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Did you start before that date? If so, this can continue for the time being.</p></div></div></div><div class="content-wrapper" data-testid="information-area"><div class="component-wrapper-no-margin"><div class="component-wrapper content-small-wrapper"><div class="RichText_container__QJWUn "><h2>What to arrange for your adopted child?</h2><p>Did you adopt a child outside of the Netherlands? Then there are many things you will have to arrange. These include applying for a Dutch passport for the child and having foreign documents legalised. What exactly you need to arrange depends on the stage of the procedure you are at.</p><div class="notification"><span class="sr-only">Attention: </span>聽Do you want to apply for a Dutch passport for your adopted child? Then the child's name will appear in the passport as indicated in the birth certificate. Do you want your adopted child's name to appear in the passport as indicated in the adoption declaration? 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