Canadian/Dutch dual citizenship

[mvs]

I immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1959, at the age of 19, and 5 years later I became a Canadian citizen (and gave up my Dutch citizenship). Does anyone know if it is now possible for me to become a dual Dutch/Canadian citizen?

Thanks!

[Steven]

You already are from the sounds of it, you have a Dutch birth certificate presumably. Just apply for a passport if you want.

[Reba]

depends if the Netherlands allows dual citizenship I would suppose. Canada certainly does.

[Steven]

Back in 1964 Canada formally required you to renounce citizenship of wherever you came from, but that rule was scrapped in 1979 and it was basically a declaration in Canada. So provided you never renounced it directly to Dutch authorities, it's simply a case of applying for a passport.

[mtenham]

Dutch law is pretty strict. Except for some exceptions you cannot have dual Dutch/anything.
If you freely choose to become Canadian you automatically lost your Dutch citizenship. See the site of Dutch Department of immigration ind.nl