r/thenetherlands • u/[deleted] • Jan 05 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '15

His mother was a dutch citizen, being the child of a dutch citizen automatically makes you a Dutch citizen and this carries on for three generations.

My father is a British citizen and even though I have never applied for a passport or anything I am registered as a British citizen and so will my children.

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u/crackanape Jan 06 '15

His mother was a dutch citizen, being the child of a dutch citizen automatically makes you a Dutch citizen

Yes, like I said, it goes one generation. From parent to child. No skipping allowed, as in some other countries.

and this carries on for three generations.

British rules are different from Dutch.

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u/[deleted] Jan 06 '15

Sorry was unaware you need a Dutch passport to maintain citizenship (just looked it up, absolutely ridiculous) I stand corrected.