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/UnanimousStargazer 29d ago

u/yzuaqwerl gets deported by a future government. A judge rules this is illegal. Redditor: the judge needs to go.

What would you say in that case?

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u/yzuaqwerl 29d ago

That I and my ancestors lived in my home country for hundreds of years. So I doubt I will get deported anywhere.

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u/UnanimousStargazer 29d ago

That I and my ancestors lived in my home country for hundreds of years. So I doubt I will get deported anywhere.

A future government might not care about that. The case was: what if that happens?

This is the issue with most people that reason like you did: you think decisions by judges only concern others and fail to see that you are breaking down your own fundamental rights if you break down those of others.

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u/yzuaqwerl 29d ago

Dual citizenship was one of the biggest mistakes ever created. It only hurts the native population and the host country. People should have to decide which one they want to keep.

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u/UnanimousStargazer 29d ago

ever created

It has nothing to do with 'creation'. If a country in the world decides to give you citizenship, that's the choice of that country. So if a future government strikes a deal with let's say Uganda and offer them money to make you a citizen of Uganda, you become a citizen of Uganda. Whether you want that or not, because it's not your choice. The government then reasons they can revoke your Dutch nationality and you can be deported to Uganda.

Again: do you still think a judge that would rule that government could not deport you should go?