On double nationality
There is a lot of unspecific information doing the rounds at the moment regarding an intended new law that would require children with a double nationality to relinquish one of their nationalities at their 18th birthday. The original news item is a little more subtle that the all the others. It says:
Buitenlandse kinderen die vijf jaar in Nederland wonen en Nederlander willen worden, moeten voortaan, als ze 18 jaar worden, kiezen voor een Nederlands paspoort of voor het paspoort van hun moederland. Dat meldt RTL Nieuws. Minister Hirsch Ballin van Justitie wil niet meer dat deze kinderen de dubbele nationaliteit houden. Hij doet het voorstel morgen in de Ministerraad.Source: RTL Nieuws
A very important item to note here is the (seemingly) deliberate choice of words: "...die vijf jaar in Nederland wonen en Nederlander willen worden..."; in other words:
Children born as dual nationals will not have to give up one of their citizenships when they turn 18.
The new law apparentely only applies to children who adopt the Dutch nationality; not to those who are born Dutch.
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