Netherlands - Apply for Dutch Nationality being a Foreigner

ProcedureEdit

Option procedureEdit

If you want to make use of the externe link: option procedure, you must state your wish to become a Dutch national by filling in a declaration obtainable from the town hall. The municipality will check if you have a valid residence permit and if you have ever been in trouble with the police. If you meet all the conditions, the mayor will confirm that you have become a Dutch national. You must then attend a naturalisation ceremony, at which you make the citizenship pledge.

The option procedure is the fastest and easiest way of acquiring Dutch nationality. It takes about three months. It costs much less than naturalisation and there is no need to submit proof of civic integration. However, not everyone qualifies for this procedure. You may qualify for it if you have been living in the Netherlands for some time, or if you are a former Dutch national.

NaturalisationEdit

If you are not eligible for the option procedure, you can apply for externe link: naturalisation. This process takes up to one year. If you fulfil all the conditions, you start the procedure by filling in an application form at the town hall. You will need to show your official documents, such as your passport, your residence permit, and where appropriate your marriage certificate and childs birth certificate, along with a civic integration certificate.

You submit your application to the municipality. The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) will then consider your application. If the IND decides that you are eligible for naturalisation, the King will grant you Dutch nationality. You must then attend a naturalisation ceremony, at which you make the citizenship pledge.

Required DocumentsEdit

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e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Office Locations & ContactsEdit

By telephone

Inside the Netherlands:

1400 (local rates)

Outside the Netherlands:

Please call +31 77 4656767 (regular call charges apply.)

The Public Information Service line is open on weekdays from 08.00 to 20.00 hrs. In case your question cannot be answered immediately, you will be referred to another government agency.

By email

Please follow the link

https://www.government.nl/contact/contact-form

EligibilityEdit

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FeesEdit

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ValidityEdit

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to UseEdit

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Sample DocumentsEdit

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Processing TimeEdit

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InstructionsEdit

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

Required InformationEdit

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e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the DocumentEdit

If a foreign national who has attained the age of majority wants to acquire (or regain) Dutch nationality, there are two alternative routes to follow: the option procedure or naturalisation.

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