Timeline for Renunciation of original nationality in the process of becoming a Dutch citizen
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| Feb 12, 2016 at 19:58 | history | edited | Gala | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 5, 2016 at 6:33 | comment | added | phoog | One more minor point: intrekking is probably better translated as withdrawal though I doubt that has any practical implication for the meaning of the law. | |
| Feb 1, 2016 at 23:38 | comment | added | Gala | @phoog True, I missed that. | |
| Feb 1, 2016 at 23:38 | history | edited | Gala | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 25, 2016 at 20:29 | comment | added | phoog | "switch residence for long enough to do that but not too long so as not to lose your Dutch citizenship": During any period of residence outside the NL that was intended to establish eligibility for regaining the original nationality, the person would be solely a Dutch citizen, and would not be able to lose that citizenship because of the place of residence. | |
| Jul 16, 2015 at 17:28 | vote | accept | Calculon | ||
| Jul 16, 2015 at 17:10 | comment | added | Gala | @Calculon I found some more details and corrected some mistakes (e.g. cancellation is not retroactive apparently), sorry for that. The basic point does hold however, it seems quite risky to try to regain your earlier citizenship without proper legal advice. | |
| Jul 16, 2015 at 17:09 | history | edited | Gala | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 16, 2015 at 16:23 | comment | added | phoog | @Gala that is certainly true. If it were intended to create an exception allowing people like OP to have dual nationality then there would be a parallel provision for such people not to have to renounce the original nationality in the first place. But the residency requirement did make this an interesting question. | |
| Jul 16, 2015 at 16:21 | comment | added | Gala | @phoog True, I will nuance that statement, but I still think that's relevant to the extent that it shows that it was never intended to be an exemption to the requirement to renounce previous citizenships, which is what seems to puzzle the OP originally. | |
| Jul 16, 2015 at 16:13 | comment | added | phoog | While it may be "intended for Dutch citizens by birth," it is not worded that way, and the Dutch judicial approach, as far as I am aware, is to follow the literal text as closely as possible. | |
| Jul 16, 2015 at 16:10 | comment | added | phoog | @Calculon if past changes to Dutch nationality law are any guide, if you regain your original nationality legally and then later the Dutch rules change, there would probably be a period during which you could again renounce your original nationality to retain the Dutch. That's far from guaranteed, of course. I would definitely talk to a lawyer before trying this, if I were you! | |
| Jul 16, 2015 at 10:25 | history | edited | Gala | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 16, 2015 at 7:51 | comment | added | Calculon | Thank you very much for your detailed answer. There are a few points in your answer which I had completely missed previously such as retroactive cancellation of naturalization and losing nationality not being the same thing from a legal point of view and the possibility that the Dutch authorities close this loophole (if there is a loophole at all) in the future, which could result in my losing the Dutch nationality. | |
| Jul 15, 2015 at 16:23 | history | edited | Gala | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 14:34 | history | edited | Gala | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 14:23 | history | edited | Gala | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 15, 2015 at 14:15 | history | answered | Gala | CC BY-SA 3.0 |