IND tells Brits in the Netherlands to wait for an invite to claim residency
4 years, 11 months ago

IND tells Brits in the Netherlands to wait for an invite to claim residency

Dutch News  

British nationals in the Netherlands have been sent letters by the IND immigration service outlining what will happen next following Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. UK nationals who already have a permanent Dutch national residence permit or another EU nationality in addition to their British nationality, will not get a letter because Brexit does not affect their rights. 13 million people with obesity, reducing the percentage of severely overweight EU citizens….😼 pic.twitter.com/2Bosweev7f — Prof Anna Watts January 31, 2020 And Dutch foreign minister Stef Blok brought out his blue Brexit monster once again in a farewell Tweet. #Brexit pic.twitter.com/u3mqwpyNTE — Stef Blok January 31, 2020 Prime minister Mark Rutte told his weekly press conference on Friday that the Dutch position during the negotiations will be for an agreement which is ‘as broad and as deep as possible’ and which deals with trade, socio-economic issues and security.

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Third-country nationals can collect a Dutch residency sticker starting May 6
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Third-country nationals can collect a Dutch residency sticker starting May 6

NL Times  

Third-country nationals who left Ukraine due to the war there, and who now reside in the Netherlands, will be allowed to get a sticker placed in their passport confirming their current residency status. Dutch immigration service IND said this will be available for third-country nationals beginning on Monday, which is already available for Ukrainians with temporary residency. The Dutch court …

The Netherlands ordered 275 British nationals to leave last year
1 year ago

The Netherlands ordered 275 British nationals to leave last year

Dutch News  

The Netherlands ordered more British nationals to leave the country in the first nine months of 2023 than any other EU member state, according to data compiled by EU statistics office Eurostat. Last year, it emerged that 615 British nationals had been told to leave the Netherlands between 2021 and the third quarter of 2022, but just 10 were actually …

The Netherlands ordered 275 British nationals to leave last year
1 year ago

The Netherlands ordered 275 British nationals to leave last year

Dutch News  

The Netherlands ordered more British nationals to leave the country in the first nine months of 2023 than any other EU member state, according to data compiled by EU statistics office Eurostat. Last year, it emerged that 615 British nationals had been told to leave the Netherlands between 2021 and the third quarter of 2022, but just 10 were actually …

Dutch extend deadline for British to apply for residency to October 1
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch extend deadline for British to apply for residency to October 1

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is extending the deadline for British nationals to apply for a post Brexit residency permit, because more than 3,000 people who are registered as living here have not yet applied. Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has decided to extend the June 30 deadline to October 1, to give the remaining British nationals more time to come forward. In …

Dutch extend deadline for British to apply for residency to October 1
3 years, 7 months ago

Dutch extend deadline for British to apply for residency to October 1

Dutch News  

The Netherlands is extending the deadline for British nationals to apply for a post Brexit residency permit, because more than 3,000 people who are registered as living here have not yet applied. Junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol has decided to extend the June 30 deadline to October 1, to give the remaining British nationals more time to come forward. In …

Problems with 11,000 residency permits for Brits due to technical errors
3 years, 9 months ago

Problems with 11,000 residency permits for Brits due to technical errors

Dutch News  

Some 11,000 British nationals in the Netherlands need new residency permits because of technical errors with their photographs, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. ‘As a result, the photo taken and appearing on your residence document does not meet EU quality standards, for example regarding resolution, sharpness and contrast,’ the IND said in letter to those affected. The IND said in …

Problems with 11,000 residency permits for Brits due to technical errors
3 years, 9 months ago

Problems with 11,000 residency permits for Brits due to technical errors

Dutch News  

Some 11,000 British nationals in the Netherlands need new residency permits because of technical errors with their photographs, the Telegraaf reported on Thursday. ‘As a result, the photo taken and appearing on your residence document does not meet EU quality standards, for example regarding resolution, sharpness and contrast,’ the IND said in letter to those affected. The IND said in …

Some 4,000 British nationals in NL have still not sorted out their residency rights
3 years, 10 months ago

Some 4,000 British nationals in NL have still not sorted out their residency rights

Dutch News  

Some 4,000 British nationals officially registered as living in the Netherlands have not yet come forward to sort out their post -Brexit residency status, the Dutch immigration service IND has told DutchNews.nl. British nationals have June 30 to apply for a residency permit, if they want to continue living legally in the Netherlands, the IND said. The IND has written …

Some 4,000 British nationals in NL have still not sorted out their residency rights
3 years, 10 months ago

Some 4,000 British nationals in NL have still not sorted out their residency rights

