Applying for DigiD if you live abroad

Are you Dutch or another EEA national and living abroad? Then you can apply online for a DigiD from abroad. You will receive a desk code. Take the code with you to your appointment at the DigiD abroad desk. This desk is in Heerlen. You will then receive an activation code to activate your DigiD.

Make an appointment

Note

You must come to the municipality yourself to pick up the DigiD activation code. Someone else cannot do this for you.

Approach

Applying for DigiD if you live abroad

  • Go to digid.nl and select "Apply."
  • Then choose "I live outside the Netherlands." Remember your username and password well.
  • After completing the application, you will receive a counter code. You can use this code for 30 days. After that, the code is no longer valid.
  • You need the counter code to get the activation code for DigiD.
  • Request the activation code for DigiD from the municipality. Make an appointment for this.
  • Bring the following to the appointment:
    • your counter code
    • A valid passport or identity card from an EEA country. (not a driver's license)
    • your cell phone
    • your username and password
  • The activation code activates your DigiD during the appointment. To do this, go to digid.nl/code.
    For this you will need your cell phone, username and password.

I live abroad and receive AOW

Description

Your DigiD allows you to log in to government websites. It is your online proof of identity and signature. You can then apply online yourself, for example:

  • file the tax return
  • Apply for an extract from the basic registration of personsBRP)
  • relocate

Citizens and companies from all countries within the European Union can now conduct online business with the government of another EU country. For this you use your own login medium. So you can log in another European country with DigiD or eHerkenning. Dutch government agencies ensure that citizens and businesses from other EU countries can also log in to Dutch websites.

Requirements

To apply for a DigiD abroad, you must possess:

  • Dutch nationality or the nationality of another EEA country (the EU countries plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein)
  • valid passport or identity card from an EEA country (note: no driver's license)
  • citizen service number (BSN)
  • registration in the Non-Resident Registration (RNI)
  • cell phone on which you can receive text messages
  • email address

Learn more

Applying for DigiD from abroad

Information about DigiD for EEA nationalities

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