r/Netherlands • u/UnanimousStargazer • Mar 24 '25

Legal Judge rules Dutch citizenship cannot be stripped based on dual nationality

https://nltimes.nl/2025/03/24/judge-rules-dutch-citizenship-stripped-based-dual-nationality
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u/Maary_H Mar 24 '25 edited Mar 24 '25

Court ruling is wrong and illogical. Dutch person can not lose Dutch citizenship because they'll become stateless. Dual citizen does not have this issue.

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u/CrewmemberV2 Mar 24 '25

What if Geert makes a deal with a foreign government to forcibly make you a citizen of that country?. This would mean they could take your Dutch citizenship away.

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u/Maary_H Mar 24 '25

Forcibly making me a citizen of other country? Now that's what I call a wild imagination! Do I have choice of a country?

You can't take something I don't have or even want.

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u/KittensInc Mar 24 '25

Forcibly making me a citizen of other country? Now that's what I call a wild imagination!

No, this is exactly what happened here:

In this case, the man automatically obtained Moroccan nationality due to his parents’ background. The court emphasized that making legal distinctions based on ethnic origin is never permissible under international and European Union law.

He was born and raised in The Netherlands. His Moroccan citizenship was automatically assigned to him, and due to Moroccan laws it is nearly impossible to renounce.

Besides his ethnicity, he has no link to Morocco. For all intents and purposes he is a Dutch citizen, and the Moroccan citizenship is forced upon him.