Article 67
in forceDeparture, removal and transfer, entry ban and declaration of undesirability · Ongewenstverklaring
Unless Section 3 applies, Our Minister may declare the foreign national undesirable:
if he is not lawfully residing in the Netherlands and has repeatedly committed an act made punishable by this Act;
if he has been convicted by a final and non-appealable judicial sentence for a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment of three years or more, or if the measure as referred to in Article 37a of the Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht) has been imposed on him;
if he constitutes a danger to public order or national security and does not have lawful residence as referred to in Article 8, under (a) to (e) or (l);
pursuant to a treaty, or
in the interest of the international relations of the Netherlands.
If the notification of the decision, whereby the foreign national is declared undesirable, is effected by means of dispatch, a notice of the decision shall be published in the Government Gazette (Staatscourant).
In deviation from Article 8, an alien who has been declared undesirable cannot have lawful residence.
Tenzij afdeling 3 van toepassing is, kan Onze Minister de vreemdeling ongewenst verklaren:
indien hij niet rechtmatig in Nederland verblijft en bij herhaling een bij deze wet strafbaar gesteld feit heeft begaan;
indien hij bij onherroepelijk geworden rechterlijk vonnis is veroordeeld wegens een misdrijf waartegen een gevangenisstraf van drie jaren of meer is bedreigd dan wel hem terzake de maatregel als bedoeld in artikel 37a van het Wetboek van Strafrecht is opgelegd;
indien hij een gevaar vormt voor de openbare orde of nationale veiligheid en geen rechtmatig verblijf heeft als bedoeld in artikel 8, onder a tot en met e dan wel l;
ingevolge een verdrag, of
in het belang van de internationale betrekkingen van Nederland.
Indien de bekendmaking van de beschikking, waarbij de vreemdeling ongewenst wordt verklaard, geschiedt door toezending, wordt van de beschikking mededeling gedaan in de Staatscourant.
In afwijking van artikel 8 kan de ongewenst verklaarde vreemdeling geen rechtmatig verblijf hebben.
Decisions of the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (ABRvS) — the highest court in immigration cases — applying this article. Annotations are unofficial translations.
By decision of 16 June 2020, the State Secretary for Justice and Security denied a petition (application) of the foreign national for the revocation of her declaration of undesirability.
Decision on rechtspraak.nlBy decision of 21 October 2021, the State Secretary for Justice and Security denied a petition of the foreign national for the revocation of his declaration of undesirability.
Decision on rechtspraak.nlBy decision of 15 June 2020, the State Secretary for Justice and Security denied a petition of the foreign national for the revocation of his declaration of undesirability.
Decision on rechtspraak.nlBy decision of 24 December 2018, the State Secretary for Justice and Security denied a petition of the foreign national for the lifting of his declaration of undesirability.
Decision on rechtspraak.nlBy decisions of 4 May 2020, the State Secretary for Justice and Security revoked the Dutch nationality of [appellant] pursuant to Article 14, paragraph 4, of the Netherlands Nationality Act (Rijkswet op het Nederlanderschap) and declared him an undesirable alien pursuant to Article 67, paragraph 1, opening words and under (c) and (e), of the Aliens Act 2000 (Vw 2000). [appellant] was born on [date of birth] 1987 in Morocco and acquired Dutch nationality by Royal Decree of [date] 2004. On 10 December 2015, [appellant] was deregistered from the Personal Records Database (basisregistratie personen) due to departure from the Netherlands. In the decisions, the State Secretary revoked the Dutch nationality of [appellant] pursuant to Article 14, paragraph 4, of the RWN, on the grounds that he joined an organisation participating in a national or international armed conflict and poses a threat to national security. This judgment concerns the revocation of Dutch nationality and the declaration of undesirability.
Decision on rechtspraak.nl