Netherlands/Turkey: Whether dual citizens require two passports or whether there exists a single travel document which identifies them as holding dual citizenship
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 14 June 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | ZZZ32089.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Netherlands/Turkey: Whether dual citizens require two passports or whether there exists a single travel document which identifies them as holding dual citizenship, 14 June 1999, ZZZ32089.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab1c84.html [accessed 21 May 2023] |
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The Netherlands
Dutch law does not contain provisions for dual citizenship and persons who become naturalized Dutch citizens are obliged to do everything possible to renounce their other citizenship (Dutch Citizenship Act 1984, Sec. 9.1b and Sec. 15(b)). If a Dutch citizen voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another country, she or he loses her or his Dutch citizenship (ibid., Sec. 15(a)). According to a consular official with the Royal Embassy of The Netherlands in Ottawa, there is no single travel document available to Dutch citizens that identifies them as holding dual citizenship (14 June 1999).
Turkey
There are no prohibitions against dual citizenship in the Law on Turkish Nationality (1964, including amendments to 1992). The law does provide for the renunciation of Turkish citizenship for Turkish citizens wishing to acquire the citizenship of another country, provided certain conditions, including completion of military service, are met (ibid., Art. 20). According to an attaché at the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Ottawa, there is no single travel document available to Turkish citizens that identifies them as holding dual citizenship (14 June 1999).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum
References
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey, Ottawa. 14 June 1999. Telephone interview with attaché.
The Netherlands. 1984. Dutch Citizenship Act. Translated by Translation Services, Public Works and Government Services, Canada.
Royal Embassy of The Netherlands, Ottawa. 14 June 1999. Telephone interview with consular official.
Turkey. 1964. Turkish Citizenship Law. Translated by Translation Services, Public Works and Government Services, Canada.
