Dutch Legislation

Chapter II

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Administrative handling of option declarations

Decree on Acquisition and Loss of Dutch Nationality (Besluit verkrijging en verlies Nederlanderschap) · Articles: 29

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Administrative handling of option declarations

6 Article 6

Upon making an option declaration, the declarant shall provide, in respect of himself and as far as possible, data regarding:

7 Article 7

The mayor shall receive the option declarations from optants who are registered as residents of his municipality in the personal records database…

8 Article 8

Before processing the option declaration, the mayor shall examine the payment obligation of the declarant in accordance with the Option and…

9 Article 9

After having taken the option declaration into consideration, the mayor shall verify the data provided by the declarant against the data recorded in…

10 Article 10

Except in cases where admission is not required, the mayor shall examine the residence status of the declarant and of the persons named in the option…

11 Article 11

After the mayor has established that the requirements set for the option have been met, he shall notify the declarant in writing of the manner in…

12 Article 12

The Mayor shall send a copy of the option declaration, the declarations made under oath or affirmation as referred to in Article 6, paragraph 4, the…

13 Article 13

Our Minister shall receive the option declarations from optants who are registered as residents in the basic administration of the public body…

14 Article 14

Before processing the option declaration, Our Minister shall examine the payment obligation of the optant in accordance with the Decree on Option and…

15 Article 15

After having taken the option declaration into consideration, Our Minister shall verify the data provided by the person exercising the option against…

16 Article 16

Except in cases where admission is not required, Our Minister shall examine the residence status of the declarant and of the persons named in the…

17 Article 17

After Our Minister has established that the requirements set for the option have been met, he shall notify the declarant in writing of the manner in…

18 Article 18 repealed
19 Article 19

The Governor shall receive the option declarations from optants who are registered as residents in the basic records (basisadministratie) of Aruba…

20 Article 20

Before processing the option declaration, the Governor shall examine the payment obligation of the declarant in accordance with the Decree on Option…

21 Article 21

After having taken the option declaration into consideration, the Governor shall request Our Minister of General Affairs concerned to verify the data…

22 Article 22

Except in cases where admission is not required, the Governor shall examine the residence status of the declarant and of the persons named in the…

23 Article 23

After the Governor has determined that the requirements set for the option have been met, he shall notify the optant in writing of the manner in…

24 Article 24

The Governor shall send a copy of the option declaration, the declarations of truth referred to in Article 6, paragraph 4, the declaration referred…

25 Article 25

Our Minister of Foreign Affairs shall receive the option declarations at the diplomatic or consular post in the district where the person exercising…

26 Article 26

Before processing the option declaration, Our Minister of Foreign Affairs shall examine the payment obligation of the person opting in accordance…

27 Article 27

After having taken the option declaration into consideration, Our Minister of Foreign Affairs shall verify the data provided by the optant against…

28 Article 28

Except in the cases mentioned in Article 6, paragraph 1, opening words and under (b) and (c) of the Kingdom Act and where it is otherwise provided…

29 Article 29

After Our Minister of Foreign Affairs has established that the requirements set for the option have been met, he shall notify the optant in writing…

30 Article 30

Our Minister of Foreign Affairs shall send a copy of the option declaration, the sworn statements of truth referred to in Article 6, paragraph 4, the…

30a Article 30a

By ministerial regulation, after consultation with the Ministers of General Affairs of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, it may be determined in which…

30b Article 30b

If an optant is obliged, after the completion of the option, to do everything possible to lose his other nationality or nationalities, he shall be…

30c Article 30c

If evidence is submitted to Our Minister that the other nationality or one of the other nationalities has been lost, he shall send a certified copy…

30d Article 30d

Unless he decides otherwise due to the circumstances of the case, Our Minister shall, after the expiry of the period specified in the first paragraph…