If I obtain a Dutch passport, can my wife work in NL?

[wssw]

My father (Canadian) was born in The Netherlands. If he obtains his Dutch passport, will I (CAN/UK) likely be able to obtain mine as well? If successful in obtaining my Dutch passport, what are the requirements for bringing my wife (Canadian) and son (CAN/UK) there to live and work?

[mgb]

If you move to the netherlands before the Brexit get finalized you can exercise your treaty rights as a eu-citizen. I guess this is easier.

[wssw]

Thanks for the reply.

It must be a fairly lengthy process to get the passport then!

I'm in a career transition and going back to school in the fall to take web development. Would studying be considered exercising my EU treaty rights?

[mgb]

Dutch citizen
https://ind.nl/en/dutch-citizenship/Pag ... ement.aspx
Residence permit for a family member due to national dutch law
https://ind.nl/en/family/Pages/Spouse-or-partner.aspx


EU citizen
https://ind.nl/en/other/eu-eea/Pages/EU ... tizen.aspx
Residence permit for a family member of a eu citizen
https://ind.nl/en/other/eu-eea/Pages/Fa ... ality.aspx

[secret.simon]

While I am no expert on it, Dutch nationality seems particularly easy to lose.

As I understand from the links in that thread, Dutch nationality is lost if
a) A foreign non-EEA nationality is voluntarily acquired (So, how did your father acquire his Canadian nationality?)
b) the Dutch citizen resides outside the EEA and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including the Caribbean Netherlands) for ten years without being in possession of a Dutch passport.

Again, I am no expert, but there is a reasonably good chance that your father lost his Dutch nationality long ago.

[CR001]

While I am no expert on it, Dutch nationality seems particularly easy to lose.

As I understand from the links in that thread, Dutch nationality is lost if
a) A foreign non-EEA nationality is voluntarily acquired (So, how did your father acquire his Canadian nationality?)
b) the Dutch citizen resides outside the EEA and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (including the Caribbean Netherlands) for ten years without being in possession of a Dutch passport.

Again, I am no expert, but there is a reasonably good chance that your father lost his Dutch nationality long ago.

Agree. This is the same information I got when researching for a friend with a Dutch father who has not lived in Holland for in excess of 40 years. His children couldn't get a Dutch passport.

[wssw]

Dutch citizen
https://ind.nl/en/dutch-citizenship/Pag ... ement.aspx
Residence permit for a family member due to national dutch law
https://ind.nl/en/family/Pages/Spouse-or-partner.aspx


EU citizen
https://ind.nl/en/other/eu-eea/Pages/EU ... tizen.aspx
Residence permit for a family member of a eu citizen
https://ind.nl/en/other/eu-eea/Pages/Fa ... ality.aspx

Thanks for the links. It looks like being a student in NL isn't good enough to bring along my wife. I'd need a lot of money or actual work.