Dual passports issue continues to plague Dutch-based footballers
DutchNews.nl · 3 Nov 2026

Dual passports issue continues to plague Dutch-based footballers

Dutch-born footballers who were called up to play for former colonies such as Suriname and Indonesia are still in limbo over their national status, six months after the “passportgate” crisis first flared up. Suriname’s parliament passed a law in September enabling players who are selected for the national team to gain citizenship automatically. But the Dutch immigration service IND said the law passed in Suriname made no difference to the rules on dual nationality in the Netherlands.


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