Margrietvk
Active Member
Important news about issuance of Dutch travel documents
19 February 2014
The issue of Dutch travel documents is going to change worldwide. In Australia as well, within the next 2 years but not later than 1 January 2016, the Honorary Consuls in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth will no longer handle Dutch passport applications. (This also accounts for foreigners who want to apply for a Schengen visa). From 2016 onwards passport applications can only be submitted at the Consulate-General in Sydney and the embassy in Canberra.
The Government acknowledges that these changes will have practical consequences for Dutch nationals in Australia. To acknowledge the requirements of Dutch nationals who want to apply for a passport the following measures have been taken: - From 9 March 2014 the validity of national passports for people 18 years and over will be 10 years instead of 5 years. For the future this means you have to apply for a passport less often. The price for the passport however will rise to €131.11 from €84.80 to cover the cost. - You will also be able to apply for a passport at the following locations (processing takes a number of days): 1. At a Netherlands Embassy in another country; 2. At the Schiphol desk (7 days a week from 7.00am to 22.00pm, on appointment). You will be able to apply for your passport on arrival at Schiphol airport and pick up your travel document when you leave the Netherlands; 3. At the municipality in the following Dutch (border towns): Oldambt, Enschede, Maastricht, Montferland, Echt-Susteren, Bergen op Zoom and Den Haag.
If you apply for a Dutch passport only to have a confirmation of your Dutch citizenship you can also consider to apply for a ‘Bewijs van Nederlanderschap’ (Declaration Possession of Dutch nationality), (€30).
If you have questions please contact the Consulate-General in Sydney via e-mail: SYD-CA@minbuza.nl.
http://australia.nlembassy.org/news/2014/02/issuance-dutch-travel-documents.html
19 February 2014
The issue of Dutch travel documents is going to change worldwide. In Australia as well, within the next 2 years but not later than 1 January 2016, the Honorary Consuls in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth will no longer handle Dutch passport applications. (This also accounts for foreigners who want to apply for a Schengen visa). From 2016 onwards passport applications can only be submitted at the Consulate-General in Sydney and the embassy in Canberra.
The Government acknowledges that these changes will have practical consequences for Dutch nationals in Australia. To acknowledge the requirements of Dutch nationals who want to apply for a passport the following measures have been taken: - From 9 March 2014 the validity of national passports for people 18 years and over will be 10 years instead of 5 years. For the future this means you have to apply for a passport less often. The price for the passport however will rise to €131.11 from €84.80 to cover the cost. - You will also be able to apply for a passport at the following locations (processing takes a number of days): 1. At a Netherlands Embassy in another country; 2. At the Schiphol desk (7 days a week from 7.00am to 22.00pm, on appointment). You will be able to apply for your passport on arrival at Schiphol airport and pick up your travel document when you leave the Netherlands; 3. At the municipality in the following Dutch (border towns): Oldambt, Enschede, Maastricht, Montferland, Echt-Susteren, Bergen op Zoom and Den Haag.
If you apply for a Dutch passport only to have a confirmation of your Dutch citizenship you can also consider to apply for a ‘Bewijs van Nederlanderschap’ (Declaration Possession of Dutch nationality), (€30).
If you have questions please contact the Consulate-General in Sydney via e-mail: SYD-CA@minbuza.nl.
http://australia.nlembassy.org/news/2014/02/issuance-dutch-travel-documents.html
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