Groningen
For refugeesGemeente Groningen – Loket Centrum (Burgerzaken en RNI)
Kreupelstraat 1, 9712 HW Groningen
Apply at the central desk with an asylum-based residence document, and expect it to be ready in about five working days.
Bring your valid residence document, home-country passport if held, a compliant colour passport photograph no more than six months old, and a bank card. With DigiD (the Dutch digital ID for government websites) you can complete the preparatory form, choose collection or delivery and pay online; without DigiD handle these steps at the counter. The 2026 fee is €67.05 plus €60.30 for urgency. Delivery costs €5, plus €2.50 for each additional document delivered to the same address at the same time. Cash is accepted only at Centrum. Confirm consent, attendance and identity evidence for a minor.