Dutch name change due to marriage netherlands

Anonymous1 (Querist) 22 July 2014 This query is : Resolved
Has any OCI or PIO experienced harassment from the Dutch (Netherlands) Consul for carrying out the name change due to marriage in their Dutch Passport? I know a few former Indians who have had this problem.

After a lot of investigation and arguments with the Dutch Consul, I discovered a few things that are important in this aspect of law that I would like to share with Indians.

Firstly, the Dutch will tell you that name changes due to marriage are not possible in the Netherlands. This is not true. While name changes due to marriages performed in the Netherlands cannot be processed, it is certainly possible to process name changes due to marriages performed outside the Netherlands, provided certain conditions are met.

These conditions are the marriage must be registered, the application for name change must be requested on the same date as the marriage date, the changed name must be recorded on a certificate in accordance with the local rules of the foreign country and the marriage and name change as well as proof of application as of the date of the marriage must be provided to the consulate.

This stems from the fact that international marriages are not necessarily governed by Dutch Law but by Private International Law which is codified in the Netherlands in the "Commoner's Law Book (Burgerlijke Wetboek)"" Book No. 10, Title 2 - Names, Article 24 which is attached herewith in both Dutch and its translated English version.

Furthermore, the Consul may refuse to provide you with the application form for the name change due to marriage so I have attached that as well.

Best of luck to all who avail of this procedure.

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