Apply for DigiD if you live abroad

You are applying for a DigiD online from abroad. Afterwards, you will recieve a counter code, which is valid for 30 days. Take this counter code with you to your appointment at the municipality. You will recieve a code to activate your DigiD at the municipality.

Make an appointment to pick up your DigiD activationcode

Conditions

  • You live abroad.
  • You have a valid passport or identification card.
  • You have a citizen service number (BSN). 
  • You are registered in the Register of Non-Residents (RNI). There is at least 15 minutes between the registration in the RNI and your appointment.
  • You have a mobile phone.
  • You have an email address.
  • You have to come to the counter to activate your DigiD in person. You cannot autherize someone else to do this.

Step-by-step plan

  1. Request a DigiD through the DigiD website
  2. Remember your username and password
  3. You will receive a counter code (this is valid for 30 days)
  4. Go to your appointment at the municipality
  5. You will receive your DigiD activation code at the municipality
  6. Enter your activation code on the DigiD website or the app

Take with you to your appointment

  • Your 9 digit counter code.
  • Your DigiD username and password.
  • Your passport or identificationcard. A driver’s license is not allowed.
  • The phone with the phonenumber and e-mail address that you used for the application.
  • Your citizen service number (BSN).