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Applying for Dutch citizenship by naturalisation in the Netherlands

Do you want to apply for the Netherlands (Dutch) nationality? One of the ways is to apply for naturalisatie (naturalisation). You can hand in your application via your municipality.

Usually one of the conditions is that you have been legally living in the Netherlands for at least 5 years. Read all conditions of naturalisation on the website of the Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst – IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service).

In some cases there are exemptions to the condition of 5 years of legal residence.

The municipaity will send the application to the IND. The decision will be made by the IND.

The decision-making process takes a maximum of 12 months. You can track the progress of your application on the Mijn IND online portal.

This is how it works for you

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Applying for Dutch citizenship by naturalisation in the Netherlands

There are various ways to become Dutch:
– automatically through birth if one of your parents is Dutch at birth,
– through adoption, recognition, or
– through a procedure. We call this option or naturalization.
Foreigners can apply for Dutch citizenship after living legally in the Netherlands for 5 years.

Conditions apply. For more information contact the municipality at phone number +31 180 451 234, send an e-mail to info@ridderkerk.nl or fill in our contact form.

If you meet the conditions, you can make an appointment for your naturalisation application. For more information contact the municipality at phone number +31 180 451 234, send an e-mail to info@ridderkerk.nl or fill in our contact form.

You pay a fee for this service.

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Last updated on 26 September 2022