a copy of the absent consenting person’s valid ID. Advance consent is valid for four weeks.

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