Dutch News  

Some 4,000 British nationals officially registered as living in the Netherlands have not yet come forward to sort out their post -Brexit residency status, the Dutch immigration service IND has told DutchNews.nl. British nationals have June 30 to apply for a residency permit, if they want to continue living legally in the Netherlands, the IND said. The IND has written …

Dutch border police bar 10 British nationals from entering the Netherlands
4 years ago

Dutch border police bar 10 British nationals from entering the Netherlands

Dutch News  

Dutch border police have refused 10 British nationals entry to the Netherlands since January 1, when UK visitors were no longer covered by EU regulations, broadcaster NOS said on Sunday. ‘They all had a negative PCR test, but had forgotten the basic rule, that they need to have an urgent reason to come, such as work or serious family issues,’ …

Dutch border police bar 10 British nationals from entering the Netherlands
4 years ago

Dutch border police bar 10 British nationals from entering the Netherlands

Dutch News  

Dutch border police have refused 10 British nationals entry to the Netherlands since January 1, when UK visitors were no longer covered by EU regulations, broadcaster NOS said on Sunday. ‘They all had a negative PCR test, but had forgotten the basic rule, that they need to have an urgent reason to come, such as work or serious family issues,’ …

6,100 British nationals have still not applied for Dutch residency permit
4 years, 2 months ago

6,100 British nationals have still not applied for Dutch residency permit

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service IND says 6,100 British nationals who were sent a letter asking them to apply for a Dutch residency permit have still not responded, even though they will need to prove they are allowed to live in the Netherlands from the end of this year. By August 1, the IND had written to 34,400 British nationals in …

6,100 British nationals have still not applied for Dutch residency permit
4 years, 2 months ago

6,100 British nationals have still not applied for Dutch residency permit

Dutch News  

The Dutch immigration service IND says 6,100 British nationals who were sent a letter asking them to apply for a Dutch residency permit have still not responded, even though they will need to prove they are allowed to live in the Netherlands from the end of this year. By August 1, the IND had written to 34,400 British nationals in …

Dutch expats abroad gear up their campaign for dual nationality rights
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch expats abroad gear up their campaign for dual nationality rights

Dutch News  

Dutch expat organisation SNBN is renewing its campaign to win dual nationality rights for Dutch nationals who live abroad, and hopes to make the issue part of the general election campaign. Thousands of Dutch nationals who live abroad face practical issues because they lose their right to a Dutch passport if they take another nationality, SNBN chairman Eelco Keij told …

Dutch expats abroad gear up their campaign for dual nationality rights
4 years, 3 months ago

Dutch expats abroad gear up their campaign for dual nationality rights

Dutch News  

Dutch expat organisation SNBN is renewing its campaign to win dual nationality rights for Dutch nationals who live abroad, and hopes to make the issue part of the general election campaign. Thousands of Dutch nationals who live abroad face practical issues because they lose their right to a Dutch passport if they take another nationality, SNBN chairman Eelco Keij told …

Dutch may have rights to resume nationality after Brexit – but will Brits?
4 years, 6 months ago

Dutch may have rights to resume nationality after Brexit – but will Brits?

Dutch News  

Dutch nationals who have lost their nationality after Brexit may be able to restore it, under a back-up plan being passed through Dutch law. For people resident in the UK on the day of the Brexit referendum, it would give them the possibility to avoid losing their Dutch nationality when they become a naturalised British citizen, without needing to prove …

Dutch may have rights to resume nationality after Brexit – but will Brits?
4 years, 6 months ago

Dutch may have rights to resume nationality after Brexit – but will Brits?

Dutch News  

Dutch nationals who have lost their nationality after Brexit may be able to restore it, under a back-up plan being passed through Dutch law. For people resident in the UK on the day of the Brexit referendum, it would give them the possibility to avoid losing their Dutch nationality when they become a naturalised British citizen, without needing to prove …

At least 60 people are victims of IND Brexit letter blunder
4 years, 10 months ago

At least 60 people are victims of IND Brexit letter blunder

Dutch News  

At least 60 British nationals in the Netherlands have been sent a letter by the IND immigration service which should have been sent to someone else, according to an analysis of reports made to DutchNews.nl. DutchNews.nl reported on Monday that the IND had mistakenly sent a number of letters apologising for a previous data breach to the wrong people and …

At least 60 people are victims of IND Brexit letter blunder
4 years, 10 months ago

