Conditions for obtaining Dutch citizenship
Do you have an asylum residence permit and want to become a Dutch citizen? This is possible through naturalising. For that you have to meet certain conditions. In this step-by-step plan you can read what the conditions are and how the procedure works if you have an asylum permit.
These are the conditions for naturalising with an asylum residence permit
You are 18 years of age or older
You have lived in the Netherlands with a valid residence permit for 5 consecutive years or more. You have also always renewed your residence permit on time.
You have a permanent asylum residence permit. So first you had a temporary asylum residence permit for 5 years. And when that expired you applied for and received a permanent residence permit. You can only become a Dutch citizen if you have a permanent residence permit.
Read more about applying for a permanent asylum residence permit here. You have undergone civic integration. This means that you can sufficiently speak, read, write and understand Dutch. You can also get by in Dutch society. To prove that you have undergone civic integration, you must have obtained an civic integration diploma. You can only become a Dutch citizen if you have a civic integration diploma.
You are not a danger to society or safety in the Netherlands
You promise to speak a 'verklaring van verbondenheid' (declaration of commitment) at the meeting where you become a Dutch citizen. In that declaration, you say that you know that the laws of the Netherlands with all the rights and the duties also apply to you. And that you respect them and abide by them.
When you become Dutch you must have a first name and a last name
According to Dutch law, everyone in the Netherlands has a first name and a last name. Does your name consist of a series of names, i.e. a series of names without one first name and one last name? Then if you want to become Dutch, you have to choose one of those names as your last name.