Frequently asked questions

• You are not a foreign national anymore. You are included in the Personal Records Database (in Dutch: Basisregistratie Personen or BRP) of the Netherlands. You can also apply for a Dutch passport.
• You no longer need a residence permit. Therefore you no longer have to meet the requirements for a residence permit.
• You can stay abroad for a longer pe riod without any problems.
• You are allowed to vote in all Dutch elections.
• You are an EU citizen. You are allowed to vote in European elections. It will also be easier for you to move to another EU country.
• You will be allowed to work in all public positions. For example as mayor, police officer, soldier or judge.

​The renunciation requirement applies to you also. Because your nationality cannot be determined does not mean you are designated as a 'stateless person'. In the legal procedure concerning foreign nationals you indicated a nationality, and under this nationality you received your residence permit. You must renounce this nationality.

This depends on whether you are married and what country you would move to.

You are married or registered partners

Moving abroad will not change anything for the application for naturalisation. This only does not apply when you move to the country of your partner's nationality. You cannot become a Dutch citizen when living in the country of which you have the nationality.

You are unmarried partners

A move abroad does have implications for the application for naturalisation. This is because as unmarried partners you must live together in the Netherlands for the entire naturalisation process.