Biometrics appointment: passport photo, signature and fingerprints

Appointment necessary

• For every new application you submit, the IND needs new biometrics from you.
  

• You are over 1 year old and have never had a residence document from the IND. Your biometrics have not been taken before by the Dutch representation abroad, or the police or the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee (KMar) during an asylum application.
• You have had a residence document before, but you have since become 6, 12 or 18 years old. You must have new fingerprints taken, because they change as you grow older.
  

• It says in your letter that your passport photo, signature and/or fingerprints are missing or are not good enough.
  

After staying in very high risk area

Have you just come from a country or region where the risk of coronavirus infection is very high? Please stay at home (self quarantine) and schedule your appointment after this period. 

Photo form by post

Is the residence document for a child under 1 year old? Then please always use the Appendix Passport photo form to send a passport photo of the child to the IND by post. The passport photo which you send must be taken by a photographer. Read more about requirements for the passport photo.

Costs

Providing biometrics is free of charge.