Guidance
Netherlands: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about the Netherlands to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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Knowledge Base is an information resource for HM Passport Office staff.
This document includes information about:
- names
- nationality rules
- parents and children
- documents from the Netherlands
Updates to this page
Published 29 June 2023
Last updated 29 July 2025
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Guidance updated in reference to legitimation of children born before 1 July 2006, to remove the link to the European justice website for parental responsibility, and to confirm that documents issued outside of the Netherlands can only be accepted if they have been legalised.
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This document has minor formatting changes.
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First published.