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Read when you as a Dutch national can rely on EU law.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="row no-gutters order-2"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-8"> <div id="indsitewidealertmeldingen" class="block block-ind-custom"> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div data-sitewide-alert data-sitewide-alert-type="notification"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row no-gutters order-3 px-4 px-sm-0"> <div class="col-12 col-lg-8"> <section class="pane--terms pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <ul class="purpose-of-stay--index"> <li><a href="#situations-in-which-dutch-nationals-can-rely-on-eu-law">Situations in which Dutch nationals can rely on EU law</a></li> <li><a href="#apply-for-verification-against-eu-law">Apply for verification against EU law</a></li> <li><a href="#apply-for-a-residence-permit-for-partner">Apply for a residence permit for partner</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <div id="situations-in-which-dutch-nationals-can-rely-on-eu-law"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Situations in which Dutch nationals can rely on EU law</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>In the following situations, you have made use of the free movement of persons within the EU after returning to the Netherlands. And when you, as a Dutch citizen, can rely on EU law.</p> <h3>You are returning with your partner or family member from another EU/EEA country or Switzerland</h3> <p>You meet the following requirements:</p> <ul> <li>You actually had the right to reside with your partner or family member in the other <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f099d9d6-5075-4abb-9f06-f6cf8b74f1ff" href="/en/member-states-eu-eea" title="Member States EU/EEA">EU/EEA country</a> or Switzerland.</li> <li>You formed a family with your partner or relative during that stay.</li> <li>You and your partner or family member always met the residence requirements of EU law during at least 3 months of that stay. Residence requirements are for example: <ul> <li>you had sufficient money of your own there, or;</li> <li>you had a job or you were self-employed.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h4>No longer rely on EU law</h4> <p>You can no longer rely on EU law in one of the following cases:</p> <ul> <li>After your stay in that EU/EEA country or Switzerland, you have stayed outside the EU for more than 6 months in a year.</li> <li>After your stay in that EU/EEA country or Switzerland, you have stayed outside the EU for more than 12 consecutive months for important reasons, such as pregnancy, serious illness, study or work.</li> <li>You had permanent residence in that EU/EEA country or Switzerland. After this, you have stayed outside of that country for more than 2 years.</li> </ul> <h3>You are returning from the United Kingdom (UK) with your partner or family member</h3> <p>You meet the following requirements:</p> <ul> <li>As a Dutch citizen, you started living in the UK before or on 31 December 2020.</li> <li>You and your partner or family member had a family bond on or before 31 December 2020. That family bond still exists after returning to the Netherlands.</li> <li>You actually had the right to reside with your partner or family member in the UK.</li> <li>You formed a family with your partner or relative in the UK during that stay.</li> <li>During at least 3 months of that stay, you and your partner or family member always met the residence requirements under EU law (Brexit withdrawal agreement). Residence requirements are, for example: <ul> <li>you had sufficient money of your own there, or;</li> <li>you were employed in the UK.</li> </ul> </li> <li>Your partner or family member does not have the nationality of an <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f099d9d6-5075-4abb-9f06-f6cf8b74f1ff" href="/en/member-states-eu-eea" title="Member States EU/EEA">EU/EEA country</a> or Switzerland.</li> </ul> <h4>No longer rely on EU law</h4> <p>You can no longer rely on EU law in one of the following cases:</p> <ul> <li>You have stayed outside the UK for more than 6 months in a year after your stay in the UK.</li> <li>After your stay in the UK, you have stayed outside the UK for more than 12 consecutive months for important reasons, such as pregnancy, serious illness, study or work.</li> <li>You had permanent residence in the UK under EU law (Brexit withdrawal agreement). And you have lived outside the UK for more than 5 years.</li> </ul> <h3>You were an EU/EEA citizen or Swiss and you have become a Dutch citizen</h3> <p>You must meet these requirements:</p> <ul> <li>You lived in the Netherlands under EU law as an <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f099d9d6-5075-4abb-9f06-f6cf8b74f1ff" href="/en/member-states-eu-eea" title="Member States EU/EEA">EU/EEA</a> or Swiss <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f099d9d6-5075-4abb-9f06-f6cf8b74f1ff" href="/en/member-states-eu-eea" title="Member States EU/EEA">citizen</a>.</li> <li>You became a Dutch citizen later.</li> </ul> <h3>You were born in the Netherlands as an EU/EEA or Swiss citizen </h3> <p><br> You must meet these requirements:</p> <ul> <li>You have always lived in the Netherlands.</li> <li>You became a Dutch citizen later. </li> </ul> <h3>You have another nationality besides Dutch nationality</h3> <p>You must meet these requirements:</p> <ul> <li>You came to the Netherlands and you became a Dutch citizen later. At the time you maintained your other nationality.</li> <li>After you became a Dutch citizen, the country of your other nationality became an <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="f099d9d6-5075-4abb-9f06-f6cf8b74f1ff" href="/en/member-states-eu-eea" title="Member States EU/EEA">EU/EEA country</a>.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="apply-for-verification-against-eu-law"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Apply for verification against EU law</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>Are you a Dutch national and can you rely on EU law? In that case, you can visit the web page <a href="https://ind.nl/en/residence-permits/family-and-partner/verification-against-eu-law-for-union-citizen-family-members#process-and-costs">Apply for verification against EU law for a family member of a citizen of the Union for the process and more information. </a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div id="apply-for-a-residence-permit-for-partner"> <section class="pane pane--default" data-pane-type=""> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <h2 tabindex="0" class="pane__title ">Apply for a residence permit for partner</h2> <div class="pane__content"> <section class="pane--wysiwyg pane--first pane pane--default" data-pane-type="wysiwyg"> <div class="container "> <div class="no-gutters row"> <div class="col-12"> <div class="pane__content"> <div class="paragraph--wysiwyg"> <p>Are you a Dutch national, but you cannot rely on EU law? 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