Municipality of Culemborg: applying for Dutch citizenship by naturalisation

Please note: you can only apply for Dutch citizenship by naturalisation if you live in the Netherlands and are registered with a municipality.

Needed for the application:

• Your residence permit
• Your valid passport
• Your birth certificate if you were born abroad and have never shown it
• The integration diploma (or a comparable diploma)
• Your debit card

The municipality must be able to see that foreign documents are genuine. This can be done by legalizing the documents. Ask the municipality in advance whether this is necessary.

Make an appointment with the municipality via:

• Online via https://www.culemborg.nl/afspraak-maken#select/
• Phone: 0345 477 700
• Email: info@culemborg.nl

Naturalisation per person: € 945,-

Naturalisation of partners: € 1 206,-

Naturalisation of a child at the same time: € 139,-

Naturalisation for persons who have an asylum residence permit of indefinite duration: € 703,-

Naturalisation for partners who have an asylum residence permit for an indefinite period: € 965,-

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality of Culemborg.

• The municipality assesses whether you meet all conditions for naturalisation and provides the Immigratie- en Naturalisatiedienst – IND (Immigration and Naturalisation Service) with advice. The municipality sends your file to the IND.
• The IND checks whether you meet all conditions and takes a decision. The IND must take a decision within 12 months. If you have any questions about the application in the meantime, you can contact the IND.
• You officially become a Dutch citizen only after the naturalisation ceremony.
• You can apply for a Dutch travel document 1 week after the naturalisation ceremony.

During the naturalization procedure, it takes a maximum of 1 year before you know whether you will become a Dutch citizen. The IND can extend this period a maximum of 2 times by six months.

In the procedure for option, it takes a maximum of 13 weeks before you know whether you will become a Dutch citizen.