Netherlands - Passport & Nationality - Dutch Citizenship - Simplified Naturalisation
In order to be eligible for the option procedure, it is necessary to hold a Dutch residence permit and to be any or the following:
An adult who was born the Netherlands, the Dutch Antilles or Aruba and who has lived in any of these places continuously since birth.
A person born in the Netherlands, the Dutch Antilles or Aruba, who has lived in any of these places for an uninterrupted period of at least three years and who has not acquired the citizenship of any other country (i.e. a stateless person).
an adult who has been legally resident in the Netherlands, the Dutch Antilles or Aruba since he or she was four years old.
An adult who used to be a Dutch subject and who has been legally resident in the Netherlands, the Dutch Antilles or Aruba for at least one year and whose residence is without any restriction as to length.
Someone who has been married to a Dutch subject for at least three years and who has been legally resident in the Netherlands, the Dutch Antilles or Aruba for an uninterrupted period of at least 15 years.
Someone aged sixty-five years or over and who has been legally resident in the Netherlands, the Dutch Antilles or Aruba for an uninterrupted period of at least 15 years.
A minor who is acknowledged by a Dutch subject who has been cared for and brought up by this Dutch subject for an uninterrupted period of at least three years.
A minor who, as a result of a Court decision or by law at the time of your birth, is under the joint custody of a non-Dutch parent and another person who is a Dutch subject and who, since the start of this custody, has been cared for and brought up by this Dutch subject for a period of at least three years during which the child has had his or her principal place of residence in the Netherlands.
Applicants for Dutch citizenship through the option procedure do not have to renounce any foreign citizenship they might hold.