Cabinet goes ahead with 'participation declaration' for most foreigners
11 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet goes ahead with 'participation declaration' for most foreigners

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Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Amersfoort and Den Bosch are among the Dutch towns and cities to start experimenting with ensuring new immigrants, including EU citizens, sign a ‘participation declaration’. Social affairs minister Lodewijk Asscher said in a briefing to MPs on Thursday evening the cabinet is pressing ahead with its plans to introduce participation contracts to ensure migrants are aware of the ‘basic principles of Dutch society.’ However, although Asscher wants the contract to apply to nearly all categories of immigrants and expats, signing it ‘cannot be made compulsory’ and there are ‘no realistic options open to make signing compulsory for EU citizens,’ he said. Signing the declaration will welcome new migrants into Dutch society, will strengthen ties between new arrivals, councils and society and ensure migrants are better informed about the risks of being exploited, Asscher said. Discrimination ‘I see the participation declaration as a moral appeal and as a positive stimulus to encourage newcomers to play an intensive part in our society,’ Asscher said.

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Don't worry, integration tests won't get harder in January
1 year, 3 months ago

Don't worry, integration tests won't get harder in January

Dutch News  

I’m calling it right now: the level of Dutch required to pass the civic integration exam if you want to apply for a permanent residence permit or Dutch citizenship is not going to be raised by the Dutch government to B1 in January, writes lawyer Jeremy Bierbach. Human touch These changes were made on 25 January 2022 to account for …

Don't worry, integration tests won't get harder in January
1 year, 3 months ago

Don't worry, integration tests won't get harder in January

Dutch News  

I’m calling it right now: the level of Dutch required to pass the civic integration exam if you want to apply for a permanent residence permit or Dutch citizenship is not going to be raised by the Dutch government to B1 in January, writes lawyer Jeremy Bierbach. Human touch These changes were made on 25 January 2022 to account for …

Pledge to uphold key Dutch values now included in integration package
7 years, 8 months ago

Pledge to uphold key Dutch values now included in integration package

Dutch News  

The senate has approved legislation which requires everyone who has to take an integration course or applies for Dutch nationality to sign a pledge promising to uphold key Dutch values. It will come into effect in October The participatieverklaring – participation declaration – includes a commitment to ‘respect’ values, such as freedom of speech, and ‘make an active contribution to …

Immigrants in Netherlands must now pledge to uphold, support Dutch values
7 years, 8 months ago

Immigrants in Netherlands must now pledge to uphold, support Dutch values

NL Times  

On Tuesday the Dutch Senate voted in a legislative amendment which states that all immigrants to the Netherlands must sign a pledge to uphold and support Dutch values as part of their integration exam. The pledge will be preceded by a course in which the immigrant is introduced and made familiar with the standards, values and rules of Dutch society. …

‘Participation declaration is bombastic cocktail of norms, values and culture’
7 years, 11 months ago

‘Participation declaration is bombastic cocktail of norms, values and culture’

Dutch News  

Why bother with a tutti frutti of norms, values and culture for newcomers if you have a perfectly serviceable constitution to fall back on? ‘The core values of Dutch society’ are not to be shrugged off, the explanatory memorandum warns. Promote In order to obtain citizenship, the candidate must declare to ‘be aware of the… values of Dutch society’ and …

‘Participation declaration is bombastic cocktail of norms, values and culture’
7 years, 11 months ago

‘Participation declaration is bombastic cocktail of norms, values and culture’

Dutch News  

Why bother with a tutti frutti of norms, values and culture for newcomers if you have a perfectly serviceable constitution to fall back on? ‘The core values of Dutch society’ are not to be shrugged off, the explanatory memorandum warns. Promote In order to obtain citizenship, the candidate must declare to ‘be aware of the… values of Dutch society’ and …

MPs back participation declaration to uphold Dutch values
8 years ago

MPs back participation declaration to uphold Dutch values

Dutch News  

MPs on Thursday voted in favour of requiring everyone who has to go through the compulsory integration process to sign a document declaring they will uphold Dutch values. The participatieverklaring – participation declaration – includes a commitment to ‘respect’ values, such as freedom of speech, and ‘make an active contribution to Dutch society’. D66 parliamentarian Paul van Meenen says that …

Minister aims to make participation contract compulsory in July
8 years, 2 months ago

Minister aims to make participation contract compulsory in July

Dutch News  

The Dutch government is pressing ahead with plans to require all non-EU citizens who move to the Netherlands to sign a declaration pledging to uphold Dutch values and to play an active role in society. Social affairs minister Lodewijk Asscher plans to introduce the contract, which people will have to sign before they start an integration course, from July 1. …

