Passport - UK person with Dutch parent

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Hi,
the Dutch Govt online service has confirmed I am eligible for a Dutch passport (Dutch mother, who was born in Netherlands, UK born father. I was born in 1960s).

Getting the docs together seems a bit arduous. It seems I need to get a new copy of my birth cert etc and get them notarised. Plus get Dutch docs such as the document my Mum should have got when she left the Netherlands and claimed she never heard of!

Has anyone does this process? Was it straightforward. Can I pay someone to do it for me? Any recommendations and how much? Thanks.

Check out the dual citizenship laws in the Netherlands before you do this. I am pretty sure you will need to renounce any other citizenships if you take out Dutch citizenship.

You can get round this by renouncing to the Dutch authorities and then re applying for a UK passport but that is technically an offence in the Netherlands.

www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/17/dutch-nationals-brexit-uk-citizenship-lose-netherlands-passports-mark-rutte

Assume this also applies the other way round.

May be different though.

Yes, you'll have to renounce your current nationality unless that country doesn't allow that, like Morocco.

If you want to pay someone to do it for you, you'll need a lawyer who specialises in it. Considering it's straight forward it shouldn't run into too high costs but if it is unending with lots of additional work it'll run up high, into many thousands easily.

Just hold on a moment.

Read Dutch nationality laws in durcg.
Why can you not do the procedure yourself?

Be aware of the legal difference between a passport and the legal concept of nationality.

In which country are you born?

What year are you born? Were your parents married at time of your birth? I believe the comments about renouncing current nationality by enacting your right to Dutch nationality may be incorrect.

Latent Dutch by option is the procedure most likely you're talking about and that has no requirement to renounce your other nationalities nor has a Netherlands residence requirements
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The application for an option procedure is done through the municipality and does require a residence permit unless you're an EU national. There's no explicit requirement that you're a citizen but I'm not sure if that procedure is open to those living abroad. Best to just check with the IND directly by phone OP.

I'm sorry I posted now. Yes I have had it confirmed by the Dutch authorities that I can use the process and I am eligible for a Dutch passport as stated. I do not have to renounce my British nationality.

I just wondered if anyone had had experience of the process from the UK, in particular obtaining documents from the Netherlands (such as the document my Mum denies ever receiving when she left the Netherlands originally) and whether any company offered this service. I can do it myself but really don't have opportunity to travel in the next few months.

You could try phoning the offices of the gemeente (county) where your mum last lived. We've always found Dutch bureauocracy much easier and more helpful than British and they all speak English. If you have her Burgerservicenummer (maybe she still has an old fashioned SOFI number) it might help. She might suddenly have to fill in a ghastly tax return though!

Getting your birth certificate notorised isn't too difficult, but it needs to be done within a short time frame of applying (maybe 6 months) so don't do it too early.