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You can do so by showing a passport or other identity document, such as an identity card. On the street, the police may ask individuals aged over 14 to show proof of identity. Checking identity documents also helps to fight fraud.</p></div> </div> <div class="fullWidthSection"> <section class="brickRow spotLight"> <h2> Spotlight</h2> <div class="brick"> <a href="/topics/identity-fraud" class=""> <span class="caption">Identity fraud</span> <div class="brick-image"> <figure class="img-container"> <img src="/binaries/medium/content/gallery/government/banners-en-uitgelichtjes/topics/identity-fraud.jpg" alt=""/> <footer> <small class="copyright"> Image: Bas Kijzers</small> </footer> </figure> </div> </a> </div> </section> <section class="brickRow nieuws"> <h2> News</h2> <div class="brick"> <a href="/topics/identification-documents/news/2024/02/29/trans-atlantic-pilot-started-with-digital-travel-credential"> <h3> Trans-Atlantic pilot started with Digital Travel Credential</h3> <div class="brick-text"> <p> <span class="publDate">29-02-2024 | 09:30</span> </p> <p>This morning, KL672 landed at Schiphol Airport from Montreal with passengers using Digital Travel Credential (DTC) which guided ...</p> </div> </a> </div> <a class="more" href="/topics/identification-documents/news">More news</a> </section> </div><aside> <div class="brick banner"> <a href="/contact"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" id="Layer_1" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 270 160" x="0px" xml:space="preserve" y="0px"> <style type="text/css"> .stijl01 { fill: #FFFFFF; stroke: #CBD2E3; stroke-width: 4; stroke-miterlimit: 10; } .stijl02 { fill: #111111; font-size: 23px; font-family: "RO Sans", Calibri, Verdana, sans-serif; } .stijl03 { fill: #17628c; font-weight: bold; font-size: 31px; font-family: "RO Sans", Calibri, Verdana, sans-serif; } </style> <rect class="stijl01" height="160" width="270"/> <text class="stijl03" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 64 43)">Questions?</text> <text class="stijl02" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 49 95)">Contact the Public</text> <text class="stijl02" transform="matrix(1 0 0 1 41 125)">Information Service</text> </svg></a> </div> <div class="brick belongsTo"> <h2>Ministry responsible</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/ministries/ministry-of-justice-and-security">Ministry of Justice and Security</a></li> <li><a href="/ministries/ministry-of-the-interior-and-kingdom-relations">Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations</a></li> </ul> </div> </aside><div id="follow-up"> <div class="block"> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer class="site-footer"> <div class="wrapper"> <div class="column"> <h2>Service</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/contact">Contact</a> </li> <li > <a href="/rss">RSS</a> </li> <li > <a href="/sitemap">Sitemap</a> </li> <li > <a href="/help">Help</a> </li> <li > <a href="/archive">Archive</a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="column"> <h2>About this site</h2> <ul> <li > <a href="/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> <li > <a href="/privacy">Privacy</a> </li> <li > <a href="/cookies">Cookies</a> </li> <li > <a href="/accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li > <a href="/reporting-a-vulnerability">Report vulnerability</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="languages" aria-labelledby="languageMenuLabel"> <div class="languages__wrapper"> <p id="languageMenuLabel" class="languages__label">This website in other languages:</p> <ul class="languages__list"> <li class="languages__list-item selected"> English</li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="nl">Nederlands</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernodireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamento</a> </li> <li class="languages__list-item "> <a href="https://www.gobiernudireino.nl/" class="languages__link" lang="pap">Papiamentu</a> </li> </ul> </div> </nav> </footer> </div>  <script src="/webfiles/1728237806798/behaviour/core.js"></script>  <script src="/binaries/content/assets/government/javascript/government-survey-bar.min-20230526.js"></script> </body> </html>

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