Comment by NoahZuniga
1 day ago
Yes you need a card (ov-chipkaart or ov-pas) but you don't need to be a local to get one. You just order one online for 7.5/5 euros. You do need an address for it to be delivered to, but its valid for 5 years so if you visit the Netherlands again you can reuse it.
Time, too - they print a card with your photo on it and it takes a couple weeks to show up.
Usually days. I've had one take ~5 working days and another one ~3.