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Dutch passport, ID card
Dutch passport, ID card
Dutch passport, ID card
At the Netherlands Embassy at Wellington or one of the Netherlands Consulates
a passport application form can be filled out to obtain a Netherlands travel
document.
The following is required for all kinds of applications mentioned below:
1. Applicants (including minor children) have to present themselves at the
Embassy/Consulate.
2. Payment when applying for a travel document - cash, cheque or EFTPOS.
3. One (1) recent photo with proper resemblance taken front-on are required. For
exact measures please check the following link:
http://www.paspoortinformatie.nl/nederlands/Reisdocumenten/Pasfoto. If the
passport will not be picked up in person, $5 will be charged for registered
delivery.
Due to a specific and precise scanning procedure all different or deviating photos will be refused !!! At the Netherlands Embassy or Consulate the Consular Officer will determine whether a photo is correct or not.
The following additional documents should be submitted when applying for:
A. Replacement previously issued travel document
1. The old travel document that needs to be replaced (if your current
passport has expired you must provide a valid photo-identity card!).
2. A declaration from the police in case of theft or missing of the previously
issued passport. Travellers without a Permanent Residence Visa for New Zealand
will be issued an Emergency Passport only.
3. A declaration (so-called 'eigen verklaring' ) to be drawn up at the
representation where you apply for a new travel document (only applicable in
case current passport is stolen or missing).
4. In case your current passport has been issued more than 10 years ago, you
will have to submit an authenticated "Letter of denial" (issued by the NZ
Department of Internal Affairs), which proves that you have not obtained NZ
citizenship.
B. First Dutch travel document (no travel document issued ever before)
1. Authenticated (by means of Apostille) birth certificate (date of issue not
exceeding twelve months) *.
2. Authenticated (by means of Apostille) recent copy of Marriage certificate
(date of issue not exceeding twelve months) of the parents *.
3. Valid photo ID (for example drivers' licence).
4. Proof of Netherlands Citizenship, or if this is not available:
1. valid Netherlands passport (incl. Returning Resident Visa) of the father
or (in case of birthday after 01-01-1985) valid Netherlands passport (incl.
Returning Resident Visa) of the mother or
2. original certificate of Naturalisation of the parent(s)/applicant * plus a
copy of this document (if applicable)
3. if no Dutch passport or proof of Dutch citizenship can be submitted, then the
applicant needs to apply for a statement of Dutch citizenship in The Hague –
Bureau Vestigingsregister, P. O. Box 12620, 2500 DL Den Haag, The Netherlands
(fax: 00 31 70 3532850) This statement will prove that the grandfather /father
was Dutch at the time he left the Netherlands; and a so-called Letter of Denial
* of the (grand)father which proves that the (grand)father had not obtained New
Zealand citizenship before the time of birth of the father or the applicant
(Letter of Denial can be obtained from the NZ Department of Internal Affairs).
Minors (under 18 years of age) must have either both parents or legal guardian(s) present at the Netherlands representation to sign the passport application form or must have secured a declaration of approval from the parents or legal guardian(s). In both cases identity cards from both parents or guardian(s) should be available to establish their identity and signatures. If the applicant is presently registered in the passport of one or both parents those passports concerned should be produced in order to have the applicant’s name removed.
C. Registration of (a) child(ren) in the passport of (a) parent(s)
1. Authenticated (by means of Apostille) recent copy of Birth Certificate
(issuance date not exceeding twelve months) * + copy of the certificate
2. Authenticated (by means of Apostille) recent copy of Marriage certificate
(issuance date not exceeding twelve months) of the parents *
3. The passport in which the child(ren) should be registered + 2 photos of the
child
4. Dutch passport of father in case the child is born before 1 January 1985, or
Dutch passport of mother/father in case the child is born after 1 January 1985.
This passport should contain the residency visa for New Zealand. In case the
relevant passport has been issued before 1 January 1998 you (father/mother) will
additionally have to submit a Letter of Denial.
The child, both parents or legal guardians must be present at the Netherlands representation to sign the passport application form. In both cases identity cards from both parents or guardians should be available to establish their identity or a declaration of approval should be secured from the parent or legal guardian.
Please note that from 26 June 2012 the validity of registration of children in the passport of parents or legal guardians ceases. From that moment children should have their own travel document when travelling (one person per passport).
* All original New Zealand documents must be obtained and authenticated through the Department of Internal Affairs with a so-called ‘Apostille stamp’. Original documents from the Netherlands do not need to be authenticated. For more information, please visit the website www.dia.govt.nz or email authentication@egs.govt.nz
Please note that the Embassy or the consulate at any given time has the right to request additional information if deemed necessary.
Attention: When applying for a passport you have to provide a copy of all required documents!!
Addresses:
* Royal Netherlands Embassy at Wellington, Investment House, 10th floor, Cnr
Ballance/Featherston Str.
* Netherlands Consulate at Auckland, Equitable House, 1st floor, 57 Symonds
Street.
* Netherlands Consulate at Christchurch, PO Box 14098, Christchurch 8544.
* Wellington: Hutt Cameras, 106 Lambton Quay, Wellington, ph 044726925
* Auckland: Cut Price Photos, 203 Karangahape Road, Auckland, ph 093776753
* Christchurch: Camera & Digital, Kodak Express, The Hub, Hornby, 03-3497898
As a Dutch national, you can apply for a Dutch passport at Dutch embassies and many consulates. It doesn't matter if you live in the territory served by the embassy or consulate or are staying there temporarily. In some countries, you can also apply for a Dutch identity card at the embassy or consulate.
On 1 January 2005, the Compulsory Identification (Extended Scope) Act came into force. Since that date, anyone aged 14 and over must be able to produce an original valid identity document and carry it with them at all times. Failure to produce an original, valid identity document is a criminal offence.
You may be asked to identify yourself when you cross a border, check into a hotel or withdraw money at a bank. In many European countries, you can make do with a Dutch identity card. But in other countries, you will have to produce a passport and sometimes a visa and an inoculation certificate. A driving licence is not an official identity document and is not accepted as such abroad.
If you lose your passport abroad, the nearest Dutch embassy or consulate can help you obtain a new passport or temporary travel document (emergency passport or laissez passer).
On 1 January 2005, the Compulsory Identification (Extended Scope) Act entered into force. Since then, everyone in the Netherlands aged 14 years and older has been obliged to carry an original valid identity document (not a copy). Failure to produce an original valid identity document is an offence.
Questions and answers about biometric travel documents and how their introduction will affect Dutch nationals living abroad.
In 2009, a second biometric feature was added to the travel documents of EU member states. Every travel document carries two fingerprints. The EU has amended its regulation governing standards for security features in travel documents. As a result, parents may no longer add their children to their own passports.