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Application fees for Dutch citizenship requests, by naturalization or option, are revised annually. As of 1 January 2025, the IND charges the following amounts: Category Application fees in 2024 Application fees in 2025 Single option request € 217 € 231 Option request with partner € 370 € 395 Child < 18 joining option request € 24 € 26 Single naturalization request € 1.023 € 1.091 Naturalization […]

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Last Sunday, our colleagues Elles Besselsen, Bram van Melle, Thomas van Estrik and Nikki Vreede participated in the Dam-tot-Dam run in support of Lawyers for Lawyers (L4L). As an independent and non-political network of lawyers, Lawyers for Lawyers stands up for our peers when the right to practice their profession is under threat. Because their […]

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More than 1 million Dutch people have emigrated and are currently residing abroad. Last Thursday, the Foundation Dutch Nationals Abroad (Stichting Nederlanders Buiten Nederland) declared September 5th to be the “Day of the Dutch residing abroad”. Through this initiative, the foundation wishes to pay special attention to these Dutch citizens not living in the Netherlands. […]

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In early 2020, the Dutch government announced that, with the implementation of the Civic Integration Act 2021, the obligation for civic integration would be reinstated for Turkish newcomers starting January 1, 2022. It was also announced that Turkish nationals seeking stronger residence rights, such as a permanent residence permit, would eventually need to successfully complete […]

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This year, our attorneys Muhyadin Mohamud and Marcel Reurs contributed to Chambers Corporate Immigration Global Practice Guide with a chapter on employment-based immigration to the Netherlands. Chambers Global Practice Guides provide in-house counsel with expert legal commentary on the main practice areas in key jurisdictions around the world. The guides focus on the practical legal […]

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The new EU Blue Card Directive has been fully implemented in the Netherlands since 12 June 2024. This legislation includes major changes to the EU Blue Card scheme. IND applies some of the new rules already while awaiting further implementation of the new EU Blue Card Directive. The most interesting and significant changes will be […]

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By Sofia Helbing Charities, non-profit organisations or other non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) can bring managers or specialists – so called key personnel – to the Netherlands under special conditions. The NGO must demonstrate that it is internationally oriented, and that it has more than 50 employees worldwide. Furthermore, the NGO must show that the manager or […]

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DATE: Thursday, May 30, 2024TIME: 19:00hrsLOCATION: STUDIO/K – Timorplein 62, AmsterdamREGISTRATION: info@everaert.nl Our annual free lecture for international art students who want to stay in the Netherlands after graduation, will take place as an in-person event this year. The presentation will address general topics related to legal residency for foreign artists, such as: Lotte van […]

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As of 17 April 2024, the residency procedure for foreign investors has been abolished. The foreign investor’s regulation was not used often enough. It did not add sufficiently to the Dutch business climate nor did it stimulate the financing of startups in a significant way. People who hold a foreign investor’s permit can still extend […]

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Do you have the South African nationality and are you wondering if you can obtain the Dutch nationality without losing your South African nationality? This article will provide you with more information on this. The general rule in the Netherlands is that you must renounce other nationalities when you become Dutch through naturalization. In South […]

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