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Personal Appearance Required

First Time Passport Applicants

If you are a U.S. citizen, but have never been issued a U.S. passport, you must apply in person, by appointment, during the American citizen services opening hours at the American Consulate General in Amsterdam. The following is required:

 

  1. Set up an appointment.
    Clicking on the link below will take you to another website where you can choose a date and time slot of your choice. When you have set up your appointment proceed with the following steps.
    Make your appointment;

  2. Download, print, complete and bring the DS-11 application form. Do NOT sign it.  You will sign in the presence of the consular officer;

  3. Bring proof of U.S. citizenship — please see our section on Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship for further information on what documents are acceptable to prove you are an American citizen;

  4. Bring poof of identity (this can be any valid, government issued ID, e.g. foreign passport or driver's license, ID card, military ID or U.S. driver's license);

  5. Bring two photos of the 2" x 2 " format, with white background. See our photo specifications pages for details on how to get these special format photos;

  6. Be ready to pay the appropriate fee (NO PIN card: cash dollars or euro equivalent, or credit card only). 

Note: If you are applying for the first passport for a child under the age of 18, who was born overseas, you must first report the child's birth.  Please see our section on Reporting a Birth Abroad.

Processing time

Passports are printed in the United States with a secure photo-digitized image of the bearer.  You should allow for up to 10 working days for your application to be processed.

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- An Appointment Is Required! -

For this service you must set up an appointment. Please download the required form(s) and complete them before coming to the Consulate. If you have any questions our staff will of course assist you.

Click here to set your appointment up online.

Please read our entry instructions.


- First Time Passport Applications -

Form DS-11
Tips for completing Form DS-11 (PDF file 44Kb)


- Pictures are important -

And they have to be in the right format.  Here's how to get them.  Click on the photo for a handy reference guide to take to your photographer.

 

 correct sample photograph




 

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