The option procedure is relatively much quicker. However, I have heard that the processing time of naturalisation varies a lot from 4 to 12 months and that normally it takes between 7 and 9 months. Mostly, gemeente requires only three things: the passport, residence permit and language diploma. They would want birth and/or marriage certificate only if it's not already in their system which is very rare because we normally provide such things upon arrival in NL or in other words when they become available to be provided in NL.

(In my case, they asked me to bring the job contract and employer's declaration also. Because of the reason that I'm a KM and currently have one year contract. According to the gemeente, IND wants to know through the letter from my employer that my contract will later get extended for at least one year or it will become permanent.)

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Following is some information from the Immigratie-en Naturalisatiedienst website about getting the dutch citizenship via naturalisation procedure:

After you fulfil the conditions in respect of naturalization and have the required documents, you make an appointment at your local gemeente/municipality where they will fill in the application forms for you and charge the fee for naturalization request which is €798 for one person at this time. They will then send the request to IND. IND will probably later on send you a confirmation that they have received the application. After it is approved by IND and signed by Queen, you will receive an invitation to attend the naturalisation ceremony at the gemeente. After this you can apply for the passport at the gemeente. Eventually you will have to renounce your current nationality probably at your country's embassy in NL.

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christianbarth said:

 

For example, the analysis of the form in question missed the point that the real purpose of the second test (the six month contract situation) is to accomodate employees of temp agencies and uitzendbureaus who routinely get contracts of short and varying duration. 

 

It wasn't intended to cover people with less than a full year on their annual contracts, although it might look like that to the uninitiated.  It's intended to allow people who have worked continuously for three years on very short term contracts ranging from days to months with different employers to satisfy the income requirements without a one-year contract. 

 

The IND assumes everyone else has a year contract at the minimum so you can always apply just before your next contract year starts, instead of looking for a special exception to let you file a few months early.

 

Christian Barth, Attorney

www.expatlaw.nl

Till last year I have been working on one permanent contract with one company (no temp agencies and uitzendbureaus). After that I had to change the job and got initially one year contract with another company (again no temp agencies and uitzendbureaus) of which 5 months are already passed.

Now, I have applied for PR including last 3 years jobs (basically two jobs: current and previous one) details. I have also included a letter (in addition to the employer's declaration) from the director of my current company that they are highly satisfied with my performance and so they are going to change this contract to permanent before it ends.

Have I done it right... ?

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Iamsterdam said:

igor said:

1. you can. You need to have an income at the moment of the application.

2. just that.

3/4. One cards serves both. same application.

5. Yes, you can, as long as you have another RP covering the priod of waiting.

6. This idea is a good one, yet it costs ~400 eur extra. Permanent RP may take up to 6 month. (I know examples of both 3 month and up to 6 month happening in 2011) Naturalization may take anything from 4 month up to 12 (for the IND only) Again, one need to have a valid RP to cover the period.

7. You do not send originals anywhere. Gemeente would make a copy of it for 5 eur for the IND. Naturalisation process starts at Gemeente, so they make a copy of it again for free. Cheers.

hello,

 

As My question was related to this topic, just thought to repond to this conversation only.

 

My question is related point no.6, i.e. application for PR and Naturalization at around same time

I think, if you are applying for naturalization then there is no need to apply for the PR unless your current residence permit is about to expire or you have uncertainty about your job, relationship or some other relevant thing depending upon your situation that could have an adverse effect on the outcome of naturalization app as I believe that getting PR takes around three to max four months and it can easily be that naturalization takes nine months or more.

-Is the process of Naturalisation faster for the person who already has PR or he / she has applied for PR??

I think, it might make the job of IND people easier to come up with a conclusion and positive decision if one already has a PR. But I don't think that it would make a lot of difference in the processing time.

-What if the parents have PR and kids have normal residence permit?

I think, it does not matter as long as the kids have valid residence permits.

-Is it must/equired to apply PR for minor kids also if parents apply for it?? otherwise we can atleast save that cost for kids, What is the benifit of PR for kids if they are dependent on parents till the age of 18?

I think, kids won't have any benifit from PR as long as you are applying for the naturalization for yourself together with your kids. Otherwise you should apply their PR also. Because then you/they won't have to meet any specific conditions for the purpose of stay in NL and won't have to extend but only renew PR and they will be considered EU-students when it comes to paying for their study costs.

Thanks in advance for your help in this matter, best regards

 

 Regards...

 

The only reason why I can't ignore that lawyer's view is that his firm applied and successfully got all my visas/permits so far...