At least 60 people are victims of IND Brexit letter blunder

Dutch News  

At least 60 British nationals in the Netherlands have been sent a letter by the IND immigration service which should have been sent to someone else, according to an analysis of reports made to DutchNews.nl. DutchNews.nl reported on Monday that the IND had mistakenly sent a number of letters apologising for a previous data breach to the wrong people and …

Dutch expat organisations urge senate to vote on dual nationality law
4 years, 10 months ago

Dutch expat organisations urge senate to vote on dual nationality law

Dutch News  

Organisations representing Dutch expats in Britain and abroad have urged the senate to press ahead with a vote on legislation which would give tens of thousands of Dutch nationals in the UK the right to dual nationality if Britain and the EU fail to agree a Brexit deal. The law, which has been passed by the lower house of parliament, …

Dutch expat organisations urge senate to vote on dual nationality law
4 years, 10 months ago

Dutch expat organisations urge senate to vote on dual nationality law

Dutch News  

Organisations representing Dutch expats in Britain and abroad have urged the senate to press ahead with a vote on legislation which would give tens of thousands of Dutch nationals in the UK the right to dual nationality if Britain and the EU fail to agree a Brexit deal. The law, which has been passed by the lower house of parliament, …

IND tells Brits in the Netherlands to wait for an invite to claim residency
4 years, 11 months ago

IND tells Brits in the Netherlands to wait for an invite to claim residency

Dutch News  

British nationals in the Netherlands have been sent letters by the IND immigration service outlining what will happen next following Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. UK nationals who already have a permanent Dutch national residence permit or another EU nationality in addition to their British nationality, will not get a letter because Brexit does not affect their rights. 13 million …

Brexit and me: Taking stock of where the British in NL are now
4 years, 11 months ago

Brexit and me: Taking stock of where the British in NL are now

Dutch News  

The certainty of Brexit brings a new wave of uncertainty for British nationals living in the Netherlands. What if they move away and want to come back, or move to another job within the country?’ Passport Bowe, 25, is resisting taking Dutch nationality, which he sees as too drastic a step ‘for the age and stage in my life that …

Brexit and me: Taking stock of where the British in NL are now
4 years, 11 months ago

Brexit and me: Taking stock of where the British in NL are now

Dutch News  

The certainty of Brexit brings a new wave of uncertainty for British nationals living in the Netherlands. What if they move away and want to come back, or move to another job within the country?’ Passport Bowe, 25, is resisting taking Dutch nationality, which he sees as too drastic a step ‘for the age and stage in my life that …

Fewer Dutch moving to UK; more British coming to Netherlands
4 years, 11 months ago

Fewer Dutch moving to UK; more British coming to Netherlands

NL Times  

Last year fewer people emigrated from the Netherlands to the United Kingdom, while the number of immigrants from the UK to the Netherlands increased. This situation has been the case since 2015 - shortly before the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union in June 2016, Statistics Netherlands reported on Friday. In 2019, a total of 2,600 people who …

Immigration lawyer makes complaint about IND Brexit 'misinformation'
5 years ago

Immigration lawyer makes complaint about IND Brexit 'misinformation'

Dutch News  

A lawyer has claimed that the IND immigration service is giving British citizens ‘faulty information’ about their residence rights after Brexit. Jeremy Bierbach, an immigration attorney at Franssen Advocaten, has filed a complaint to the IND claiming that its website incorrectly advises that in order to stay indefinitely in the Netherlands, Brits need evidence of ‘sufficient income’. It is assumed …

Immigration lawyer makes complaint about IND Brexit 'misinformation'
5 years ago

Immigration lawyer makes complaint about IND Brexit 'misinformation'

Dutch News  

A lawyer has claimed that the IND immigration service is giving British citizens ‘faulty information’ about their residence rights after Brexit. Jeremy Bierbach, an immigration attorney at Franssen Advocaten, has filed a complaint to the IND claiming that its website incorrectly advises that in order to stay indefinitely in the Netherlands, Brits need evidence of ‘sufficient income’. It is assumed …

Brexit and me: Retiring to the Netherlands
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit and me: Retiring to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

How are British nationals in the Netherlands coping with Brexit? She says they are ‘finished with the UK’ and plan to take Dutch citizenship as soon as they can. We’d always loved watching skiing on TV but we’d never tried it, so we went along, got hooked and started looking for other places with ski slopes. Learning Dutch ‘I’ve been …

Brexit and me: Retiring to the Netherlands
5 years, 1 month ago

Brexit and me: Retiring to the Netherlands

Dutch News  

How are British nationals in the Netherlands coping with Brexit? She says they are ‘finished with the UK’ and plan to take Dutch citizenship as soon as they can. We’d always loved watching skiing on TV but we’d never tried it, so we went along, got hooked and started looking for other places with ski slopes. Learning Dutch ‘I’ve been …

