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Decision of 17 June 2002 implementing Article 13 of the Law on the Netherlands Government Act, as amended by the Law of 21 December 2000 (Stb. 2000, 618) (Decision of option and naturalisation funds 2002)
We Beatrix, at the grace of God, Queen of the Netherlands, Princess of Orange-Nassau, etc. etc. etc.
On the nomination of the Secretary of State for Justice of 31 January 2002, Executive Board of Legislation, No 5140648/01/6;
Having regard to Article 13 of the Law on the Netherlands Law on the Netherlands ;
The Council of State of the Kingdom heard (opinion delivered on 7 March 2002, No W03.02.0051/K);
Having regard to the further report of the Minister of Justice of 10 June 2002, Executive Board of Legislation, No 5160434/02/6,
Having regard to the provisions of the Statute for the Kingdom of the European Union,
Have found good and understand:
For the purpose of this Decision:
a. Our Minister: Our Minister of Justice in his capacity as Minister of the Kingdom;
b. option: acquisition of the Nederlandership as intended Chapter 3 and Article 28 of the Law of the Netherlands on the Dutch landscape , Article V, first paragraph, of the Law on the Law of 21 December 2000 amending the Law on the Netherlands relating to the acquisition, granting and loss of the Netherlands (Stb. 618) and Article II, first paragraph, of the Reichstlaw of 27 June 2008 amending the Law on State law on the Netherlands for the introduction of a declaration of bondage, and adapting the arrangements for the acquisition of the Netherlands after recognition of a declaration of association (Stb. 270);
c. naturalisation: provision of the Dutch landscape as referred to in Chapter 4 of the Law on the Netherlands Government Act ;
d. public body: the public bodies Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.
1 For the treatment of a declaration of option, in the European part of the Netherlands EUR 168 is payable, in Curaçao and Sint Maarten an amount of 373 Dutch-Antillean guilders, in a public body a sum of USD 207, and in Aruba, an amount of 373 Aruban florin.
2 In the case of simultaneous declarations of option of two married persons, of two registered partners or of two unmarried persons living together in a durable relationship other than marriage or registered partnership, is for the In Curaçao and Sint Maarten a sum of 634 Dutch-Antillean guilders, in a public body a sum of 353 USD and in Aruba an amount of EUR 286 for the treatment of the requests in the European part of the Netherlands. 634 Aruban florin.
3 If, when dealing with a declaration of option as referred to in the first or second paragraph, a minor is intended to be shared in the acquisition of the Nederlandership as referred to in Article 3 (1) of the Article 6, eighth paragraph, of the Law on the Netherlands Government Act , the amount due in the European part of the Netherlands is increased by an amount of EUR 20 per child, in Curaçao and Sint Maarten an amount of 44 Dutch Antillean guilders, in a public body an amount of USD 25 and in Aruba an amount of 44 Aruban florin.
1 For the treatment of the request for naturalization, an amount of EUR 789 is payable in the European part of the Netherlands, in Curaçao and Sint Maarten a sum of 1749 Dutch-Antillean guilders, in a public body an amount of 973 euros. USD and in Aruba an amount of 1749 Aruban florin.
2 For the treatment of the request for naturalization of the majority old foreigner who is stateless or holder of a residence permit as intended Article 28 or Article 33 of the Aliens Act 2000 whether a similar residence permit in Curaçao, Sint Maarten, a public body, or Aruba, is payable in the European part of the Netherlands of € 587, in Curaçao or Sint Maarten a sum of 1302 Dutch-Antillean gulden, in a public body an amount of 724 USD and in Aruba an amount of 1302 Aruban florin.
3 In the case of simultaneous requests for naturalization of two married persons, of two registered partners or of two unmarried persons living in a lasting relationship other than marriage or registered partnership, is for the treatment of applications in the European part of the Netherlands of EUR 1008, in Curaçao and Sint Maarten an amount of 2235 Dutch-Antillean guilders, in a public body a sum of USD 1243 and in Aruba an amount from 2235 Aruban florin. If at least one of these persons is a foreigner as referred to in the second paragraph, for the treatment of naturalization applications, EUR 806, 1787 Dutch-Antillean guilder, 994 USD or 1787 Aruban Florin is not due.
4 For the treatment of a request for co-grant as referred to in Article 11, first paragraph, of the Law on the Netherlands Government Act In the European part of the Netherlands the sum of EUR 116 is payable per child, in Curaçao and Sint Maarten an amount of 257 Dutch Antillean guilders, in a public body an amount of 143 USD and in Aruba a total of 257 Aruban. Florin.
1 No payment is due if it relates to the declaration of option or the request to naturalise a person who is a person Law on the position of Moluccans if Dutchman is treated.
2 Our Minister may waive the obligation to pay the amount due if it concerns the request for naturalization:
a. of a minor who applies independently of a request;
b. of a person who has already been identified as a Dutchman for more than one year following an administrative error;
c. of a person who is naturalised for the State on the grounds of the State or of its merits.
3 The second paragraph, introductory wording and points (a) and (b) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the treatment of a declaration of option.
4 No exemption shall be granted if the error referred to in point (b) of paragraph 2 is the result of fraudulent or careless action by the applicant.
5 Our Minister may mandate, as referred to in the second and third paragraphs, to the person to whom the declaration of option is to be made or the request for naturalisation must be made. With regard to the declarations of option and of naturalisation made outside the Kingdom, our Minister may, in agreement with our Minister for Foreign Affairs, be empowered to do so in the second and third paragraphs. mandateren to the heads of diplomatic and consular posts.
