A Dutch passport has a validity of 5 years after issuance and is valid for travel to all countries of the world. If you are travelling to countries outside the European Union, please be aware that you might need a visa to enter the country concerned. The country of destination may require a certain validity of your passport (e.g validity should be at least 3 or 6 months)
A Dutch passport remains property of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Proof of identity is the main purpose of a Dutch passport.
Applications for a Dutch passport should be presented IN PERSON.
Your (new) Dutch passport should be collected IN PERSON
As of the 26th of August 2006 passport extensions are NO longer possible.
The Embassy in Cairo is NOT authorized to issue Dutch Identity Cards or European Identity Cards
First passport
Information for:
Minors under 18
Parents who want to add children younger than 16 to their passport(s)
Adults, age 18 or older, who apply for a Dutch passport for the first time, are requested to contact the Embassy in Cairo to discuss their procedures.
Persons who obtained the Dutch nationality through naturalisation and want to apply for their first passport, should apply at the local authorities (gemeente) in the Netherlands.
Requirements
Original (Egyptian) birthcertificate, legalised by the Egyptian Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Embassy in Cairo and translated. If you have an Egyptian computerized birth certificate, please have an act of name issued before applying for a Dutch passport. For more information, please click here or visit the Consular Desk at the Embassy on working days between 09.00 and 12.00 or call the Consular Section at the Embassy on working days after 12.00.
A birthcertificate issued in the Netherlands: a stamped birth extract of the Civil Registry.
Original Egyptian marriage certificate, legalised by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Embassy in Cairo and translated by a certified translator.
A marriage certificate issued in the Netherlands: a stamped marriage extract from the Civil Registry. The so called ‘trouwboekje’ is not accepted.
In case of sole custody or guardianship, the original court order, has to be submitted. Only the parent who has custody or guardianship has to sign the application form.
Passport application form completely filled out and signed by both parents. If the parent who has the Dutch nationality lives abroad/has residence in the Netherlands, the parental consent can be given by a signed and stamped consent form (gemeente) with legalised signature.
Naturalisation paper * of the parent with the Dutch nationality (only if the Dutch nationality was obtained through ‘naturalisatie’);
Original passports of both parents (one of the parents should have the Dutch nationality)
* Telephone number outside Holland: 0031-20-8893045. Telephone number inside Holland: 0900-1234561
NB
Birth certificates issued by hospitals are not accepted.
If you are not married, please contact the Embassy about the procedures.
Adding children
Requirements
Children of any age can have their own passport. Until the age of 16, the child(ren) can also be added to the passport(s) of the parent(s). The rule is: ‘OR/OR: or the child can have a passport of its own, or it can be added to the passport(s) of the parent(s). ‘AND/AND’ is not possible.
Original (Egyptian) computerized birthcertificate, legalised by the Egyptian Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Embassy in Cairo and translated.
A birthcertificate issued in the Netherlands: a stamped birth extract of the Civil Registry.
Original Egyptian marriage certificate, legalised by the Egyptian Ministry of Justice, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Netherlands Embassy in Cairo and translated by a certified translator
A marriage certificate issued in the Netherlands: a stamped marriage extract from the Civil Registry. The so called ‘trouwboekje’ is not accepted.
In case of sole custody or guardianship, the original court order, has to be submitted. Only the parent who has custody or guardianship has to sign the application form.
To add a child to your passport, consent of both parents is required, even if the child has been added to your passport before.
Children and parents should apply in person.
The parental consent can be: 1) both parents are signing the passport application form in person at the Embassy or 2) the parent with the Dutch nationality lives abroad/has residence in the Netherlands, the parental consent is given by a signed and stamped consent form (gemeente) with legalised signature.
Naturalisation paper * of the parent with the Dutch nationality (only if you obtained the Dutch nationality through naturalisation;
If your marital status has changed (e.g. marriage, divorce etc.) and you would like to have the name of your (previous) partner added to or removed from your passport, you have to submit the official papers concerned (marriage contract, divorce papers).
The minor should apply in person and accompagnied by both parents. If the parent with the Dutch nationality lives abroad/has residence in the Netherlands, the parental consent can be given by a signed and stamped consent form (gemeente) with legalised signature.
If your previous passport was not issued at the Embassy in Cairo, the Embassy may require additonal documents (naturalisation paper, birthcertificate etc.)
Emergency document
Requirements
In case of theft or loss.
A police report legalised by the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and translated in English by a certified translator, should be submitted
At the Embassy the so-called C2-form (own statement) should be filled out and signed.
If available, other (travel- and/or) identification documents (driving license is not an accepted identification document)
If it’s not possible to identify yourself, the Embassy will verify your identity with the Civil Registry in the Netherlands
An emergency passport for minors, both parents and the minor have to be present. Both parents have to sign the application form. In case parents are divorced, proof should be submitted of sole custody. If the parent who has the Dutch nationality lives abroad/has residence in the Netherlands, the parental consent can be given by a signed and stamped consent form (gemeente) with legalised signature.
Important
Please note that legalisation and translation is required for all certificates issued outside the Netherlands.
Passport application forms should be filled out completely.
Passport application form
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