Netherlands: Knowledge Base profile
This document contains information about the Netherlands to help HM Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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2026-10-08 13:40
This Knowledge base profile has been updated in the Name section to confirm Netherlands passports may show a wife of name, with the prefix of ‘echtgenote van’ or ‘e/v’ or spouse of name, with the prefix of ‘epouse de’. And to show when HM Passport Office will add an observation to the British passport referencing the name shown in the customer’s foreign passport and tell examiners about when a child can be given a double-barrelled surname in the Netherlands.
2025-07-29 14:16
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.
2024-02-19 15:28
This document has minor formatting changes.
2023-06-29 16:58
First published.