Residency rule to become Dutch remains five years as senators vote no to change

The residency requirement to become Dutch will not go up from five to seven years after senators on Tuesday rejected the draft legislation. The plan, backed by the lower house in June, was rejected in the upper house by a narrow majority after the two senators for 50Plus voted against it. 50Plus had included a proposal to increase the residency requirement to 10 years in its election manifesto. However, during last Tuesday’s debate on the issue, 50plus senator Jan Nagel...