More Brits agree to renounce British nationality to become Dutch
5 years, 5 months ago

More Brits agree to renounce British nationality to become Dutch

Dutch News  

The number of British nationals applying for Dutch nationality continues to rise, with over 1,300 taking the plunge last year, according to BNR radio. And in the first six months of this year alone, 180 people opted to renounce their British nationality to become Dutch, compared to 280 in 2018 as a whole, figures from the IND immigration service show. …

More Brits agree to renounce British nationality to become Dutch
5 years, 5 months ago

More Brits agree to renounce British nationality to become Dutch

Dutch News  

The number of British nationals applying for Dutch nationality continues to rise, with over 1,300 taking the plunge last year, according to BNR radio. And in the first six months of this year alone, 180 people opted to renounce their British nationality to become Dutch, compared to 280 in 2018 as a whole, figures from the IND immigration service show. …

British fleeing Brexit helps boost Netherlands immigration increase
5 years, 5 months ago

British fleeing Brexit helps boost Netherlands immigration increase

NL Times  

The Dutch population grew by 46 thousand people in the first half of this year, mainly due to immigration, Statistics Netherlands reported on Wednesday. In the first half of 2019 nearly 113 thousand people moved to the Netherlands from abroad, compared to 101 thousand last year. 5,600 Polish people settled in the Netherlands in the first half of this year, …

More British nationals move to the Netherlands as Brexit looms
5 years, 8 months ago

More British nationals move to the Netherlands as Brexit looms

Dutch News  

The British population in the Netherlands is growing as Brexit looms, with the total number of British nationals living here rising by 1,382 in the first three months of this year, well over double the rise booked a year ago. The net migration balance among British nationals in the Netherlands shows the biggest increase in the top 10 list of …

More British nationals move to the Netherlands as Brexit looms
5 years, 8 months ago

More British nationals move to the Netherlands as Brexit looms

Dutch News  

The British population in the Netherlands is growing as Brexit looms, with the total number of British nationals living here rising by 1,382 in the first three months of this year, well over double the rise booked a year ago. The net migration balance among British nationals in the Netherlands shows the biggest increase in the top 10 list of …

Amsterdam updates EU vote info, tells Brits they can vote whatever happens
5 years, 9 months ago

Amsterdam updates EU vote info, tells Brits they can vote whatever happens

Dutch News  

Amsterdam city council has updated its online information about voting in the European elections to make sure British nationals are aware they have the right to vote, whatever happens about Brexit. A city council spokeswoman told DutchNews.nl that while a letter sent to European nationals in Amsterdam was technically correct, it ‘may cause some confusion’. The Hague has also sent …

Amsterdam updates EU vote info, tells Brits they can vote whatever happens
5 years, 9 months ago

Amsterdam updates EU vote info, tells Brits they can vote whatever happens

Dutch News  

Amsterdam city council has updated its online information about voting in the European elections to make sure British nationals are aware they have the right to vote, whatever happens about Brexit. A city council spokeswoman told DutchNews.nl that while a letter sent to European nationals in Amsterdam was technically correct, it ‘may cause some confusion’. The Hague has also sent …

Register for EU vote, Brits are told. But if Brexit happens, can you use it?
5 years, 9 months ago

Register for EU vote, Brits are told. But if Brexit happens, can you use it?

Dutch News  

British nationals in the Netherlands should still sign up to vote in May’s European elections even though Brexit may happen before then, EU officials have confirmed to DutchNews.nl. ‘Everything depends on what happens on April 12, when Brexit is set to happen,’ a spokeswoman for the European parliament in the Netherlands told DutchNews.nl. However, there is some confusion in British …

Register for EU vote, Brits are told. But if Brexit happens, can you use it?
5 years, 9 months ago

Register for EU vote, Brits are told. But if Brexit happens, can you use it?

