I am looking at traveling this year and am only going for a holiday so it's not a working trip but are there are other advantages of traveling under a dutch passport and as I am married with three children, is there a benefit for them now or in the future? They are not coming with me this time.
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When you travel with your dutch passport you can stay longer and you can travel to every other european county without a visa. If you're going by plane the waiting lines might be shorter for EU citizens.(at least that was last time I traveled by plane within europe. Non EU citizens had to wat longer) I think that if you want to move to the Netherlands with your kids it will be a lot easier to get Dutch passports for them too if you already have one.
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If you travel with a Dutch passport you are a EU citizen and can travel all over Europe without the need for a visa. If you have not registered your kids at the Dutch embassy when they were born and they don't have Dutch nationality they will need a visa to travel to Europe and won't be able to stay for more than 90 days.
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dutch passports are only valid for 4 years. so unless you did not renew your passport. you wont be able to enter the country with a passport from when you were a child. as an australian youll need a visa. you could visit the dutch embassy or consulate to see if you can renew your dutch passport. that way you would not need a visum
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For this trip the hassle and expense of obtaining a new Dutch passport will far outweigh any advantages. For your children, however, check if they are eligible for Dutch citizenship and fill out the forms at the website of the Dutch embassy: http://www.netherlands.org.au/ (You needn't get them passports at this point - why bother with the added expense if they can pick one up later.) The Dutch are against dual nationalities but they also have a few loopholes. A Dutch passport will open up all of Western Europe ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area ) for them for future study and residency/ employment opportunities. They might never use the option but if you can give them that, it's a magnificent present. It's something to look into... but not for your upcoming trip.
