Interviews and broadcasts

Kris has been interviewed by SBS Dutch, the Dutch-language service of Australia’s national broadcaster, about what has been happening to Dutch nationality law and to the people caught by it. The recordings below are from 2021 and 2022 and are in Dutch. What they cover applies anywhere in the world, not only in Australia. Anything more recent appears in the news.

30-Jun-2021 · “Kris, de wet is zo complex geworden, ook voor de overheid” — on how far the law has drifted from anything an ordinary person, or an official, can reasonably follow. (SBS Dutch)

21-Jul-2021 · “Dubbele nationaliteit, de 10-jarenklok uitgelegd” — the ten-year clock explained, and who it catches. (SBS Dutch)

05-Apr-2022 · “Wijziging Nederlandse nationaliteitswet: 10-jarenklok is nu 13-jarenklok!” — what changed when ten became thirteen. (SBS Dutch)

A series on Dutch dual nationality and loss of nationality, including five personal accounts.
https://www.sbs.com.au/language/dutch/podcast/het-verliezen-van-je-nederlanderschap

Writing about this?

A national broadcaster keeps returning to the same problem, which tells you something about how many people it affects. If you are writing about Dutch nationality law and want someone who will explain it rather than recite it, get in touch.