Dutch naturalisation ceremony

What happens at a naturalisation ceremony in the Netherlands? What is a Dutch naturalisation ceremony? Can I apply for naturalization after becoming a Dutch citizen?

What documents are needed for Dutch citizenship? What are the citizenship requirements in the Netherlands?

Compulsory naturalisation ceremony. Attending a naturalisation ceremony is the final requirement for acquiring Dutch. Role of municipality in naturalisation ceremony.

The municipality organises the ceremony. Besides the ceremony on. And have lived uninterruptedly in the Kingdom of the Netherlands for at least years with a valid residence permit.

You are years or older.

Your residence permit must be valid during the procedure. There are a number of exceptionsto the 5-year rule. Immediately prior to the naturalisation application, you have a valid residence permit. The residence permit is still valid at the time of the naturalisation ceremony. This means that you can rea write, speak and understand Dutch.

When applying for naturalisation, there can be no ongoing criminal proceedings against you in the Netherlands or abroad. In the years prior to naturalisation application up to the moment that the decision. See full list on ind.

A valid passport or another travel document. A birth certificate from your country of origin. Civic integration diploma or other proof of civic integration. Other documents may also be neede such as: 1. A marriage certificate or a certificate of registered partnership. Proof that you have continuously lived together with a Dutch citizen for or more years.

Foreign documents must often be legalised and translatedbefore they can be used in the Netherlands. A child under cannot apply for Dutch citizenship by itself.

An application can only be done by the parents or legal guardians. However, your child under can apply for Dutch citizenship together with you. Did your parents file an application for naturalisation for you when you were still a minor? But was this application rejected?

Now you are or older, you can submit a new application yourself. Children years old or younger can be naturalised together with their parents. The following conditions apply: 1. The children are living in the Netherlands when the application is submitted. Their main residence is in the Netherlands.

They must be permitted to stay in the Netherlands permanently. Children and years old must have been living in the Netherlands for an uninterrupted period of at least years prior to the application. Children years and older must be present during the application.

Children under the age of years who did not become naturalised together with their parents can still gain Dutch citizenship at the request of their parents. The Dutch parent must submit the application for naturalisation. The other parent must provide written consent. The same costs apply to these children as for an adult naturalisation.

Take the following to the naturalisation appointment: 1. Civic Integration Examination diploma at language level A- or possibly other Dutch high school diplomas (including diplomas from Belgium and Suriname). Do you meet all the conditions? Then you can make an appointment for a naturalisation application.

Make an appointment 1. Approval and invitation to the ceremony If your application for Dutch citizenship is approve the City will contact you. During the ceremony , you have to make a declaration of solidarity. Once you have Dutch citizenship then you can also apply for a Dutch passport. At the ceremony you must declare your allegiance to the Netherlands (in Dutch ). When you apply for naturalisation or option, you only apply for the Dutch nationality.

Only once you have become a Dutch citizen, you can then request for a Dutch passport or identity document from the municipality or Dutch representation. Ceremony in Amsterdam (observed by Dieuwertje Dyi Huijg) The Ceremony takes place in the Town Hall of the City (not in the district councils), they usually take place on a weekly basis. The town hall (“STOPERA”) is in the City Centre, next to a flea market on the Waterlooplein (“Waterloo square”).

A naturalisation ceremony is a ceremony for people who have become Dutch nationals through naturalisation or the option. Dress up and gather the family together so that you can become Dutch in a feestelijk manner. This is done by citing the Declaration of Solidarity. The Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND) provides more information about becoming a Dutch national through either the option procedure or naturalisation and about the costs of becoming a Dutch national.

Rights of Dutch nationals In the Netherlands all basic rights are laid down in the Constitution. Application for Dutch citizenship If you do not have the Dutch nationality, in some cases, you can obtain the Dutch nationality by option or naturalization.