
Announcement Registrar’s Office
WILLEMSTAD - Public Affairs (Kranshi) is calling its clients that could have a possible mistake in their passports to visit Kranshi in order to have them checked. The department is using, for the first time ever, More...

Passport error can cause delays
THE HAGUE, WILLEMSTAD - There is an error in about 5000 recently made Dutch passports and identity cards. One of the electronic security features does not work and that can cause delays. At an airport, for example, More...

Issuance of Dutch passports to Dominicans rejected
WILLEMSTAD - The Minister of Government Policy, Planning and Services Armin Konket confirms that there are problems with issuing a passport. The Member of Parliament for PAR, Ana Maria Pauletta asked a few weeks More...

Barbados still has the most powerful passport in the Caribbean
LONDON – Barbados has the most powerful passport in the region and the 25th most powerful on the planet, according to the results of the latest world travel rankings. Barbados’ position in the Henley & Partners More...

Antigua denies claim that passports being sold to Syrian refugees
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – The Antigua government is stoutly denying claims that its Citizenship by Investment Programme (CIP) is selling passports to Syrian refugees who end up in the US Virgin Islands More...

Passport considerably more expensive
WILLEMSTAD – Those who need a passport this year will have to make an appointment to get one as soon as possible. Soon the costs for a passport will be considerably more expensive. The cost for a passport is 100 More...

Passports waiting to be picked up
WILLEMSTAD – The Civil Registrar's Office announces that there are over 200 passports still waiting to be picked up. These official person documents have been waiting for their owners since July of this year. More...

No police report needed for I.D. loss or theft
WILLEMSTAD - As of today, you don’t need a police report if you lose your passport, driving license or I.D. This is also applies in case of theft. When applying for a new I.D. at the Civil Registrar (Kranshi), More...

Other conditions on passport application
WILLEMSTAD – Starting on Monday passports will be equipped with two fingerprints of the passport holder. This is according to the Ministry of Government Policy, Planning and Service. Before it was four fingerprints, More...

Government services also accessible by e-mail
WILLEMSTAD - An appointment to apply for a new passport, identity card or a car inspection can also be made online starting today. This was announced by the Department of Administration, Planning and Services (BPD). For More...