Married to a Dutch national? Naturalise after 3 years and skip the permanent-permit prerequisite
The normal citizenship rule is 5 years plus first holding a permanent/EU-LTR permit. But if you are married or registered-partnered with a Dutch citizen and have lived together 3 years, you can naturalise after 3 years - and without first getting a permanent residence permit. Unmarried partners: 3 years continuous cohabitation with a valid permit. You still need the civic-integration exam (A2) and to keep living together throughout.
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MAS reads your IND letter, checks whether an employer can legally sponsor you, and finds work that will actually take you. Free, no account.
More on visas and permits
- The startup permit: an easier on-ramp than the self-employed permit (no points system)
- US founders (and Japanese nationals) get a self-employment permit with only 4,500 eur and no points test
- A partner/family permit can come with FULL, unrestricted work rights
- EU Blue Card buys EU-wide mobility; the national knowledge-migrant permit does not
- Permanent residence: ask for the EU long-term resident permit, it is a free upgrade
- The master sequence: study, then orientation year, then knowledge migrant at the reduced rate, then permanent