Niue: Knowledge Base profile
Published 16 April 2024
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Version 2.0
About: Niue
This document contains useful information about Niue which will assist His Majesty’s Passport Office staff process passport applications.
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- version 2.0
- published for Home Office staff on 12 April 2024
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Niue: nationality
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about nationality in Niue.
As Niue is an independent nation in free association with New Zealand, a person will have dual citizenship as a citizen of:
- Niue
- New Zealand
Niue: legitimacy
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about legitimacy in Niue.
Legitimacy
Niue recognises a difference between legitimate and illegitimate births.
A child will be considered:
- legitimate if the parents are married at the time of birth
- illegitimate if the parents:
- never marry
- married after the child is born
Niue: civil partnerships
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about civil partnerships in Niue.
Civil partnerships and same sex relationships are not recognised in Niue.
Niue: documents
This section gives HM Passport Office operational staff information about documents from Niue.
Niue births, marriages and deaths are registered with the Department of Justice, Lands and Survey (DJLS).
Identity documents
Niue does not issue its own passports, people from Niue are issued New Zealand passports.