Get the baby their own passport or ID card
A baby cannot travel on a parent's passport: they need their own document, applied for at your municipality with the baby present. Everyone with parental custody has to consent, either by coming along or by signing a consent form with a copy of their ID. Checked against rijksoverheid.nl on 20 September 2026.
- Who it applies to
- Everyone having a baby in the Netherlands
- On your timeline
- Paperbump schedules this between 2 weeks and 1 year after the birth
- Official source
- rijksoverheid.nl
- Last checked
- 20 September 2026
What else to know
Allow time before any trip, and remember a passport for a small child is valid for five years.
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