Minister aims to make participation contract compulsory in July
8 years, 2 months ago

Minister aims to make participation contract compulsory in July

Dutch News  

The Dutch government is pressing ahead with plans to require all non-EU citizens who move to the Netherlands to sign a declaration pledging to uphold Dutch values and to play an active role in society. Social affairs minister Lodewijk Asscher plans to introduce the contract, which people will have to sign before they start an integration course, from July 1. …

Critics dismiss 'worthless' new migrants' pledge to uphold Dutch values
8 years, 3 months ago

Critics dismiss 'worthless' new migrants' pledge to uphold Dutch values

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A plan to make new migrants sign a declaration promising to observe Dutch customs and values has been widely denounced as ‘worthless’. Deputy prime minister and newly appointed Labour party leader Lodewijk Asscher said the document would make immigrants more aware of their social responsibilities. Integration test The Council of State and the national advisory committee on refugee issues said …

Newcomers must pledge to uphold Dutch values, sign contract
9 years, 3 months ago

Newcomers must pledge to uphold Dutch values, sign contract

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All newcomers to the Netherlands who are required to take an integration course will also have to sign a ‘participation declaration’ pledging to uphold Dutch values, the government agreed on Friday. However, ‘at a later moment, people who do not have to take integration courses, such as EU migrants, may also be offered such a programme’, social affairs minister Lodewijk …

Newcomers must pledge to uphold Dutch values, sign contract
9 years, 3 months ago

Newcomers must pledge to uphold Dutch values, sign contract

Dutch News  

All newcomers to the Netherlands who are required to take an integration course will also have to sign a ‘participation declaration’ pledging to uphold Dutch values, the government agreed on Friday. However, ‘at a later moment, people who do not have to take integration courses, such as EU migrants, may also be offered such a programme’, social affairs minister Lodewijk …

Lodewijk Asscher's participation contract: unofficial translation
11 years, 3 months ago

Lodewijk Asscher's participation contract: unofficial translation

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The government is planning to ask most categories of immigrants in the Netherlands to sign a declaration that they will participate in Dutch society and uphold its values. Citizens have the right to live in a safe environment, to decent housing, to fair labour contracts, a minimum wage when they work, good education and good medical care. Participation In the …

Lodewijk Asscher's participation contract: unofficial translation
11 years, 3 months ago

Lodewijk Asscher's participation contract: unofficial translation

Dutch News  

The government is planning to ask most categories of immigrants in the Netherlands to sign a declaration that they will participate in Dutch society and uphold its values. Citizens have the right to live in a safe environment, to decent housing, to fair labour contracts, a minimum wage when they work, good education and good medical care. Participation In the …

Cabinet goes ahead with 'participation declaration' for most foreigners
11 years, 3 months ago

Cabinet goes ahead with 'participation declaration' for most foreigners

Dutch News  

Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Amersfoort and Den Bosch are among the Dutch towns and cities to start experimenting with ensuring new immigrants, including EU citizens, sign a ‘participation declaration’. Social affairs minister Lodewijk Asscher said in a briefing to MPs on Thursday evening the cabinet is pressing ahead with its plans to introduce participation contracts to ensure migrants are aware of the …

Participation declarations for new EU immigrants
11 years, 3 months ago

Participation declarations for new EU immigrants

NL Times  

Immigrants from fellow EU countries will as of next year be presented with a "participation declaration" upon their registration in the Netherlands. Social Affairs Minister Lodewijk Asscher explained to the Second Chamber that this non-binding contract is designed to prevent abuse of job seeking East Europeans. Lodewijk_Asscher Wikimedia The declaration will as of January 1st be taken on a test …

Greg Shapiro: make the Dutch sign a participation contract too
12 years ago

Greg Shapiro: make the Dutch sign a participation contract too

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The government’s participation contract plan is good for laugh, as long as everyone signs it, says Greg Shapiro. The one thing I like about the ‘Participation Contract’ idea is that it focuses less on the immigration office and more on the Stadsregister. By joining the WWII-inspired Spy-on-your-Neighbor program called BurgerNet!’ After all this preachy propaganda… really, how different would a …

Greg Shapiro: make the Dutch sign a participation contract too
12 years ago

Greg Shapiro: make the Dutch sign a participation contract too

Dutch News  

The government’s participation contract plan is good for laugh, as long as everyone signs it, says Greg Shapiro. The one thing I like about the ‘Participation Contract’ idea is that it focuses less on the immigration office and more on the Stadsregister. By joining the WWII-inspired Spy-on-your-Neighbor program called BurgerNet!’ After all this preachy propaganda… really, how different would a …

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