Dutch passport

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A Dutch passport is issued to citizens of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden) for the purpose of international travel. The passport also serves as a means of identification as required by the Dutch law since January 1, 2005 for all persons over the age of fourteen.^[1] Dutch passports are valid for a period of five years from issuing date. The passport complies to the rules (EG 2252/04) specified by the European Union.^[2] Since August 26, 2006 all passports are issued as a biometric passport with an embedded contactless smartcard RFID chip for storing biometric data^[3].

Contents 1 Physical Appearance 1.1 Identity Information Page 1.2 Languages 2 Validity 3 Types of passports 4 Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel 4.1 Africa 4.2 Americas 4.3 Asia 4.3.1 ASEAN 4.3.2 Non-ASEAN 4.4 Europe 4.4.1 European Union 4.4.2 Non-EU 4.5 Oceania 5 References

[edit] Physical Appearance

Dutch passports are burgundy red, with the Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands emblazoned on the front cover. The words "EUROPESE UNIE" (English: European Union) and "KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN" (English: Kingdom of the Netherlands) are inscribed above the coat of arms as well as "PASPOORT", meaning (English: passport). Dutch passports comply to the design standards as set forth by the European Union. The Model 2006 biometric passport also features the ICAO biometric passport symbol on the bottom-right of the cover.^[3] The regular passport contains 34 pages 28 of which may be used for visa.

[edit] Identity Information Page

The Dutch passport includes the following data on the identity information page:

• Photo of passport Holder
• Type (P)
• Code (NLD)
• Document No.
• (1) Surname
• (2) Given Names
• (3) Nationality (Nederlandse)
• (4) Date of issue
• (5) Date of birth
• (6) Date of expiry
• (7) Place of birth
• (8) Sex
• (9) Height
• (10) Personal Identification Number
• (11) Authority
• (12) Holder's Signature

The information page ends with the Machine Readable Zone.

[edit] Languages

For each item in the passport captions are provided in three languages Dutch, English and French.

On page 33 a list of all numbered captions is also provided in Danish, German, Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian.

[edit] Validity

The regular and business passports are valid for a five year period from date of issue. A second passport is valid for a period of two years from date of issue. Emergency passports are valid for the duration of the journey, but no longer than a period of one year from date of issue. Foreigners passports are valid for the same period as the corresponding residence permit is valid.^[4]

[edit] Types of passports

• Regular passport (Dutch: Nationaal paspoort) issued for holiday and business travels and for identification required by Dutch law. The passport is valid for a period of five years from issuing date.^[4]
• Second passport (Dutch: Tweede paspoort) issued for business purposes only to those citizens travelling frequently and experiencing problems when entering countries because of visa (stamps) present in the regular passport or because the regular passport is in process for obtaining other visa by a foreign embassy. The passport is valid for a period of two years from date of issue.^[5]
• Business passport (Dutch: Zakenpaspoort) issued with additional pages that may be used for visa. The business passport contains 66 pages and is valid for a period of five years from issuing date.^[6]
• Diplomatic passport (Dutch: Diplomatiek paspoort) issued to people representing the Dutch government on official business and offering diplomatic immunity as defined by the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The passport contains 66 pages.^[7]
• Service passport (Dutch: Dienstpaspoort) issued to people representing the Dutch government on official business, but without offering diplomatic immunity. The passport contains 66 pages.^[8]
• Emergency passport (pink cover) (Dutch: Noodpaspoort) issued to Dutch citizens who are unable to obtain a proper passport in time for travel, strict rules apply.^[9]
• Foreigners passport (green cover) (Dutch: Vreemdelingenpaspoort) issued for travelling purposes to non-Dutch residents of The Netherlands who are unable to obtain a passport from their own government.^[10]
• Laissez-Passer (blue cover) emergency travel document with 8 pages containing handwritten information.^[11]

[edit] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel

According to a study done by Henley & Partners, the Netherlands has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 126, which means that Dutch citizens enjoy visa-free access to 126 countries and territories for short-term tourism visits. The Netherlands is ranked 5th in the study in terms of international travel freedom.[1]

It is estimated that 190 countries and territories granted visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to Dutch Citizen passport holders of which 153 countries and territories are visa free accessible.(visa on arrival for free counted) [2] Visa issued prior to arrival or pre-arrangement required for countries or territories not mentioned below.

