Today I recognized my 8 month old son at the town hall in the Netherlands. There I am told that from a legal point of view he is now also a Dutch citizen. When applying for the passport, I am referred to the embassy in Bangkok.
I need to have a new Dutch passport soon, can I have these passport photos taken in Pattaya? Do they meet the requirements of the embassy? If so, does anyone know a good address?
Reader question: My Thai girlfriend is pregnant, can the child get a Dutch passport?
I have a question. My girlfriend lives in Thailand, I will continue to live in the Netherlands. But I heard from her that she is already 10 weeks pregnant with me. I am not married to her, can the child get a Dutch passport?
I want to take my daughter on holiday to the Netherlands in May. She was born in Thailand, has a Dutch, but no Thai passport (because the mother does not want to cooperate).
Older Dutch citizens in Thailand and other countries can in some situations be exempted from the obligation to appear when applying for a passport, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in response to questions.
Reader question: Passport validity for Thailand?
Tuesday evening I leave for a short vacation of 1 week to Thailand. Just got my passport ready and to my horror I find out that it expires on March 15th.
My passport is full of visa stickers for Cambodia. But now some stickers are peeling off. Can I remove these stickers so that new visa stickers can replace them or do I have to apply for a new one?
Reader question: Where in Bangkok can I have passport photos taken for a new Dutch passport?
I soon have to apply for a new passport at the Dutch embassy in Bangkok, where can I have passport photos taken in Bangkok that are suitable for the passport?
No passports NL embassy from 24 February 2014 to 9 March 2014
Following the introduction of the new model passport with a validity of 10 years, no passport applications can be processed at the Dutch embassy in Bangkok between Monday 24 February and Sunday 9 March 2014.
ANWB is disturbed by the sharp price increase in passports
The ANWB finds the announced price increase of the passport by 30% disproportionate. The cost price for the government hardly changes: neither the material of the passport itself nor the issuing process will change.
News from Thailand – August 29, 2013
Today in News from Thailand:
• Annual visa expires when passport expires
• Stocks and baht tumble to all-time lows
• Government does not bow to rubber farmers' demands
Dutch passport will be valid for 10 years
The Dutch passport will be valid for 18 years if the applicant is at least 10 years old. These new rules will probably come into effect from October 2013.
Expats with dual nationality
VVD, CDA and D66 want Dutch expats to be allowed to have a second nationality. VVD and CDA support an amendment from D66 to regulate this.