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Immigration and Travel :: Naturalization and Citizenship
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Integration of newcomers
The government believes foreign nationals must participate in Dutch society, for example by working or receiving an education. A command of the language is a condition for this.
Work experience holiday: getting to know Dutch culture and society
Based on agreements between The Netherlands and Canada, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, young people between 18 en 30 from those countries can get to know Dutch society and culture through paid working holidays.
Becoming a Dutch national
There are several ways of acquiring Dutch nationality. You automatically become a Dutch national if one of your parents is Dutch when you are born. Or if paternity is acknowledged by a Dutch national. Or through either the option procedure or naturalisation. Foreign nationals can apply for Dutch nationality if they have lived in the Netherlands legally for at least five years.
Dual nationality
In addition to your Dutch nationality you might have one or more other nationalities. Depending on the situation you might have to choose between your Dutch and other nationality.
Losing Dutch nationality
You can lose your Dutch nationality. It does not matter if you have been Dutch from birth, or have taken Dutch nationality later in life. You can lose your Dutch nationality automatically, or it may be revoked by the authorities.
Statelessness
A stateless person is someone who is not considered a national by any state under the operation of its law. The government is working on a new bill, which will allow stateless individuals without documents proving their statelessness to have their status officially determined by a court. People whose statelessness has been officially established have more rights.
