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Select your situation to see whether this applies to you or your child.聽</p></div></div></div><div class="content-wrapper" data-testid="information-area"><div class="component-wrapper-no-margin"><div class="component-wrapper content-small-wrapper"><div class="RichText_container__QJWUn "><h2>What鈥檚 your situation?</h2></div></div><div class="component-wrapper content-small-wrapper"><h3 class="AccordionItem_header__wJ8XV "><button class="AccordionItem_button__OC8hB" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-panel-2-0" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" height="20" width="20" class="Icon_icon__hNQtl AccordionItem_icon__chBVl" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="#000" d="M13.086 36.559v-9.215h14.211V13.137h9.312v14.207h14.305v9.215H36.609v14.305h-9.312V36.559H13.086z"></path></svg><span class="AccordionItem_text__ipDOI">I was born before 1 January 1985</span></button></h3><div id="accordion-panel-2-0" data-testid="accordion-panel" class="AccordionItem_panel__RMVBc AccordionItem_hidden__TDxEx"><div class="AccordionItem_panelContent__CCN0b"><div class="RichText_container__QJWUn "><h3>Automatic Dutch nationality at birth聽</h3><p>If either of the following situations applies to you, you were a Dutch national at birth. It does not matter which country you were born in.</p><ul><li>At the time of your birth your father had Dutch nationality.</li><li>At the time of your birth your mother had Dutch nationality but your father did not, and your parents were not married.</li></ul><p>If at the time of your birth your mother had Dutch nationality but your father did not, and your parents were married, you can acquire Dutch citizenship through the <a href="/dutch-nationality/option-procedure">option procedure</a>.聽</p><h3>Dutch citizenship by acknowledgement of parentage or legitimation</h3><p>If you were not automatically a Dutch national at birth, you may still have acquired Dutch citizenship by acknowledgement of parentage or legitimation. This is possible in the following cases:</p><ul><li>At the time of your birth your non Dutch mother was not married, and your Dutch father acknowledged his parentage after you were born but before you reached the age of 18. You became a Dutch citizen on the date of your father鈥檚 acknowledgement.</li><li>At the time of your birth your non Dutch mother was not married, but she married your Dutch father after you were born. In this case you may have acquired Dutch citizenship by legitimation.</li></ul></div></div></div><h3 class="AccordionItem_header__wJ8XV "><button class="AccordionItem_button__OC8hB" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-panel-2-1" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" height="20" width="20" class="Icon_icon__hNQtl AccordionItem_icon__chBVl" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="#000" d="M13.086 36.559v-9.215h14.211V13.137h9.312v14.207h14.305v9.215H36.609v14.305h-9.312V36.559H13.086z"></path></svg><span class="AccordionItem_text__ipDOI">I was born on or after 1 January 1985</span></button></h3><div id="accordion-panel-2-1" data-testid="accordion-panel" class="AccordionItem_panel__RMVBc AccordionItem_hidden__TDxEx"><div class="AccordionItem_panelContent__CCN0b"><div class="RichText_container__QJWUn "><h3>Automatic Dutch nationality at birth聽</h3><p>If any of the following situations applies to you, you were a Dutch national at birth. It does not matter which country you were born in.</p><ul><li>At the time of your birth your mother had Dutch nationality.</li><li>At the time of your birth your father had Dutch nationality and was married to or in a registered partnership with your non-Dutch mother.聽</li><li>At the time of your birth your father had Dutch nationality and was not married to your non-Dutch mother, but acknowledged parentage before you were born.聽</li><li>At the time of your birth you and your mother or father lived in the Netherlands, and one of your grandparents lived in the Netherlands at the time your mother or father was born.</li></ul><h3>Dutch citizenship by acknowledgement of parentage after birth</h3><p>As of 1 March 2009, a Dutch father can also acknowledge parentage of a child after they are born to ensure the child acquires Dutch citizenship. The child automatically acquires Dutch citizenship if the father acknowledges parentage of the child before the child reaches the age of 7. The child acquires Dutch citizenship at the time of the acknowledgement.聽</p><p>If the father acknowledges parentage of the child after the child turns 7 but before they reach the age of 18, he must prove he is the child鈥檚 biological father with a DNA test. <span>The DNA evidence must be submitted within 1 year of acknowledgement, at the same time as the application for a Dutch travel document for the child.</span></p><p>If the child鈥檚 father acknowledged parentage of them after birth between 1 April 2003 and 1 March 2009, the child can apply for Dutch citizenship through the <a href="/dutch-nationality/option-procedure">option procedure</a>.