Where visa-free access is permitted, such access is not necessarily a right, and admission may technically be at the discretion of border enforcement officers. Visitors engaging in activities other than tourism, including unpaid work, may require a visa or work permit.

[edit] Africa

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Botswana	90 days [3]
Comoros	visa issued upon arrival [4]
Djibouti	1-month visa can be obtain upon arrival for DJF5,000 [5]
Egypt	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$20 [6]
Ethiopia	3-month tourist visa issued upon arrival (Addis Ababa Airport only; US$40 and two passport photos required) [7]
Gambia	90 days [8]
Kenya	3-month visa may be issued upon arrival (may cause delays - pre-arrival visa strongly recommended) [9][10]
Lesotho	14 days [11][12]
Madagascar	90-day visa issued upon arrival for MGA 140,000; visa obtained prior to arrival strongly recommended [13]
Malawi	90 days [14]
Mauritius	6 months in a year (tourist), 90 days in a year (business) [15][16]
Mayotte	90 days [17]
Morocco	3 months [18]
Mozambique	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$25 [19][20]
Namibia	3 months [21]
Réunion	unlimited access [22]
Saint Helena	90 days
Senegal	3 months [23]
Seychelles	1 month [24]
South Africa	90 days [25]
Swaziland	60 days [26]
Tanzania	visa issued upon arrival for USD 50 [27][28]
Togo	7-day visa can be obtain upon arrival for XOF10,000~35,000 [29]
Tunisia	3 months [30]
Uganda	30-day visa can be obtained upon arrival for USD 50 [31][32]
Zambia	visa issued upon arrival (single entry visa fee USD 25) [33][34]
Zimbabwe	3-month holiday/1-month business visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 ~ 55 [35]

[edit] Americas

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
Anguilla	3 months [36][37]
Antigua and Barbuda	1 month [38][39]
Argentina	90 days [40]
Aruba	3 months [41]
Bahamas	8 months [42]
Barbados	6 months [43][44]
Belize	1 month [45]
Bermuda	6 months [46][47]
Bolivia	90 days [48]
British Virgin Islands	30 days [49]
Canada	6 months [50][51]
Cayman Islands	30 days [52]
Chile	90 days [53]
Colombia	90 days [54][55]
Costa Rica	90 days [56]
Dominica	6 months [57]
Dominican Republic	30-day tourist card issued on arrival USD 10- [58]
Ecuador	90 days [59][60]
El Salvador	90 days [61][62]
Falkland Islands	30 days [63][64]
French Guiana	unlimited access [65]
Greenland	3 months [66]
Grenada	3 months [67][68]
Guadeloupe	unlimited access [69]
Guatemala	90 days [70]
Guyana	90 days [71]
Haiti	3 months [72][73]
Honduras	3 months [74]
Jamaica	90 days [75][76]
Martinique	unlimited access [77]
Mexico	180 days tourist/30 days business [78][79]
Montserrat	3 months [80]
Netherlands Antilles	14 days [81]
Nicaragua	90 days [82]
Panama	90 days [83][84]
Peru	90 days [85]
Puerto Rico	90 days [86][87]
Saint Barthélemy	unlimited access [88]
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3 months [89][90]
Saint Lucia	6-week [91]
Saint Martin	unlimited access [92]
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	3 months [93]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1 month [94]
Trinidad and Tobago	90 days [95]
Turks and Caicos Islands	30 days [96]
United States of America	90 days [97]
Uruguay	3 months [98]
U.S. Virgin Islands	90 days [99]
Venezuela	3 months [100]

