PHILIPSBURG/The Hague:--- The Minister of Internal Affairs in the Netherlands has issued a passport recall and/or check due to a possible glitch in one of the security features placed in the chip of some recently produced Dutch passports.
During the production of the passports, issued in the period of April 2018 to June 2018, the possibility exist that about eight (8) passports (for Sint Maarten) may have a security chip that is affected.
To date, the security feature does not affect the legitimacy of the passport, which is still valid and able to work at border points, immigration controls, and/or airports.
The travel documents are without doubt usable, even if there is a technical error in the security chip.
It is ONLY for passports that have been applied for and produced in the period of April 2018 to June 2018 where the serial number ends with a three (3). This can be seen on the top right hand of the front page.
Persons can first check their passports by checking the serial number in their passports, located on the first page of the passport The Civil Registry had a total of 766 passports produced in the period of April to June 2018, ending with serial number three (3), the presumed number of passports with a production error totals: 8 passports.
If you have applied for a passport in the period of April 2018 to June 2018 and the serial number of this passport ends with a Three (3), you can check whether there is a production error as follow:
Download the free app ‘BZK-ID’ via Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=idemia.nl.checkid
(this app is only to be used on an Android Phone)
ATTENTION!! Only passports whose serial number ends with a number 3 from the period April 2018 through June 2018 can and should be checked with this app.
Or you can visit our office:
Department of Civil Registry
Government Administration Building
Philipsburg, Soualiga Road #1
Pond Island, Great Bay, Sint Maarten.
If after verification it appears that the passport has a production error, we will make an appointment for the re-issuance of your passports at the Civil Registry department.
The passports that have a production error will be replaced free of charge.
