Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
A simplified route for eligible people living abroad to acquire Dutch nationality by declaration. Appointments are booked online with the Sydney consulate-general.
Where to apply in Australia
Consulate-General in Sydney.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of the Netherlands.
How to apply
Book online with the consulate-general | attend and pay
Fees and processing time
- Official fee: single EUR 241.00
- Official fee: joint EUR 412.00
- Official fee: additional fee per minor EUR 27.00
Good to know
Fee list is the Australia 2026 list (page last modified 26 May 2026); amounts are in EUR, converted at the exchange rate on payment day. Sydney takes cards/Eftpos only (no cash); Canberra takes cash AUD only.
Official sources
- netherlandsworldwide.nl/dutch-nationality
- netherlandsworldwide.nl/consular-fees/australia
- netherlandsworldwide.nl/making-appointment/australia
- netherlandsworldwide.nl/arrange-at-dutch-embassy-consulate-general
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Netherlands's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of the Netherlands in Australia
- Airport transit visa
- Caribbean visa (short and long stay)
- Certificate of life
- Certificate of residence
- Certificates of marital status and legal capacity to marry
- Dutch passport or ID card (adults and minors)
- Emergency travel document / laissez-passer
- Legalisation of a Dutch citizen's signature
- MVV entry visa and residence permit (long stay in the Netherlands)
- Naturalisation and civic integration exam abroad
- Schengen visa (Netherlands)
- Statement of true copy and ID photocopy legalisation
- Voting from abroad (Dutch elections)