Identity card

 

A Dutch identity card enables you to provide proof of identity and travel to certain European countries. It is in bank card format and is valid for five years. Children cannot be added to an identity card. Children under 12 wishing to apply for a Dutch identity card require the permission of both parents (or the legal guardian). Children of 12 or over do not need such permission.
You can only apply for a Dutch identity card in the municipality where you live or, if you live in a country where the Identity Card is valid, the Dutch embassy or consulate in that country.

Dutch identity card                           Back cover of Dutch identity card

 

The Dutch identity card is valid in the following countries:
•  Andorra
•  Austria
•  Belgium
•  Cyprus
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark
•  Estonia
•  Finland
•  France
•  Germany
•  Great Britain and Northern Ireland (including the Channel Islands)
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  Italy
•  Latvia
•  Liechtenstein
•  Lithuania
•  Luxembourg
•  Malta
•  Monaco
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores)
•  San Marino
•  Slovakia
•  Slovenia
•  Spain (including the Canary Islands)
•  Sweden
•  Switzerland
•  Turkey