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Nationality conditions - new government agreement

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Hello everyone,


a thread for an open discussion…

in the new belgian federal government agreement, some new conditions to obtain the nationality were mentioned, like a nationality test and a B1 language test that are both independent from any integration test or economic contribution.

What is your opinion about that? Any idea on how much time do such changes take to start being applied?

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Mia0210

Could you provide a link where you read this? I thought I was closely following any changes, but I haven’t heard anything about this.


Maybe you’re referring to one of the absurd ideas of Vlaams Belang, which they often throw around in their TikToks for populism? If so, it wouldn’t be surprising. According to them, citizenship will soon be completely banned 🤣 They also spread a rumor that the fee would be €1,500 instead of €150.

RSSS

Here you go the full text in French:



the section ‘NATIONALITÉ’ page 181 of the document, first point, is what I am talking about.

and indeed it is mentioned that the cost will be 1000 euro instead of 150

Mia0210

Ah okay, I see now. I also found this article


Well, the proposed changes are indeed strict, but it's important to note that these are merely agreements between parties to form a government. All these provisions still need to be converted into actual laws, during which they will be revised multiple times, and many might even be scrapped entirely.


As for the timeline, it's completely unpredictable. However, based on past experience, the earliest changes could be expected by the end of this year (plus, there will always be a transition period), while most of the reforms might only take effect towards the end of the current government's term.


That said, we don’t know how efficient this government will be. They might turn out to be just as sluggish as the previous ones, or they could start working out laws like a crazy printer.

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