Dutch News  

British nationals in the Netherlands should still sign up to vote in May’s European elections even though Brexit may happen before then, EU officials have confirmed to DutchNews.nl. ‘Everything depends on what happens on April 12, when Brexit is set to happen,’ a spokeswoman for the European parliament in the Netherlands told DutchNews.nl. However, there is some confusion in British …

Fewer Dutch move to Britain, but Brits keep on coming here
5 years, 9 months ago

Fewer Dutch move to Britain, but Brits keep on coming here

Dutch News  

The number of Dutch nationals moving to Britain has dropped sharply since the Brexit vote in 2016, but more British nationals are moving to the Netherlands, according to national statistics agency CBS. More British nationals are also returning home – some 3,000 went back to the UK last year, the CBS said. A further 1,128 British people became dual nationals …

Fewer Dutch move to Britain, but Brits keep on coming here
5 years, 9 months ago

Fewer Dutch move to Britain, but Brits keep on coming here

Dutch News  

The number of Dutch nationals moving to Britain has dropped sharply since the Brexit vote in 2016, but more British nationals are moving to the Netherlands, according to national statistics agency CBS. More British nationals are also returning home – some 3,000 went back to the UK last year, the CBS said. A further 1,128 British people became dual nationals …

British woman goes to court to see if she needs to quit job before Brexit
5 years, 11 months ago

British woman goes to court to see if she needs to quit job before Brexit

Dutch News  

A worried British woman who fears losing the right to residence in the Netherlands if she does not quit a job in England and return before Brexit, has taken her case to court. “The IND and Dutch government take the point of view that when an EU citizen has obtained a right of permanent residence, if they move away from …

British woman goes to court to see if she needs to quit job before Brexit
5 years, 11 months ago

British woman goes to court to see if she needs to quit job before Brexit

Dutch News  

A worried British woman who fears losing the right to residence in the Netherlands if she does not quit a job in England and return before Brexit, has taken her case to court. “The IND and Dutch government take the point of view that when an EU citizen has obtained a right of permanent residence, if they move away from …

Brexit: Dutch woman forced to apply for settlement scheme despite living in UK for 50 years, paying tax and working for NHS
5 years, 11 months ago

Brexit: Dutch woman forced to apply for settlement scheme despite living in UK for 50 years, paying tax and working for NHS

The Independent  

Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. She said: ”It …

More Brits go Dutch since Brexit referendum, dual nationality rules a problem
5 years, 11 months ago

More Brits go Dutch since Brexit referendum, dual nationality rules a problem

Dutch News  

The number of British nationals taking Dutch nationality has soared since the Brexit referendum in 2016, reaching 1,253 in 2017, the Volkskrant said on Thursday. According to 2018 figures up to November obtained by DutchNews.nl, 169 British nationals became naturalised Dutch citizens, which involved giving up their British passports. ‘If the Dutch government allowed dual nationality I would have opted …

More Brits go Dutch since Brexit referendum, dual nationality rules a problem
5 years, 11 months ago

More Brits go Dutch since Brexit referendum, dual nationality rules a problem

Dutch News  

The number of British nationals taking Dutch nationality has soared since the Brexit referendum in 2016, reaching 1,253 in 2017, the Volkskrant said on Thursday. According to 2018 figures up to November obtained by DutchNews.nl, 169 British nationals became naturalised Dutch citizens, which involved giving up their British passports. ‘If the Dutch government allowed dual nationality I would have opted …

More British nationals in court to keep European citizenship post Brexit
6 years ago

More British nationals in court to keep European citizenship post Brexit

Dutch News  

Four British nationals living in the Netherlands are going to court on Monday in a bid to keep their European citizenship and residency rights that result from it. The aim is to get the Dutch court to refer the issue to the European Court of Justice, which would then decide if European citizenship is something which can be taken away …

More British nationals in court to keep European citizenship post Brexit
6 years ago

More British nationals in court to keep European citizenship post Brexit

Dutch News  

Four British nationals living in the Netherlands are going to court on Monday in a bid to keep their European citizenship and residency rights that result from it. The aim is to get the Dutch court to refer the issue to the European Court of Justice, which would then decide if European citizenship is something which can be taken away …

British nationals in the Netherlands can't vote in EU elections
6 years, 1 month ago

British nationals in the Netherlands can't vote in EU elections

Dutch News  

British nationals living in the Netherlands will not be able to vote in next May’s European parliamentary elections, a spokesman for the European parliament’s office in The Hague has confirmed to DutchNews.nl. They will enjoy the same voting rights as any non-EU residents in the Netherlands.’ The next EU elections take place on May 23 and non-Dutch EU citizens living …

British nationals in the Netherlands can't vote in EU elections
6 years, 1 month ago

British nationals in the Netherlands can't vote in EU elections

Dutch News  

British nationals living in the Netherlands will not be able to vote in next May’s European parliamentary elections, a spokesman for the European parliament’s office in The Hague has confirmed to DutchNews.nl. They will enjoy the same voting rights as any non-EU residents in the Netherlands.’ The next EU elections take place on May 23 and non-Dutch EU citizens living …

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