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Non-Applicability Declaration - Curacao or Former Netherlands Antilles Connection

CuraçaoAncestry and return

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What family, citizenship, ethnic, historical or former-resident connection creates access to this route?

The LTU article 1 lists Dutch nationals born in Curaçao; Dutch nationals born in Aruba before 1 January 1986 with the specified 1986 Netherlands Antilles and 2010 Curaçao residence; Dutch nationals born before 10 October 2010 in Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius or Sint Maarten and resident in Curaçao on that date; and their children. The current immigration page lists the same general classes but omits Saba and says Curaçao-born persons have held Dutch nationality since birth, a qualification not expressed in the cited article 1(a).

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  • Current immigration-page wording and the official LTU article 1 differ on Saba and the Curaçao-born since-birth phrase; administrative interpretation of those differences is unresolved.
  • NVT page: eligible classes a-d
    Who is eligible for a Declaration Niet van Toepassing? a. A person born in Curaçao and who has the Dutch nationality since birth b. A person of Dutch nationality born in Aruba before January 1st, 1986 who lived in the Netherlands Antilles on January 1st, 1986 and who was living in Curaçao before (on) October 10, 2010. c. A person of Dutch nationality who was born in Bonaire, St. Maarten or St. Eustatius before October 10, 2010 and who was living in Curaçao on October 10, 2010. d. The children of the mentioned persons.
  • LTU article 1: exemption classes and articles 22-25 exception
    Artikel 1 Deze Landsverordening is met uitzondering van de bepalingen der artikelen 22 tot en met 25 niet van toepassing op: a. Nederlanders, in Curaçao geboren; b. Nederlanders, vóór 1 januari 1986 in Aruba geboren, die op 1 januari 1986 in de Nederlandse Antillen en vóór 10 oktober 2010 in Curaçao hun woonplaats hadden; c. Nederlanders, vóór 10 oktober 2010 op Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius of in Sint Maarten geboren, die op 10 oktober 2010 in Curaçao hun woonplaats hadden; d. de kinderen van de onder a, b en c genoemde Nederlanders.

How far back can the qualifying connection extend, and what important transmission limitations exist?

The published derivative class is the children of persons in the three listed birth, Dutch-nationality and historical-residence categories. For these children, the checklist requires proof of the qualifying parent’s nationality and a copy of that parent’s passport; adoption has an additional adoption-register record.

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  • The cited page does not establish access through a grandparent or more remote ancestor, or the nationality/age limits for a qualifying child.
  • NVT page: eligible classes a-d
    Who is eligible for a Declaration Niet van Toepassing? a. A person born in Curaçao and who has the Dutch nationality since birth b. A person of Dutch nationality born in Aruba before January 1st, 1986 who lived in the Netherlands Antilles on January 1st, 1986 and who was living in Curaçao before (on) October 10, 2010. c. A person of Dutch nationality who was born in Bonaire, St. Maarten or St. Eustatius before October 10, 2010 and who was living in Curaçao on October 10, 2010. d. The children of the mentioned persons.
  • NVT page: proof checklist
    What documents are required to request a Declaration Niet van Toepassing? The necessary documents are: Copy of valid passport; Proof of paymentº Fees & Retributions; Copy of birth certificate¹ (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection; If parts a to c apply: a declaration of nationality (to be requested from Public Affairs of the relevant country of birth) If parts a to c apply: a declaration of residence from the civil registry of Curaçao: of the Dutch citizen born in Aruba, indicating that he/she was living in the Netherlands Antilles on January 1, 1986 and that he/she was living in Curaçao on October 10, 2010 or of the Dutch citizen born in the Netherlands Antilles, indicating that he/she was living in Curaçao before October 10, 2010 If part d: a declaration of the nationality of the parent falling under article 1, paragraph a to c LTU (to be requested from Public Affairs of the relevant country of birth) AND a copy of the passport of the above-mentioned parent In case of adoption: certificate of marital status from the adoption register

What records are central to proving the lineage or historical connection?

The checklist calls for a valid passport, a birth certificate no older than one year with the original shown, and, for the primary historical categories, a nationality declaration and civil-register residence declaration proving the relevant dates. A child qualifying through a parent must provide the parent’s nationality declaration and passport; adoption also calls for a marital-status certificate from the adoption register. Depending on the issuing country, a birth, recognition or marriage certificate should be legalized or apostilled; EU countries are exempted under the page’s footnote.

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  • NVT page: proof checklist
    What documents are required to request a Declaration Niet van Toepassing? The necessary documents are: Copy of valid passport; Proof of paymentº Fees & Retributions; Copy of birth certificate¹ (not older than 1 year). Show original for inspection; If parts a to c apply: a declaration of nationality (to be requested from Public Affairs of the relevant country of birth) If parts a to c apply: a declaration of residence from the civil registry of Curaçao: of the Dutch citizen born in Aruba, indicating that he/she was living in the Netherlands Antilles on January 1, 1986 and that he/she was living in Curaçao on October 10, 2010 or of the Dutch citizen born in the Netherlands Antilles, indicating that he/she was living in Curaçao before October 10, 2010 If part d: a declaration of the nationality of the parent falling under article 1, paragraph a to c LTU (to be requested from Public Affairs of the relevant country of birth) AND a copy of the passport of the above-mentioned parent In case of adoption: certificate of marital status from the adoption register
  • NVT page: document legalisation footnote
    1Depending on the country of birth/recognition/marriage, the birth certificate/deed of recognition/ marriage certificate should be legalized or apostilled. EU-countries are exempted from this.

Does the pathway result in a visa, residence permit, right of return, citizenship or another status?

The result is a Declaration Niet van Toepassing. Article 1 LTU says the ordinance does not apply to the listed people except its articles 22 through 25. The declaration records that statutory position; the current portal’s shorter description does not remove those express exceptions.

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  • NVT page: status description
    A declaration Niet van Toepassing indicates that the Foreigners Act does not apply to a person. Who is eligible for a Declaration Niet van Toepassing?
  • NVT page: eligible classes a-d
    Who is eligible for a Declaration Niet van Toepassing? a. A person born in Curaçao and who has the Dutch nationality since birth b. A person of Dutch nationality born in Aruba before January 1st, 1986 who lived in the Netherlands Antilles on January 1st, 1986 and who was living in Curaçao before (on) October 10, 2010. c. A person of Dutch nationality who was born in Bonaire, St. Maarten or St. Eustatius before October 10, 2010 and who was living in Curaçao on October 10, 2010. d. The children of the mentioned persons.
  • LTU article 1: exemption classes and articles 22-25 exception
    Artikel 1 Deze Landsverordening is met uitzondering van de bepalingen der artikelen 22 tot en met 25 niet van toepassing op: a. Nederlanders, in Curaçao geboren; b. Nederlanders, vóór 1 januari 1986 in Aruba geboren, die op 1 januari 1986 in de Nederlandse Antillen en vóór 10 oktober 2010 in Curaçao hun woonplaats hadden; c. Nederlanders, vóór 10 oktober 2010 op Bonaire, Saba, Sint Eustatius of in Sint Maarten geboren, die op 10 oktober 2010 in Curaçao hun woonplaats hadden; d. de kinderen van de onder a, b en c genoemde Nederlanders.

What application progression, residence obligations, family consequences or further citizenship/residence possibilities follow?

The Admission Office has four months to decide an application after it is submitted, and the decision is e-mailed to the applicant. The official source does not state residence obligations, family consequences or further residence or citizenship possibilities.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured material does not establish every material route rule; independent review and currentness verification remain required before product use.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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