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On April 20th, a majority of the Dutch Parliament once again voted in favor of a motion to exempt RANOV permit holders from the requirement to provide a passport and birth certificate when filing a naturalization request. The government was asked to implement this motion without waiting for the research of the Research and Documentation Center (WODC). […]

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After a majority of the Parliament voted in favor of the motion on February 9, 2021 to exempt RANOV permit holders from the requirement to provide a passport and a birth certificate when filing a naturalization application, State Secretary Broekers-Knol stands by her policy. Broekers-Knol has informed the Parliament that she considers it necessary to further investigate […]

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A majority of the Dutch Parliament voted on Tuesday 9 February in favour of the motion to exempt RANOV permit holders from the requirement to provide a passport and a birth certificate when filing a naturalization application. The Parliament hereby calls on the government to change the current policy. Under the current policy, this group of permit […]

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This week, two Dutch political parties (SP and CDA) intend to file a motion to pave the way for about 10.000 pardon permit holders to obtain Dutch citizenship. A majority of the parliament is in favor of this initiative. The pardon permit holders, who were granted residence permits by a general amnesty in 2007, couldn’t obtain Dutch […]

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Vera Kidjan represents about 500 persons who received a ‘pardon’ permit in the past, but 13 years later still cannot obtain Dutch citizenship. In total, about 10.000 people are in this same situation.  On 6 March 2021 Vera was asked to explain the problem on the radio show NOS Radio 1 Journaal. Read the article or listen to the broadcast here. (in Dutch) More […]

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The topic of this headline received renewed attention from the public and politicians in recent weeks, since Ethiopian born, but Dutch raised, Yosef Tekeste-Yamane made his appearance in the media.  For instance, Dutch newspaper Trouw published an article on January 8, 2021, followed by a television broadcast on talkshow Op1 of January 11, 2021. This media attention has led to parliamentary questions being raised; a […]

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Currently, holders of a Chavez permit do not qualify for permanent residence or Dutch citizenship. Such applications are rejected by default. Several regional courts and the Administrative Division of the Council of State, highest administrative court in the Netherlands, ruled that these rejections were lawful due to the temporary nature of the right of residence based on […]

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To be eligible for a residence permit as a highly skilled migrant, your employer will have to comply with the salary criteria. Until now, recent graduates would be eligible for the lowest salary threshold, provided an application is lodged before the end date of the ‘orientation year permit’. If not, the regular salary criteria would apply. […]

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One year ago we informed you here about the amendment on the Handbook for the Dutch Citizenship Act 2003, which makes naturalization impossible for parents of Dutch children who derive their residence right from Article 20 of the TFEU on the basis of the rulings of the European Court of Justice in the Zambrano and Chavez-Vilchez cases. […]

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Have you lost your Dutch nationality because you have dual citizenship and lived outside of the Netherlands and the EU for more than ten uninterrupted years without a Dutch passport? You might be able to regain your Dutch nationality. On 12 February 2020, the Council of State issued a ruling on the automatic loss of […]

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