[edit] Asia

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
[edit] ASEAN
Brunei Darussalam	30 days [101]
Cambodia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 20/USD 25 [102]
Indonesia	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 25 [103]
Laos	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [104]
Malaysia	3 months [105]
Philippines	21 days [106]
Singapore	30 days [107]
Thailand	30 days [108]
[edit] Non-ASEAN
Bahrain	14-day visa issued upon arrival for BHD5 [109][110]
Bangladesh	90-day visa issued upon arrival for USD50- [111]
Republic of China (Taiwan)	30 days [112]
Hong Kong	90 days [113]
Iran	15-day visa issued on arrival [114]
Iraq (only Kurdistan region)	visa issued upon arrival (free of charge [115]
Israel	3 months [116]
Japan	3 months [117]
Jordan	visa issued upon arrival for JOD10 [118][119]
South Korea	90 days [120]
Kuwait	3-month visa issued upon arrival for KWD5 [121]
Kyrgyzstan	1-month visa issued upon arrival (fee USD 35 ~ USD 70) [122]
Lebanon	1-month visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [123][124]
Macau	90 days [125]
Maldives	30 day visa issued upon arrival free of charge [126]
Mongolia	visa can be issued upon arrival [127]
Nepal	60-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [128]
Oman	visa issued upon arrival : 1 month (OMR 6), 1 year multiple entries stay up to 3-week per visit (OMR 10) [129]
Qatar	21-day visa can be issued upon arrival [130]
Sri Lanka	30 days [131]
Syria	15 day-visa issued upon arrival [132]
Tajikistan	45 day-visa issued upon arrival [133]
Timor-Leste	30-day visa issued upon arrival for USD 30 [134]
United Arab Emirates	60 days [135]
Yemen	1-month visa issued upon arrival for YER10,500 [136]

[edit] Europe

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
[edit] European Union
Austria	unlimited access [137][138]
Belgium	unlimited access [139][140]
Bulgaria	unlimited access [141][142]
Cyprus	unlimited access [143][144]
Czech Republic	unlimited access [145][146]
Denmark	unlimited access [147][148]
Estonia	unlimited access [149][150]
Finland	unlimited access [151][152]
France	unlimited access [153][154]
Germany	unlimited access [155][156]
Gibraltar	unlimited access [157]
Greece	unlimited access [158][159]
Hungary	unlimited access [160][161]
Republic of Ireland	unlimited access [162][163]
Italy	unlimited access [164][165]
Latvia	unlimited access [166][167]
Lithuania	unlimited access [168][169]
Luxembourg	unlimited access [170][171]
Malta	unlimited access [172][173]
Netherlands	Dutch citizen have Right of Abode [174][175]
Poland	unlimited access [176][177]
Portugal	unlimited access [178][179]
Romania	unlimited access [180][181]
Slovakia	unlimited access [182][183]
Slovenia	unlimited access [184][185]
Spain	unlimited access [186][187]
Sweden	unlimited access [188][189]
United Kingdom	unlimited access [190]
[edit] Non-EU
Armenia	21-day visa issued upon arrival for US$30 [191]
Azerbaijan	30-day visa issued upon arrival for US$100 [192]
Albania	1 month with entry tax: €10 [193]
Andorra	3 months (same as France and Spain) [194]
Bosnia and Herzegovina	90 days [195]
Croatia	90 days [196][197]
Faroe Islands	3 months (same as Denmark) [198]
Georgia	90 days [199][200]
Guernsey	visa-free access [201]
Iceland	unlimited access [202]
Isle of Man	visa-free access
Jersey	visa-free access
Kosovo	90 days [203]
Liechtenstein	3 months in half a year (same as Switzerland) [204]
Monaco	3 months (same as France and Spain) [205]
Montenegro	90 days [206]
Norway	unlimited access [207]
San Marino	90 days (same as Italy) [208]
Serbia	90 days [209]
Switzerland	unlimited access [210]
Turkey	3-month visa issued upon arrival for EUR 15 [211]
Vatican City	3 months in half a year (same as Italy) [212]

[edit] Oceania

Countries and Territories	Conditions of access
American Samoa	30 days [213]
Cook Islands	31 days [214]
Fiji	6 months [215]
Guam	15 days [216]
Kiribati	28 days [217]
Marshall Islands	30-day visa issued upon arrival [218]
Federated States of Micronesia	30 days[219]
New Caledonia	3 months [220]
New Zealand	3 months [221]
Niue	30 days [222]
Northern Mariana Islands	30 days [223]
Palau	30-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [224][225]
Papua New Guinea	60-day visa issued upon arrival for PGK100 (tourist), PGK500 (business) [226]
French Polynesia	3 months [227]
Samoa	60 days, free visitor permit issued upon arrival [228]
Solomon Islands	3 months [229]
Tokelau	free cruising permit can be obtain in Apia, Samoa [230]
Tonga	31-day visa issued upon arrival (free of charge) [231]
Tuvalu	1-month visa issued upon arrival free of charge [232]
Vanuatu	30 days [233][234]
Wallis and Futuna	3 months
Australia	Electronic Travel Authority [235]
Norfolk Island	Electronic Travel Authority [236]

[edit] References

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