A Netherlands passport can only be issued to a Netherlands citizen.

If you would like the Consulate-General in Sydney to investigate whether you have the Netherlands nationality you are requested to complete the relevant assessment form (it is available as download on the right.) and send it to the Consulate-General together with a money-order payable to the Netherlands Consulate-General for an amount of $ 100.00, being a non-refundable fee for the inquiry.
Please note that the form should be fully completed and copies of required documents should be attached. Incomplete forms cannot be dealt with.  Upon receipt of the above your inquiry will be processed and you will be informed about the results within four (4) weeks.

Relevant information regarding the Netherlands Nationality Act can also be found on the following websites:  www.ind.nl and  www.minbuza.nl (EN/welcome to the Netherlands/Dutch citizens abroad/Dutch nationality).

More information regarding Netherlands nationality, the amendments to the Netherlands Nationality Act as per 1 April 2003, are contained in the brochure  Netherlands Nationality Act (RWN) - amendments as of 1 April 2003.

More information is available under ‘dual citizenship’  and on the following website:  www.ind.nl.

Is a child of a Netherlands father and a non-Netherlands mother, who are not married, eligible for a Netherlands passport?
If a Dutch father of a child is not married to a non-Netherlands mother the child will  n o t  automatically obtain the Netherlands nationality at birth.

There are, however, two possibilities to have the child obtain the Netherlands nationality :

Before birth :
The father should sign an Act of Acknowledgment (‘Akte van Erkenning’) before the birth of the child. By doing this the child will obtain the the Netherlands nationality automatically at birth.

After birth :
The under-age child can only obtain the Netherlands nationality if the father has officially acknowledged the child and if the father can prove that he has cared for the child for an uninterrupted period of three years following his acknowledgment. If both conditions have been met, the father of the under-age child has to sign an option statement (‘optieverklaring’) after which the child obtains the Netherlands nationality.

For further information please contact the Netherlands Consulate-General in Sydney.