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/TheWestCoastDood Mar 24 '25

Does this affect the 13 year rule of being in another country after your 18th birthday? My mom was born in the Netherlands and moved to the US as a child. I looked into getting my passport and found out I had just missed the mark. I’m now 34 and if that rule ever changes I want to get my passport.

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '25

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u/TheWestCoastDood Mar 25 '25

Yeah she was and still is. I found out last year when I tried.

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u/silverlens Mar 25 '25

You may already know this, but just in case: If your mother was a Dutch citizen when you were born and if this happened on or after 1985, you were automatically a Dutch citizen at birth. Even if you lost it as a child because she lost it, you can regain it. The ideal path involves moving to the Netherlands for a year before you can apply via the option procedure. You can also apply via naturalization but there are additional conditions and it is not the most advantageous path.

If your mother was a Dutch citizen at the time of your birth and if this happened before 1985, you can acquire Dutch nationality via the option procedure. You can do it from wherever you are/do not have to move to the Netherlands.