Foreign nationals documents | IND

The identity and nationality of a person is stated on a foreign nationals document. The document also shows if a person is lawfully staying in the Netherlands. Find out what types of foreign nationals documents there are, what information they contain and how to know whether a document is genuine.

Residence document

Residence document to stay in the Netherlands for a longer periode of time.

Afbeelding van voorkant verblijfsdocument model 2020

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Afbeelding van de voorkant van het verblijfsdocument model 2012

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Foreign Nationals Identity Document

This is a type W document, type W2 document or type O document.

Vreemdelingen Identiteitsbewijs voorzijde type W-document model 2026

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Vreemdelingen Identiteitsbewijs type W-document model 2014 voorkant

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Stickers

The sticker shows that someone is (temporarily) lawfully in the Netherlands.

Model 2023

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Diplomatic Identification card

Document for employees of embassies, consular posts or international organisations. And for their family members and domestic staff.

Afbeelding van voorkant diplomatiek identiteitsbewijs

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Archive

Examples of documents that are no longer in circulation.

Document uit omloop

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