Relocating with children after a divorce
By Peggy Franssen If you live in the Netherlands as an expat family and one of the parents decides to move back to their home country with the children, there are some obstacles you may encounter. Here are a few things you should bear in mind, and - in the case of a...
[NOTE! OUT OF DATE, DEAL LIKELY] Understanding the Dutch policy on British citizens after a no-deal Brexit
UPDATE (28 January 2020): It now looks likely that the Withdrawal Agreement, which has been passed by the British Parliament, will also be ratified by the European Parliament and enter into force on 1 February. Therefore, the unilateral policy of the Dutch government...
How long does a British citizen get to keep a right of permanent residence in the Netherlands? (See more recent posting)
UPDATE: the injunction court of the District Court of Amsterdam rejected the petition for preliminary relief, but now the underlying legal question, of whether the plaintiff can be said to lose her right of permanent residence even though she visits frequently, will...
What happens to Brits in the Netherlands after a no-deal Brexit: a lawyer’s analysis (SEE MORE RECENT ARTICLE)
(9 April 2019: This article is somewhat out of date, because it contains speculations on what rights British citizens will have in the Netherlands after a no-deal Brexit, but the Dutch government has already announced a unilateral policy largely tracking what I...
[OUT OF DATE] Americans without Dutch partners can now become dual citizens of the Netherlands, under certain circumstances
[7 March 2023: NOTE! This possibility no longer exists, due to the fact that the US State Department has announced that the fee for renouncing US citizenship will be reduced to US$450.00. For Dutch law to consider a fee paid for renunciation to be a hardship, it has...
