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On December 15, 2025, the Canadian Citizenship Act was amended by Bill C-3. This amendment grants Canadian citizenship to so-called “Lost Canadians.” What does the amendment to the Canadian Citizenship Act entail? Before the new Canadian citizenship law (Bill C-3) was introduced, a Canadian citizen could only pass on Canadian citizenship to a child born […]

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On March 26, 2026, our colleague Hermie de Voer was interviewed for the NPO1 program EenVandaag. She briefly explained how problematic the Dutch ban on dual citizenship is in practice. The segment focused on soccer players and other top athletes. But of course, this affects far more people than just soccer players, marathon skaters, or […]

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Newspapers and news reports are full of stories about migration and migrants. They often talk about fortune seekers, people who take jobs and homes away from Dutch citizens, or alleged links to crime. But who are these migrants really? The human story behind the migrant is a series of stories from the daily practice of […]

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DATE: Tuesday, March 17, 2026TIME: 17:00hrsLOCATION: 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: Leonie Haenen […]

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A special moment for our team: yesterday, our colleague Thomas van Estrik was officially sworn in as an attorney at the Rechtbank Amsterdam. Thomas has been part of Everaert Advocaten Immigration Lawyers since 2019 and transitioned into the legal practice in November 2022. As an attorney, he will primarily focus on labour migration, while also, […]

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Our privacy policy has recently been updated. The new version includes revised retention periods for personal data and is more closely aligned with the legal requirements under the GDPR. The updated privacy statement is available at https://www.everaert.nl/en/privacy-policy.

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The temporary protection for displaced persons from Ukraine will end on 4 March 2027. After that date, they will most likely receive a so-called ‘transition document’, a temporary residence permit that will be valid for three years. Those who had temporary protection before a certain date are eligible. The exact date will be announced later. […]

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Today, the new salary thresholds for highly skilled migrants, intra-company transfers, Blue Card holders, and recent graduates in the Netherlands were published. The following salary thresholds will apply per January 1st, 2026: The above presents the minimum gross salary per month, excluding 8% holiday allowance. All applications received by the IND after 31 December 2025 […]

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From 1 January 2026, the administrative duty of recognised sponsors will be expanded. They will be required to include additional information in their records. This concerns proof that highly skilled migrants or EU Blue Card holders actually received their salary. For example, a statement from the business bank account or an overview of a batch […]

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Two years ago, the South African High Court ruled that the provision stating that South African nationality is automatically lost when you acquire another nationality is unconstitutional. At that time, we wrote that this did not change anything yet, because the South African Constitutional Court still had to look into it. On 6 May 2025, […]

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