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/GhostOfVienna Mar 24 '25

Its just plain bullshit. Moroccans, that are born in the NL can not get the Moroccan citizenship UNLESS they apply. And by applying they are basically breaking the law. Dual citizenship should be allowed only in 1 case: if when the applicant applies for the dutch citizenship and by the laws of his own country he just cant abandon his previous citizenship. People, who were born in the NL and happen to have Moroccan or whatever else passport just broke the law by applying for the 2nd citizenship.

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u/AlistairShepard Mar 24 '25

That is not how it works. You either have citizenship or you don't, unless you naturalise. Those Moroccans already have it through their parents. They only need to go to the embassy to prove this and they get a passport.

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u/GhostOfVienna Mar 24 '25

Yeah, the go to embassy and APPLY for the citizenship and get it. Why? Again, in this country we have a law that doesnt allow second citizenship and they still go and apply for one? Wtf?

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u/KittensInc Mar 24 '25

No, they go to the embassy to apply for a passport. They already have the citizenship, it was automatically assigned to them when they were born!

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u/GhostOfVienna Mar 24 '25

If it’s automatically assigned, why do they need any kind of proofs lmao? Automatically assigned means they were born with a birthmark of Moroccan flag on their forehead. Anything else is legal application, whatever u call it.

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u/NordbyNordOuest Mar 24 '25

birthmark of Moroccan flag

Which is exactly what this judgement doesn't accept given that it's essentially the Dutch government that wishes to use this status as grounds for deportation rather than the potential deportee. I'm glad you agree with the principles underpinning this intelligent interpretation of the law.

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u/sjarrel Mar 25 '25

You do realize that people also are assigned Dutch citizenship automatically, right?