Automatically obtaining the Dutch nationality only takes place if the so-called Rijkswet op het Nederlandschap states that a certain person has the Dutch nationality.

Automatically obtaining the Dutch nationality is sometimes also possible if a Dutch father or mother recognizes the foreign child. If you have any questions about obtaining the Dutch nationality through recognition, please do not hesitate to contact us. Do not wait too long, because stricter requirements apply when the child reaches the age of 7.

The migrants of the third generation also automatically have the Dutch nationality if they meet the conditions. Grandchildren of labour migrants or of Roma, who legally entered the Netherlands in 1997, are often entitled to a Dutch passport. Sometimes they do not even known that they are entitled to a Dutch passport.