Do you live abroad and do you need a DigiD? You can apply for a DigiD free of charge if you have the Dutch nationality or the nationality of another EEA country. Start with applying for a DigiD online on the DigiD website. You can then come to the municipality of Doetinchem to collect your activation code. This is only possible by appointment.

Step by step

  1. Apply for a DigiD via the DigiD website
  2. Remember your username and password
  3. You will receive a counter code (valid for 30 days)
  4. Go to your appointment
  5. You will recieve a DigiD activation code at the DigiD desk
  6. Enter your activation code on the DigiD website

Received a counter code? Then make an appointment at the municipality

When you request a DigiD via the DigiD website, you will receive a counter code. With this code you can visit the DigiD desk of the municipality of Doetinchem. Always make an appointment for this. There are several DigiD desks in the Netherlands and abroad where you can go. You will receive a DigiD activation code at the DigiD desk. With this activation code you can complete your application on DigiD.nl.

Please note: your counter code is valid for 30 days. Make sure to come to a DigiD desk within those 30 days.

Tip! Make an appointment quickly to collect your activation code. The day of the appointment may not be later than 30 days after your DigiD application. You can also send an e-mail to digid@doetinchem.nl to make an appointment.

Required for an appointment

  • Your 9-character counter code, starting with a B. After your DigiD application, you have received this by text message and by e-mail. Your counter code is valid for 30 days after your DigiD application.
  • Your DigiD username and password.
  • Your passport or identity card from a country in the European Economic Area (EEA), the document number of which you entered during the application. A driver's license is not allowed.
  • Your citizen service number (BSN).
  • You are registered in the Register of Non-Residents (RNI).

Conditions

  • You live abroad.
  • You have Dutch nationality or the nationality of another EEA country.
  • You have a valid passport or Dutch identity card.
  • You have a citizen service number (BSN). There must be at least one working day between registration in the RNI (and receipt of your BSN) and your appointment for applying for a DigiD.
  • You have a mobile phone.
  • You have an email address.
  • You will have to come to the desk yourself in order to activate your DigiD. It is not possible to authorize someone for this.
  • You are registered in the Register of Non-Residents (RNI)

Registration RNI

Do you have to pay tax or did you move abroad after 1 October 1994? Then you are definitely registered in the RNI. Check whether you are registered in the RNI if:

  • You do not have to pay taxes;
  • You moved abroad before 1 October 1994; or
  • You have never lived in the Netherlands.

Are you not registered in the RNI? For more information, see the Non-Resident Registration (in Dutch) page.

Do you receive an error message when applying for DigiD.nl?

It is possible that your information is not properly registered in the RNI. You must first change your details in the RNI. After the data has been changed, it will take 24 hours before you can apply for a DigiD. Do you have a question about your registration in the RNI? Send an e-mail with a copy of your passport to bsn@doetinchem.nl.

How long will it take?

Once you have received the desk code, you have 30 days to collect your DigiD activation code from the DigiD desk of the municipality of Doetinchem. Your DigiD expires if you do not use it for 3 years.

More information about DigiD