Becoming a Dutch national

• You must be 18 years or older.

• You can prove your identity and nationality with valid documents.

• You have lived in the Netherlands for at least 5 consecutive years with a valid residence permit.

• You have fulfilled the integration requirement. This means you must have passed the civic integration exam on at least language level A2.

• At the time of your application for naturalisation, you have one of the following residence permits:

  • An asylum permanent residence permit or regular permanent residence permit.

  • A residence permit as a long-term EU resident.

  • A temporary residence permit with a non-temporary purpose of stay.

  • A resident permit as a family member of an EU national (including stay with minor Dutch child, ruling Chavez-Vilchez).

  • You have residence pursuant to EU law because you have the nationality of an EU or EEA country or Switzerland.

  • A residence document Article 50 TEU Withdrawal Agreement Brexit (for UK nationals and their family members only).

We are available to support you by providing more information about the naturalization requirements of the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service and in your individual process to apply for naturalization.