New passport application centre in Melbourne to open next week

Nederlands paspoort / Dutch passport

Credit: Paulien Roessink

From next week, Dutch citizens in and around Victoria, will no longer need to travel to Sydney to renew or apply for their Dutch passport. Instead, they can visit the application centre of VFS Global in Melbourne. Meike de Jong, Consul in Sydney and also responsible for passport issuance across Australia, explains.


This interview is in Dutch.

Clickhere to make an appointment at the VFS Global passport counter in Melbourne (open from Monday, February 7)

General information about applying for a Dutch passport in Australia and making appointments in other cities can be found

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