</p></div></div></div><h3 class="AccordionItem_header__wJ8XV "><button class="AccordionItem_button__OC8hB" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-panel-2-2" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" height="20" width="20" class="Icon_icon__hNQtl AccordionItem_icon__chBVl" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="#000" d="M13.086 36.559v-9.215h14.211V13.137h9.312v14.207h14.305v9.215H36.609v14.305h-9.312V36.559H13.086z"></path></svg><span class="AccordionItem_text__ipDOI">I became a parent outside the Netherlands</span></button></h3><div id="accordion-panel-2-2" data-testid="accordion-panel" class="AccordionItem_panel__RMVBc AccordionItem_hidden__TDxEx"><div class="AccordionItem_panelContent__CCN0b"><div class="RichText_container__QJWUn "><h3>Automatic Dutch nationality at birth</h3><p>If you become a parent abroad, your child is a Dutch national if you meet any one of the following conditions. It does not matter which country your child was born in.聽</p><ul><li>The child鈥檚 mother has Dutch nationality.</li><li>At the time of the child鈥檚 birth the father has Dutch nationality and is married to or in a registered partnership with the child鈥檚 non-Dutch mother.</li><li>At the time of the child鈥檚 birth the father has Dutch nationality and is not married to the child鈥檚 non-Dutch mother, but he acknowledged parentage of the child before the child was born.</li><li>The child is born during a temporary stay abroad (e.g. on holiday). At the time of the child鈥檚 birth the child鈥檚 mother or father lives in the Netherlands, and that parent鈥檚 mother or father also lived in the Netherlands when the parent was born.聽</li></ul><div class="notification"><span class="sr-only">Attention: </span>If you are a co mother (non birth mother), the same conditions apply to you as would apply to the father.</div><h3>Dutch citizenship by acknowledgement of parentage after birth</h3><p>As of 1 March 2009, a Dutch father can also acknowledge parentage of a child after they are born to ensure the child acquires Dutch citizenship. The child automatically acquires Dutch citizenship if the father acknowledges parentage of the child before the child reaches the age of 7. The child acquires Dutch citizenship at the time of the acknowledgement.聽</p><p>If the father acknowledges parentage of the child after the child turns 7 but before they reach the age of 18, he must prove he is the child鈥檚 biological father with a DNA test. The DNA evidence must be submitted within 1 year of acknowledgement, at the same time as the application for a Dutch travel document for the child.</p><p>If the child鈥檚 father acknowledged parentage of them after birth between 1 April 2003 and 1 March 2009, the child can apply for Dutch citizenship through the <a href="/dutch-nationality/option-procedure">option procedure</a>.</p><p><a href="/having-child-abroad">Find out what you have to do if you become a parent abroad</a></p></div></div></div><h3 class="AccordionItem_header__wJ8XV "><button class="AccordionItem_button__OC8hB" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="accordion-panel-2-3" type="button"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64" height="20" width="20" class="Icon_icon__hNQtl AccordionItem_icon__chBVl" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="#000" d="M13.086 36.559v-9.215h14.211V13.137h9.312v14.207h14.305v9.215H36.609v14.305h-9.312V36.559H13.086z"></path></svg><span class="AccordionItem_text__ipDOI">I adopted a child from abroad</span></button></h3><div id="accordion-panel-2-3" data-testid="accordion-panel" class="AccordionItem_panel__RMVBc AccordionItem_hidden__TDxEx"><div class="AccordionItem_panelContent__CCN0b"><div class="RichText_container__QJWUn "><div class="notification"><span class="sr-only">Attention: </span><span>As of 21 May 2024, you cannot start a new adoption for a child from abroad.</span></div><p>If you adopt a child under the age of 18 from abroad, your child will acquire Dutch citizenship if you meet the following conditions:聽</p><ul><li>One of the parents is a Dutch national.</li><li>The adoption is in accordance with The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption or Book 10 of the Civil Code.</li><li>Family ties with the biological parents have been severed.</li></ul><p>Rules for adoption vary by country.聽</p><p><a href="/adoption-child-from-abroad">Find out what conditions you must meet to adopt a child</a></p></div></div></div></div><div class="component-wrapper content-small-wrapper"><div class="RichText_container__QJWUn "><h2>Losing your Dutch nationality</h2><p>Based on the above you may be a Dutch national, but there are also certain reasons for which you can lose your Dutch nationality.</p><p><a href="/dutch-nationality/loss">When do I lose my Dutch nationality?</a></p><p></p></div></div><div class="component-wrapper content-small-wrapper"><div class="RichText_container__QJWUn "><h2>Contact</h2><p>If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to <a href="/contact">contact us</a>.</p><h2>Also useful</h2><ul><li><a href="/passport-id-card/abroad">Applying for a Dutch passport or identity card if you live abroad聽</a></li><li><a href="/dutch-nationality/becoming-dutch-national-abroad">Becoming a Dutch citizen abroad</a></li><li><a href="/dutch-nationality">Dutch nationality</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></main><footer class="BrFooter_wrapperWithFeedbackBar__mp5SG"><div class="layout-wrapper"><div class="no-js"></div><div id="surveyContent"></div></div><div class="PayOff_payOff__kzCDk Footer_payOff__n8mNy"><div class="layout-wrapper"><span>NetherlandsWorldwide</span><p class="PayOff_payOffText__aMuPv">Here to help. 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