1 If the declaration of option is made or the request for naturalisation is submitted in the European part of the Netherlands, the amount, intended Article 2 and 3 , meet the mayor of the municipality where the person concerned makes his or her statement of option or request for naturalisation.
2 If the declaration of option is made or the request for naturalisation is filed in a public body, the amount, intended to Article 2 and 3 -All the same to our minister.
3 If the declaration of option is made or the request for naturalisation is filed in Aruba, Curaçao shall be the amount of the amount, intended to be used in the Article 2 and 3 , paid to the Governor of Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten respectively.
4 If the declaration of option is made or the request for naturalisation is filed outside the Kingdom, the amount, intended Article 2 and 3 , meeting the head of the diplomatic mission or consular post appointed by our Minister for Foreign Affairs.
5 The amount due is suddenly met.
If the payment of the amount due does not take place within a period of six weeks from the receipt of the declaration of option or the request for naturalisation, the declaration or the request shall be made out of consideration. If it is requested to waive the obligation to pay as referred to in the Article 4, second or third paragraph , this period shall be suspended until the day on which this declaration or request is decided.
1 The mayor and the Governor of Aruba, Curaçao, on the subject of Sint Maarten, retain the funds received on account of the declaration of option in order to pay the costs incurred. The head of the diplomatic mission or consular post shall issue the funds provided for in the first sentence to the Minister for Foreign Affairs at the times and times set out by the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
2 With regard to the statements of option, intended in Article 4, third paragraph , Our Minister may grant a fee to the Mayor, the Governor of Aruba, Curaçao, or the Head of the Diplomat or Consular Post at their request. The head of the diplomatic mission or consular post shall make the request for reimbursement by the intervention of our Minister for Foreign Affairs.
1 The mayor and the Governor of Aruba, Curaçao, on the subject of Sint Maarten, bear the funds received because of the requests for naturalization, less the amount mentioned in paragraph 2, in the manner prescribed by our Minister for that purpose. and dates to our Minister. The head of the diplomatic mission or consular post shall pay the funds, as referred to in the first sentence, to our Minister by our Minister for Foreign Affairs, by means of the manner and times of the Minister for that purpose.
2 Receives an assignment for requests for naturalization as referred to in Article 2 Article 3, first and second paragraphs , a fee of 168 euros, 373 Dutch-Antillean guilders, 207 USD than well 373 Aruban florin. For naturalization applications as referred to in Article 3, third paragraph, the contractor shall receive a fee of 286 euro, 634 Dutch-Antillean guilders, 353 USD or 634 Aruban florin. With regard to the requests referred to in Article 4, first paragraph No fee shall be paid. With regard to the requests referred to in Article 4 (2), our Minister may grant an allowance to the person who is to be obliged to him at his request. The Head of the Diplomat or Consular Office shall submit a request for compensation through the intervention of Our Minister for Foreign Affairs.
3 In cases of treatment of a request for co-grant as referred to in Article 3 (2) Article 3 (4) , the revenue for the accomplice is increased by an amount of 20 euros, 44 Dutch-Antillean guilders, 25 USD or 44 Aruban florin per child.
4 The levy referred to in paragraph 1 shall be made on presentation of a list of the names of the persons who have submitted a request for naturalization.
5 Our Minister governs by ministerial arrangement the manner in which the accuracy of the amounts transferred is determined.
1 The amounts in euro referred to in the Articles 2 , 3 and 8 , shall be amended annually from 1 January each year by a percentage to be determined by Our Minister, corresponding to the percentage difference between the index of collective wage agreements per month, including special benefits, of adults, such as that of the shall be calculated by the Central Statistical Office on 30 June of the preceding year and for the first time, whether provisionally, shall be published by the Central Statistical Office and by the corresponding statistical authority. Index number in the previous year. The amounts in Dutch-Antillean guilder, USD and Aruban florin, mentioned in the Articles 2 , 3 and 8 , as amended annually on 1 January, after indexation as referred to in the first sentence, on the basis of the exchange rate between the euro and the Dutch Antillean guilder, USD and the Aruban Florin on 1 July of the previous year.
2 The rate of amendment shall be rounded to the end of a percentage of 1%. Where the percentage difference referred to in the first paragraph is the second or subsequent figure of the decimal point, the second or higher percentage shall be rounded up to the point where the figures are five or higher.
3 The amounts amended in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be rounded up to the whole of the euro, Dutch-Antillean guilders, USD or Aruban florin, where amounts ending at 50 cents or more are rounded up.
4 The percentage referred to in paragraph 1 and the amounts referred to in paragraph 3 shall be published by Our Minister in official publication pages intended for that purpose.
1 The Naturalisation Decision 1997 shall be withdrawn.
2 For naturalisation requests submitted before the date of entry into force of this Decision, the act referred to in paragraph 1 shall continue to apply.
This decision is cited as: Decision of options and naturalisation funds 2002.
This Decision shall enter into force on a date to be determined by Royal Decree which may be determined differently for each of the States of the Kingdom.
Charges and orders, that this decision with the accompanying note of explanatory note in the Official Journal, will be placed in the Official Journal of the Netherlands Antilles and in the Afkoning sheet of Aruba.
' s-Gravenhage, 17 June 2002
Beatrix
The Minister of Justice,
A. H. Korthals
Published the 27th June 2002The Minister of Justice,
A. H. Korthals
